Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Spotswood BOE warns staff of potential cuts

    Expected loss of state aid contributes to shortfall BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Board of Education sent out nearly 60 letters to staff members on Feb. 19 to warn them that measures may need to be taken in the coming months to deal with a possible cut in school aid. The notices…

  • Marie D. Pennington

    Mrs. Pennington, 90, of Manalapan, formerly of Milltown, died Feb. 16, 2010, in Francis E. Parker Home, Piscataway. Prior to her retirement in 1983, she was a receptionist for Personal Products, Milltown, where she worked for 15 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank E. Pennington; a grandson, Robert Balachick; and a sister, Agnes…

  • Putting a creative spin on it

    Shane Opinski, 3, of Spotswood, creates a spin-art masterpiece with his mom, Christine Schaeffler, during the South County Day Care Center’s Winter Festival, held Feb. 12 in Ericson Hall at St. George’s Church, Helmetta. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Elwyn “Sid” Jones

    Mr. Jones, 85, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 17, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by a grandson, Arthur Gyorgydeak, and by a son-in-law, Arthur Gyorgydeak. Surviving are his wife, Reba; a son, Marty of the Parlin section of Sayreville; two daughters, Carol Gyorgydeak of Jamesburg and Betty Jackson…

  • Lawrence Brook Elementary

    Top to bottom: Lawrence Brook Elementary School teachers Rosemarie Kiernan (l) and Stacey DeSio are all pink Feb. 17 in recognition of the Early Act Club’s fundraising effort for breast cancer research. Lawrence Brook Elementary School Assistant Principal Marlene Burckhardt (l) also wore pink to mark the students’ efforts. See story on next page. More…

  • Water must be saved, no matter what season

    Just because it is winter does not mean we should stop being conscious of our water supply. There are many ways to save water. Some are obvious. For example, when someone asks the average person how to conserve water, the knee-jerk response might be by turning off faucets. While this will save water, there are…

  • Lawrence Brook goes pink after students raise $1,700

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The staff of the Lawrence Brook Elementary School were more than tickled pink by the amount of money a group of students was able to raise for breast cancer research. For one day last week, every teacher and administrator even colored their hair pink. The Early Act Club at the school, located…

  • Christie’s action raids school funds, raises taxes

    Gov. Chris Christie’s executive order that effectively confiscates the surplus in local board of education budgets to offset the anticipated shortfall in the state budget is simply wrong. The governor’s unilateral action, taken without the input of the state Legislature, will increase property taxes in East Brunswick by $5.4 million, South Plainfield by $1.6 million,…

  • N.J. needs the kind of change that fits in a pocket

    Gov. Chris Christie in his inauguration speech, parroting the president, claims “change has arrived.” Okay fine, when am I getting a permanent property tax cut? Robert Scardapane Somerset