Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Thirty-seven student dancers earn honors
Thirty-seven students from the Dance Zone, Marlboro, competed at the I Love Dance Eastern Regional Championship, held recently at the Harrisburg Hilton Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa. Christina Illisije and Christina Kosakowski, last year’s national champions, again earned first place. Miranda Agostini and Christina Illisije each received Sweetheart of the Competition awards. Instructor Kathleen Abitable received special…
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Congrats!
Congrats! Bridget Bailey receives her diploma from Board of Education President Susan Cohen during Monroe Township High School’s graduation ceremony on Thursday.
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Headline misrepresented choice made by East Brunswick voters
The front-page headline of the June 14 issue of the Sentinel misrepresented the facts regarding the views of East Brunswick primary voters. The headline read "Township Voters Agree With GOP." The statement is factually incorrect. Our Democratic mayor, Bill Neary, and Democratic Township Council members, Ed Brautman and Don Klemp, garnered nearly 25 percent more…
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Efforts moving forward for seat on Spotswood board
Staff Writer By nicole c. vaccaro HELMETTA — After a fight trying to obtain a seat on the Spotswood Board of Education, Mayor Frank Hague said a win may be closer than ever. Hague has been working closely with state Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein (D-14) for some time now, trying to secure a permanent place on…
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Graduation Time
Members of the class of 2000 listen to a speaker during the graduation ceremony at Spotswood High School on Monday.
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Good luck, class of 2000
Every graduating class is special, as every student, parent and teacher knows. This year’s has the extra distinction of being the class of 2000, the first of the new millennium and the new century, a fact that no doubt has followed them since they entered first grade 12 years ago in 1988. East Brunswick High…
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Obituaries
IRENE C. HUNTER BOVINO, 91, of Berkeley Township died June 17 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Vincent Bovino, died in 1998. Surviving are a son, Robert of San Diego, Calif.; a daughter, Barbara Conlon of East Brunswick; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by Brunswick Memorial Home, East…
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License plates honoring state’s sports teams also will fund charity
The sports industry in New Jersey has been a great source of athleticism, high morale and revenue for our state throughout the years. We have the privilege of watching the teams’ triumphs, agonies, wins and losses. As the New Jersey Devils continue their statewide celebration as the Stanley Cup champions, we need to take this…
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Benny’s Tavern a Spotswood landmark for more than 100 years
As a former resident of Spotswood, I am amazed that Benny’s Tavern, a landmark site for almost 100 years, is considered "virtually worthless" according to a report given to Wayne Hamilton, borough business administrator. If the land is "worthless," the Spotswood Property Tax Office is unaware of this. Maybe the borough should use the taxes…
