Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Stanley Petrzilka

    Mr. Petrzilka, 80, of East Brunswick, died July 14, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1987, he was employed as a cable-splicing technician with New Jersey Bell, South River, where he worked for 35 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Susie Amend Petrzilka; a brother, William; and a sister, Anna Yanowsky. Surviving…

  • Mary T. “Maureen” Doyle Walls

    Mrs. Walls, 89, of East Brunswick, formerly of Old Bridge, died July 12, 2010, in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Her husband, William, died in 1992, and a son, William A., died in 1968. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Harris of East Brunswick; four brothers, Bernard, Frederick, John and William, all of Belfast,…

  • New school administrator takes the helm in Monroe

    Gorski replaces Holliday, who retired after 25 years with school district BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — Michael C. Gorski won’t have to do much prep work in his new job as school business administrator. Gorski, 41, worked alongside longtime Business Administrator/Board Secretary Wayne Holliday for more than 10 years as assistant business…

  • E.B. charter school wins final approval

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The Hatikvah International Academy Charter School has received the final go-ahead from the New Jersey Department of Education to open this September. Hatikvah will become the first charter school in the township, and the first public charter school in the state offering a Hebrew language program. The school will offer the language…

  • If cell phone bill passes, who’ll police the police?

    CODA GREG BEAN State Sen. Richard Codey has introduced a bill that would make New Jersey’s penalties for talking on a cell phone while driving the strictest in the nation, but here’s my question: If this thing passes, who’s gonna arrest cops for talking on their cell phones while they drive? I’m not joking about…

  • Seeks to set record straight on Golden Triangle

    The letter to the editor titled “Why Can’t Township Make Toll Brothers Honor Contract?” that appeared in the July 1 issue of the Sentinel continues to distort and misrepresent the truth about the Golden Triangle redevelopment plans. I won’t submit all of the thoughtful and comprehensive positives to the plan, but I must set the…

  • Forget stickers; don’t use cells while driving

    This is in response to the letter to the editor titled “Kyleigh’s Law Designed To Protect, Not Punish, Young Drivers” that appeared in the July 8 issue of the Sentinel. I can’t believe that Kyleigh’s Law can actually be seen as lifesaving. If a sticker will help protect my daughter while driving, she would be…

  • Continuing debate over Kyleigh’s Law is a good thing

    This is in response to Karen Fitzpatrick’s letter to the editor, “Kyleigh’s Law Designed To Protect, Not Punish, Young Drivers,” that appeared in the July 8 issue of the of the Sentinel. I’m confused, Ms. Fitzpatrick. You start out by saying that you agree with Mindy Shepetin’s letter (“Kyleigh’s Law Presents Dangers to Young Drivers,”…