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Kayleigh’s Kisses Poker Run planned
The third annual Kayleigh’s Kisses Poker Run will take place May 20 beginning at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Registration is set for 9-11 a.m. The 75-mile scenic ride will end at East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370, Farrington Lake at Hardenburg Lane, East Brunswick. Live music will…
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Indian-Americans to be feted at library
Dr. Shanti Tangri, professor emeritus at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, will present a talk on the Indian Diaspora in New Jersey during part III of the “Glimpses of India” series set for 7 p.m. May 3 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Following the presentation, seven honorees will be presented with…
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CODA
They’ve drawn one more ridiculous line in the sand GREG BEAN Here’s today’s theoretical question: What’s lower than whale manure? Answer: The national approval rating for Congress if they don’t get this student loan nightmare sorted out by the July 1 deadline, and the interest rate on 7.4 million student loans doubles from 3.4 percent…
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Writer supports flat federal income tax
Notice the way many of our elected officials created a divide between the socalled 99 percent and the 1 percent in the amount paid in federal income tax? How did our country get into such dire straits? Here are some facts to consider, in the 1950s and the 1960s, 70 percent of all federal income…
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We no longer hold politicians accountable
I n the April 12 edition of the Sentinel, Ellen Chmiel asks, “Why blame President Obama for high gas prices?” Perhaps Ms. Chmiel isn’t old enough to remember that another president (yes, Ms. Chmiel, a Democrat) used to have a sign on his desk proclaiming, “The buck stops here!” America has sunk pretty far from…
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How can township allow Walmart to move in?
I just read in the Sentinel that there is to be a Walmart inserted into the area we residents of East Brunswick playfully refer to as “the pit” (“WalmartApproved for Golden Triangle,” April 26). Now I have to say that placing a store of this size with all of its comings and goings makes as…
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Longtime E.B. firefighter left a lasting impression
Fire company mourns loss of William C. Peck, namesake of its new building BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer William C. Peck, at 93, celebrated the dedication of the East Brunswick Independent Fire Company’s new administration building, which bears his name, in 2010. EAST BRUNSWICK — Longtime firefighter and township resident William C. Peck passed away…
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St. Bart’s alumni to gather May 20
The inaugural St. Bartholomew School Alumni Event is planned for May 20. The Rev. Jack O’Kane, a 1983 graduate, will celebrate the noonMass at St. Bartholomew Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. A reception will follow. Alumni who would like to help host the event should email [email protected]. For more information, call 732-254-7105.
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