Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Rose M. Sacca Mazur
Mrs. Mazur, 82, of Sayreville, died June 1, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a production worker at Insul-Coustic, Sayreville. Her husband, Edward F. Mazur, died in 1996, and a daughter, Frances, died in 1958. Surviving are two daughters, Edna Good, and her friend,…
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Envisioning a happier Father’s Day for all
When I think about Father’s Day, I remember what my father meant to me when I was growing up. I recall the times when dad, who worked at FortMonmouth, took my sister and me on adventures along the hills of the Navesink River. We had the fun of exploring what was, for us, uncharted terrain,…
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Make prom, graduation safe and sober
For many parents, this is the time of year when children are planning proms and graduation parties. Prevention First wants to remind you to make this a safe and sober time for your children and communities. Young people are bombarded with messages about alcohol every day. Unfortunately, many do not include the real facts. The…
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Support Jersey growers
There’s more than just vegetables for sale at New Jersey’s farm stands this growing season. Buying locally grown products will help New Jerseyans reduce their carbon footprints, improve their health, and help state farmers keep their land out of the hands of developers. When residents purchase Jersey-grown food, they are reducing energy and oil consumption,…
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Your Turn
Take advantage of New Jersey State Library’s summer reading program Norma E. Blake Guest Column With the summer recess from school just a few weeks away, many parents are thinking of ways to keep their children’s minds and bodies active after those first weeks of euphoric freedom erode to boredom. Let me suggest that before…
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Dealers were a testament to conspicuous consumption
GREG BEAN Coda Back in the days when I was a court reporter, I covered the trial of a Colombian drug importer who had made a fortune bringing South American cocaine to this country and selling it to more-than-willing clients. The feds busted him, not after a long undercover investigation, but after an angry ex-employee…
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Farms, farmers provide us with appreciation of hard work
Your Turn Iam not a farmer. I am just a person that has been fortunate enough to have lived my life in a rural agricultural area of South Brunswick on Davidson Mill Road. Many of my neighbors were farmers. I was lucky to have witnessed the hard, backbreaking work of the farmers raising their crops…
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Dismal Swamp is a unique habitat
I recently read about the Dismal Swamp as a target for redevelopment. Overdevelopment has already plagued New Jersey’s natural landscape, changing it from a unique environment spotted with forests full of native species of animals and plants to an endless line of housing developments and shopping centers. As a student of Rutgers University, I have…
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Consider seniors during National Home Safety Month
June is National Home Safety Month … and senior care experts fromMonmouth County are encouraging adult children to add a simple, yet important duty to their spring cleaning checklist: conduct a “look and see” inspection of their parent’s home. Chances are good they will uncover hidden dangers that could mean the difference between their parents…
