Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Coyote was just taking a nice walk in the park
Coda Greg Bean I was listening to the folks on National Public Radio last Wednesday morning, talking about the poor coyote that authorities were chasing around New York’s Central Park with helicopters, tranquilizer darts and the like, and I wondered why they just didn’t let the critter be. There’s no telling how the misguided animal…
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Letters
Encouragement for those with depression This is a letter to my fellow champions battling bipolar disorder or depression. You are valuable, beautiful, artistic and creative in so many ways. You love deeply and are deeply loved by many who forget to reveal this to you. You impress the world by your uniqueness. You are to…
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Rocket scientists
CHRIS KELLY staff East Brunswick High School students Chris Chen and Eddie Zhang, both 16, set up their entry for the “Tower Building” section March 14 at the 14th annual State Finals Tournament Science Olympiad at Middlesex County College in Edison.
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School budget has hefty hike in school tax rate
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – School officials here said special education, teacher salaries, utilities, transportation and health insurance costs all have contributed to the 14-cent jump in the school tax rate. Board members voted unanimously to approve the $27,004,195 budget, up $1,397,370 from last year at the March 14…
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Students travel around the world on a Saturday
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Daniel Zhan, 5, dressed in a traditional Chinese costume, makes a Hackey Sack, a traditional Korean toy in the Asian section of the annual Cultural Carnival, held Saturday at Menlo Park School, Monroe Avenue. EDISON – Where can kids learn new African dances…
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Seniors will feel the sting of tax increases
Coda Greg Bean In my neighborhood of East Bruns-wick, there are several elderly women and men struggling to get by. Most of these wonderful people have lived in the community for most of their adult lives. They raised their families there in modest houses. And after the kids moved away and their partners died, they…
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Siblings
CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold Borough High School students Kevin Chou, 18, and Kaitlin Chou, 15, make last-minute adjustments to their transportation vehicle for the “Scrambler” section of the 14th annual State Finals Tournament Science Olympiad, at Middlesex County College March 14 in Edison.
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Letters
Twp. has kept close watch on Ford PCB issue As many of the residents of Edison Township now know, there are questions about the proper disposal of demolition debris from the Ford Site. This site is almost 102 acres bordered by Route 1, and Old Post and Vineyard roads. On Sept. 13, 2005, the former…
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Obituaries
Rose Ann (Mone) Mennella Mrs. Mennella, 64, of the Iselin section of Woodbridge, died March 2 at home. Born and raised in Newark, she had lived in Iselin for the past 43 years. She also had a summer home in Long Beach Island for the past 11 years. Prior to retiring in March 2005, she…
