Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Residents must fight for 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…

  • Elias Kaufman

    Mr. Kaufman, 95, of Mount Laurel, formerly of DelrayBeach, Fla., died April 10, 2010, in Cadbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Cherry Hill. He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary Bass Kaufman; his second wife, Eva Yager Kaufman; a brother, I. Robert Kaufman; and two sisters, Martha Kaufman and Ethel Gottlieb. Surviving are two sons,…

  • Consequences of road ‘upgrades’ must be addressed

    Ifind it interesting that after 25 years, East Brunswick has decided to install curbs on my street. We do not have sidewalks, but we do now have curbs. This costly “upgrade” seems useless because without sidewalks, what is the purpose of curbs? It was a huge inconvenience that took more than a week to complete,…

  • Barbara E. Robinson

    Ms. Robinson, 57, of New York City, died April 13, 2010, at home. Surviving are a sister, Beth Valdastri, and her husband, John, of Old Bridge; a brother, William D. Robinson, and his wife, Phyllis, of South River; and three nieces and nephews. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Cremation was private.…

  • Field of five seeking So. River board seats

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Silva-Adelino SOUTH RIVER — An incumbent, a former school board member and three newcomers are vying for the three seats in this year’s Board of Education election. Cynthia A. Urbanik, 53, is the lone incumbent, having served on the board for 16 years. She has a husband, Eugene, and has…

  • Celeste Doré Hunter

    Mrs. Hunter, 96, of Acton, Mass., formerly of East Brunswick and Florida, died March 29, 2010, in Emerson Hospital, Concord, Mass. Prior to her retirement in 1976, she was a schoolteacher with the East Brunswick Board of Education, working for 25 years at East Brunswick High School. Her husband, William, died in 2004. Surviving are…

  • Cuts in educational aid is a real hot-button issue

    CODA GREG BEAN I’ve written before about how much I enjoy the conversational aspect of this column, and my readers aren’t shy about giving me their take on something I’ve written. Sure, some of the responses are beyond the pale, like the guy who recently said he hopes I end up destitute and eating dog…

  • Joan Kaczorowski York

    Mrs. York, 77, of South River, died March 30, 2010, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a supervisor at Bell Telephone, South River. She was predeceased by a sister, Marie Doris Kuchta. Surviving are a son, Randy York, and his wife, Barbara, of Bordentown; a brother, Benjamin Kaczorowski, and his wife,…