Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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For the Record
The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers University will hold a symposium on the 60th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials on Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in Trayes Hall in the Douglass College Center on George Street in New Brunswick. A separate program featuring composer Osvaldo Golijov will…
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Weight of indictments is dragging Merla down
Coda Greg Bean For those of you who are interested, the federal indictment against Keyport Mayor John Merla is now up to 18 pages. Merla, as most people in Monmouth County know by now, was indicted again last week by U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie — this time on a new corruption charge for allegedly…
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Letters
An honor to be an African American in gov Let me begin by saying it is an honor and a privilege to be the first African American councilwoman in the township of North Brunswick. As the first African American councilwoman, it is indeed a great honor to serve the community with such pride and dignity.…
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Letters
Family thanks public for granting wish to visit Los Angeles Thank you for your Feb. 2 article “Teen tours behind the scenes in Hollywood” regarding my daughter’s “wish,” or Starlight Starbright Foundation-sponsored travel to Los Angeles following her successful treatment for leukemia. Drew’s smile in the photo accompanying the article — which is now my…
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Obituaries
Frank J. Bochynsky Mr. Bochynsky, 76, of Highland Park, died Jan. 28 at home. Born in North Brunswick, he resided in New Brunswick, prior to moving to Highland in 1966. He was a retired supervisor at New Jersey Manufacturer’s Insurance Company, Morristown, where he was employed 20 years. He was a member of the National…
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Performance bonds a sensible proposal
Members of South Brunswick’s Planning Board appear to be taking a harder line these days on the warehouse development in the area east of the turnpike. Last week, the board discussed holding the would-be developer of a 1.4 million-square-foot warehouse complex to a performance bond that ensured it provided adequate stormwater management at the Davidsons…
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Team supports writer’s effort to raise donations
The editorial team at Greater Media News-papers is endorsing a staff writer’s effort to raise money by taking part in the June 4 100-mile America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride, to be held in Lake Tahoe, Nev. A monumental ride in distance alone, this one is particularly special because of its support for the Leukemia &…
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Schools get an F in teaching literacy
Coda Greg Bean The newspaper business is facing the biggest challenge in its entire history, as publications across the country struggle to find ways to appeal to the next generations of readers. But for all our collective soul-searching in the industry — for all our attempts to make our publications more attractive, more colorful, more…
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In Warehouseville, the hits just keep on coming
Coda Greg Bean Will someone please stop the madness? Can it even be stopped?As if we needed any more depressing news during a dreary January, we got it last week in the North/South Brunswick Sentinel, in a story that said South Brunswick planners are considering a proposal to build yet another huge, ugly warehouse in…
