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Rose Migut Banach
Mrs. Banach, 92, of South River, died Sept. 17, 2010, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by L. Brodsky and Son and Sunshine Biscuit, both South River. She was predeceased by her husband, Benjamin. Surviving are a son, Benjamin, and his wife, Cathy, of North Brunswick; a daughter, Beverly…
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Vivian N. Boyce Perrin
Mrs. Perrin, 87, of Old Bridge, died Sept. 14, 2010, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard; a brother, Everett Boyce; and a sister, Beatrice Updike. Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Albert Goretskie of Old Bridge, Patty and Russell Reisert of Spotswood and Donna and Bert Tainow of the Kendall…
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Celebrate Gandhi’s life by going vegan
Mohandas Gandhi’s birthday, which was Oct. 2, is commemorated both as International Day of Nonviolence and as World Day for Farm Animals. Gandhi promoted peace and respect for all living beings. We should all strive to be more like him, and we can start simply by being kinder to animals. Gandhi believed that “the greatness…
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Teacher responds to Bean’s Coda column
Iwish to respond to Greg Bean’s Coda column in the Sept. 16 Sentinel “NJEA Still Acting Badly, and Needs a ‘Timeout’ ”) with the following: I find it interesting that Mr. Bean in his recent column quoted his grandmother by stating, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all,” but opened his…
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It is time to end the studies; start building the rail line
In response to the Monmouth-Ocean- Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail project, I wrote a pro-light-rail letter to the editor in support of MOM passenger rail service in July 2000 while I was a resident of Middlesex County. Now over 10 years later, we still don’t have passenger rail service on idle railroad tracks, yet we are…
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Resident likes Congressman Holt’s hands-on attitude
The question is, “Why am I voting for Rush Holt for Congress?” The answer is easy, for Rush Holt is a “hands-on” man. He is not the invisible man, but very visible and accessible to his constituents. Sometimes I think he must have been cloned, as he appears at so many different meetings within the…
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Doctor: Goodwin will help decrease medical costs
Ihave been a resident of South Brunswick for more than 25 years, and have practiced family medicine in our community for an equal time. While caring for my patients, I have seen an escalation in the hardship that medical costs inflict upon my friends and neighbors. The major determinant propelling out-of-control medical costs in primary…
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Spaulding crusades against N.B. geese
While many people appreciate the presence of Canada geese in North Brunswick and elsewhere, others like David Spaulding consider them to be a nuisance. Spaulding is advocating the USDA’s cruel and ineffective extermination regime that kills thousands of geese each year. The USDA’s culling programs include round-ups of entire flocks of Canada geese at various…
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Believes N.B. Republicans deserve your vote
In less than 20 days, we will head to the polls to determine the direction of our country, county and town. Will you accept the direction we’re going in? Locally, we have an all-Democrat town council that has driven out businesses and raised municipal taxes a minimum five tax points every year they were in…
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