• Nuclear a safe, dependable energy source

    I take issue with your cartoonist’s slant on nuclear energy in New Jersey (Suburban, April 9). We have an administration that is openly allied with the liberal green parties that refuse to consider building new reactors. Oyster Creek has shown that nuclear energy is a safe technology and would solve our need for a dependable…

  • Was the punishment too harsh for the crime?

    I read in the April 2 issue of the Sentinel that a Monroe Township Department of Public Works (DPW) worker was caught stealing $213 worth of gasoline. While I agree that his actions were wrong and certainly merited punishment, I believe that the punishment in this case far outweighs the crime. This case has shades…

  • Taxation division cuts would be mistake

    One of New Jersey’s contingency plans in the event that public unions do not accept pay cuts is to cut government services across-the-board through furloughs. Current plans call for the New Jersey Division of Taxation to be included in such cuts. Doing so would be like opening up fire hydrants during a drought … wholly…

  • Sees Heavenly Farms as boon to residents

    The recent letter to the editor from Frank J. Coury (“On Economic Effect of Open Space Program,” Sentinel, March 19) shows how one-sided his thinking is. Drive by the new Heavenly Farms facility day or night, and it is being used and enjoyed by local East Brunswick residents as well as others who are visiting.…

  • In tough economy, it’s time for the perfect tax

    Coda Coda • GREG BEAN I was in the convenience store this week, listening to smokers gripe about the new 62- cent per-pack tax the federal government has imposed on cigarettes.   That means the feds now get $1.01 per package of smokes, or $10.10 per carton. In New Jersey, where they add on $2.57…

  • NOTES

    The Holmdel Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism & Drug Abuse and The Holmdel School District is sponsoring “Family Awareness Night 2009” on Thursday, April 23, at Holmdel High School. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Workshops start promptly at 7 p.m. The evening will offer a one-stop shop for information. Everyone will be able to attend two…

  • Photographers recognized in state press association contest

    G reater Media Newspapers photographers won three awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2008. Eric Sucar, Portrait, second place The newspaper group, based in Freehold, N.J., publishes 12 weeklies, serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. Jeff Granit and Eric Sucar were among the journalists honored at the NJPA awards banquet…

  • Aberdeen family tops in fundraising

    Kennys raise more than $200K for juvenile diabetes BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Matawan resident (l-r) Christine Kenny is joined by her mother Stephanie, her father Charles and her sister Rachel during a walk to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The family’s team, Christine’s Crusaders, has raised more than $200,000 to benefit the…

  • Middletown in line for energy grant

    MIDDLETOWN — The township is gearing up to accept a $610,000 federal grant offered to Middletown to enhance local energy conservation efforts, improve the community’s energy efficiency, and reduce fossil-fuel emissions. The formula grant is provided by the Energy Efficient and Conservation Block Grant Program and is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.…

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