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Easter Egg Hunt
Wueenie Wong, 5, of Old Bridge, looks for eggs during the second annual Easter Egg Hunt on the grounds of the Reformed Church Home, Route 18 in Old Bridge, on Saturday morning. The Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Co. co-sponsored the event. More photos, pages 20-21. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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After cuts in education will come a ‘teachable moment’
Coda • GREG BEAN Our clan no longer has children in public schools in New Jersey, but I certainly don’t envy the parents of children who are attending those institutions these days. As we all know, the bill for years of mismanagement, overspending and prolific waste at the state level has finally come due, and…
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‘Jewtopia’ tryouts set for April 12, 14
Auditions for the upcoming Playhouse 22 production of “Jewtopia” are set for 7:30 p.m. April 12 and 14 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Callbacks are planned for April 17. The play, written by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, will be directed by Mark Kalet. Show dates will be June 4-27,…
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Sounds of harps and flutes to fill library
The Old Bridge Public Library will present a concert featuring harpist Odarka Stockert and flutist Kathryn Wylie-Marques at 6:30 p.m. April 2 in the library main branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The duo will perform Celtic music that celebrates spring. Admission is free of charge. For more information, call 732-721- 5600, ext. 5033, or…
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Residents must fight, unite for proper state education funding
This is in response to the letter to the editor from Michael Kaufman concerning the Abbott districts (“Abbott District Concept Must Be Eliminated,” Sentinel, Feb. 18). Here is more information that will anger your readers even more. The state Supreme Court wrote a bad decision. The Abbott decision stated that the inner-city districts, 23 at…
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Calls for facilities to give homeless better chance
Iwonder how they survive in the snow, freezing temperatures and driving rain. I’m not talking about dogs and cats — they are being taken care of in upgraded shelters, from what I read in the newspapers. I’m talking about the approximately 450 homeless men who live in Middlesex County. Of these 450 men, about 40…
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No reason board can’t cut administrative costs
By December all residents of New Jersey knew that Gov. Chris Christie would soon unveil a tight budget and attempt to put fiscal sanity in the process. Targets would be benefits and wages in government, and drastic cuts would be made in school aid. Under the cover of the Christmas holidays when your attention was…
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Esther “Sandy” Sanchez Joziak
Mrs. Joziak, 86, of South River, died March 22, 2010, in Sunrise Assisted Living, East Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a lunch aide at Lincoln School, South River, until the school closed in 1982. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Joziak, and by a brother and three sisters. Surviving are a…
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Leo Stella
Mr. Stella, 85, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died March 23, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a machine adjuster at Sunshine Biscuit, Sayreville, where he worked for more than 40 years. His wife, Eleanor, died in 1993. Surviving are two sons, Leo…
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