Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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There’s more to life than a Mazda RX7
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch There’s more to life than a Mazda RX7 Although I’m basically a moral person, I have been known to fib to the children. Not big fibs, mind you. I’m honest about life-threatening situations and how much I paid for my stylish new pair of shoes. But I like to…
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Let’s hope his cell mate is another GoodFella
Coda Greg Bean I don’t know whether to file this one under “A Cautionary Tale” or “Where Are They Now?” If you’re a movie or fiction buff, you certainly remember the 1990 movie “GoodFellas” based on the novel by Nicholas Pileggi, and you likely remember Henry Hill, the mob informer played by Ray Liotta. You…
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District changes mentor program for teachers
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Experienced teachers helping out novices is not a new concept, but changes to the current mentoring program may help improve the process behind it, according to Maribeth Edmunds, the director of professional development for the Board of Education. As required by the state,…
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Letters
‘Threat of my family’s safety has become reality’ On Sept. 22, while my husband was on his way home from work, he was struck by a tractor-trailer who ran a red light at the intersection of Fresh Ponds Road and Route 130. After the tractor-trailer hit my husband’s car, its driver lost control, skidded several…
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Letters
On Sept. 22, while my husband was on his way home from work, he was struck by a tractor-trailer who ran a red light at the intersection of Fresh Ponds Road and Route 130. After the tractor-trailer hit my husband’s car, its driver lost control, skidded several hundred yards down Route 130 and crossed the…
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Name-calling unnecessary in county freeholder race
It’s not easy being a Republican candidate for a Middlesex County office. At least that appears to be the case for a slate of GOP candidates who last week tried to file an ethics complaint against the Democratic incumbents. Not only did freeholder candidates Andrew Tidd and Jay Boxwell Jr. and county clerk hopeful Joe…
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Providing bus service for private school students is fair and the obligation of a caring community
Guest Column Michele Bacorn People say the darnedest things. In the Sept. 15 issue of the Sentinel, one of my neighbors expressed his indignation over “ … residents who choose to send their children to private schools in other towns and then expect us to pay higher taxes for bus service to those schools.” He…
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Letters
Freeholders commended for managing taxes Around the state, municipal and county governments struggle to keep their tax levy from growing. That is very important since the levy is the amount of money to be raised by property taxes. In Middlesex County, we have been fortunate to have a freeholder board that continues to get the…
