Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Of referendums, rumors and a reluctance to vote
Of referendums, rumors and a reluctance to vote Having so many retirement communities in one township has, for the most part, proved to be a benefit for Monroe. Aside from providing very attractive housing opportunities for area seniors, and in addition to the many services the seniors who live there provide their community, it has…
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Time will tell if council action will really stop the Wendy’s
Time will tell if council action will really stop the Wendy’s The Milltown Borough Council made a bold move Monday night, voting to prohibit fast-food restaurants from being built on lots if part of the lot is within a residential zone. The vote takes an application to build a Wendy’s restaurant at Ryders Lane and…
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Politicians in glass houses should not throw stones
I read with interest your article in the Sept. 12 Sentinel concerning the Wendy’s restaurant that was proposed for Ryders Lane in Milltown. I am an East Brunswick resident, and let me begin by saying that I agree with the Borough Council and the residents that this restaurant should not have been permitted at this…
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Graduate offers congrats to award-winning teacher
I am a graduate of East Brunswick High School (EBHS), and I just read that Daniel Moran will be receiving the Disney’s American Teacher Award (Sentinel, Sept. 19). I would like to congratulate him because I had the pleasure of experiencing his enthusiasm and passion for teaching firsthand. I was a senior during his first…
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Councilman’s election rhetoric is misleading
Councilman Tom Reid is trying to mislead the Helmetta residents again. His campaign signs throughout Helmetta say, "Still in the dark about the park money. Vote for accountability." He’s been sitting on the Borough Council for six long years and should know very well that the park, along the pond area in Helmetta, is ready…
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Thanks go to good people who helped E.B. resident
Thanks go to good people who helped E.B. resident On Sunday, Sept. 1, while I was driving, the coolant hose on my car burst. This created billowing smoke under the hood and behind the car. It looked like fire, but thank heaven, it was the coolant on the hot engine that created this appearance. To…
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Obituaries
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. NETTIE COHEN ADELMAN, 96, of East Brunswick died Sept. 18 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, David, died in 1991. Surviving are a daughter,…
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Pleased to have info on S.R. contract negotiations
Pleased to have info on S.R. contract negotiations Thanks to staff writer Jennifer Dome and the Sentinel, South River residents get up-to-date reports on the contract negotiations between borough officials and the South River Police Department and school crossing guards. I was very pleased to read that the Borough Council approved a resolution to purchase…
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Obituaries
WALTER BIELAT of East Brunswick died Sept. 14 in The Medical Center at Princeton. Surviving are his wife, Emma Goettlich Bielat; and two brothers, Paul Bielat of Spotswood and John Bielat of Helmetta. Services were held at Bronson and Guthlein Funeral Home, Milltown. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. HENRIETTA DANNENBERG, 88,…
