Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Crime Stoppers will help protect families

    Iam writing about the article titled “Middlesex County Unveils Crime Stoppers Program” that appeared in the Nov. 4 issue of the Sentinel. Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County is not the first organization of its kind. This type of program has been in effect since the late 1970s and has helped to catch criminals and prevent…

  • Salary caps could kill gains made in professionalism

    Now that the “silly season” is over, I think that we should get down to the business of good governance. Over the last six months or so, we have seen our public employees pilloried by people with agendas. Certainly, in the short view of budgets, we have some tough hills to climb, but I think…

  • Walter G. “Smitty” Schmitt

    Mr. Schmitt, 86, of South River, formerly of East Brunswick, died Nov. 9, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1986, he was employed as a supervisor with Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for more than 43 years. Surviving are his wife, Iris Sieber Schmitt; three daughters, Amy Lennert, and…

  • Leonard J. Kulberda

    Mr. Kulberda, 81, of South River, died Nov. 16, 2010, at his son’s home in Shillington, Pa. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan V. Majewski Kolberda, and by a sister, Adeline Pucci. Surviving are three children, Laurie Cullen of Spotswood, Leonard J. Kolberda Jr. of Shillington and Lee A. Kolberda of Mohnton, Pa.; a…

  • Robert J. Higgins

    Mr. Higgins, 78, of Old Bridge, died Oct. 31, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1997, he was employed by Chevron, Perth Amboy; Jacobs Engineering, Sayreville; and then Shoor DePalma, Manalapan. He was predeceased by a brother, Howard Higgins. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Wood Higgins; two…

  • Michele R. Allen

    Ms. Allen, 49, of North Brunswick, died Nov. 11, 2010, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. Her father, Robert Allen, died in 1998. Surviving are her daughter, Bonnie Allen, and her mother, Mildred Allen, both of North Brunswick; two brothers, George, and his wife, Holly, of Irving, Calif., and Kenneth, and his companion, John McDonald, of…

  • Jane Olesinski Gunta

    Mrs. Gunta, 98, of South River, died Nov. 16, 2010, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a seamstress with Marion Dress Co., South River. She was predeceased by two husbands, Stanley Olesinski and Andrew Gunta; son, Stanley W. Olesinski; a greatgranddaughter, Nicole Olesinski; and three brothers and…

  • Spotswood BOE fills vacant seat with rec volunteer

    SPOTSWOOD — The Board of Education swore in its newest member, Jeff Cote, at its Nov. 9 meeting. Cote replaces Rich O’Brien, who announced in October he would be resigning effective Nov. 7. The board chose Cote from among four candidates after interviews in a special public session on Nov. 8. Cote is a six-year…

  • Margaret M. Ward Byrne

    Mrs. Byrne, 86, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 12, 2010, in Sunrise Assisted Living, East Brunswick. Her husband, John Byrne, died in 2000. Surviving are two sons, Ward Byrne, and his wife, Katherine, of East Brunswick and James Byrne of Kinnelon; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East…