Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Eileen M. Scheid Timson
Mrs. Timson, 69, ofMonroe, formerly ofNorth Brunswick, died Jan. 1, 2008, at home. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a legal secretary for Peter Selesky, Esq., New Brunswick. Surviving are three sons, Steven Timson, and his wife, Patricia, of East Brunswick, Michael Timson of Milltown and Kevin Timson, and his wife, Ellen, of Wallington;…
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Perfect together: New Jersey and who?
For many Garden State residents, it looks as though “NewJersey and you” are no longer perfect together. A recent report by Rutgers University uncovers an alarming exodus of residents from this state we’re in. Titled “Where Have All the Dollars Gone?AnAnalysis ofNewJerseyMigration Patterns,” the report was published earlier this fall by Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein…
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Mary Yeider
Mrs. Yeider, 84, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 21, 2007, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband,Arthur C. Yeider, died in 1969. Surviving are a son, RichardYeider, and his wife, Jean Anne, of North Brunswick; a brother, JosephMeier of East Brunswick; a sister, Lottie Whitehead of Tequesta, Fla.; a longtime friend, Jitu Udani…
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James Swedrek
Mr. Swedrek, 65, of Laceyville, Pa., died Jan. 9, 2008, at Troy (Pa.) Community Hospital. He was raised in the South River area, prior to relocating to Laceyville. He was a landlord and owned several homes throughout northeastern Pennsylvania.He served with theU.S.ArmyNational Guard, Fort Dix, from1964-66.He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and antique auctions throughout Pennsylvania. He…
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Mary Jane Morris Marvel
Mrs.Marvel, 75, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 20, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital,NewBrunswick. She had held positions as a staff nurse at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, as the company nurse at Bamberger’s (now Macy’s) and as an office nurse for the late Dr. Leon Silverman of North Brunswick. Surviving are her husband,…
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Third-graders given the definition of charity
Over 2,500 dictionaries donated by Hightstown- South Brunswick Rotary BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Rotary Club of Hightstown-South Brunswick donated more than 2,500 dictionaries to thirdgrade students in SouthBrunswick,Monroe, Cranbury, Jamesburg and Hightstown this fall. This was done as part of Rotary International’s Literacy/Dictionary Project,which has helped over a million children…
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Students safer with notification system
The North Brunswick school district and police department should be commended on their joint effort to purchase an emergency notification system. The system will be able to send out over 5,000 messages to home phones, cell phones, direct work lines and pagers, and eventually e-mail addresses and text message-capable phones, within 15 minutes. Considering there…
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Red State/Blue State
All tuckered out from the holiday ‘debates’ DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: The holidays are over and this Red State Republican/conservative is one…
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Synthetic turf fields are a cause for concern
Environment and Human Health Inc. (EHHI) is concerned about the new synthetic turf fields that are being installed by schools and towns all over this country. These fields are made of a synthetic grass-like material to which large amounts of recycled ground-up rubber tires have been added as “in-fill.” The chemicals released from the ground-up…
