Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Patricia M. Fritz Trawinski

    Mrs. Trawinski, 68, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 3, 2009, in Willow Creek Nursing Home, Somerset section of Franklin. Her husband, George J. Trawinski, died in 2007. Surviving are a son, Gregory of Cranford; five sisters, Helen Gutter, and Arlene Chavarria, and her husband, Herbert, all of East Brunswick, Carol Ciasca of Middletown, Gloria Franco,…

  • Loretta Farrell

    Mrs. Farrell, 95, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 13, 2009, in The Elms at Cranbury. Her husband, Charles Farrell Jr., died in 1991. Surviving are four children, Charles of Long Beach Township, John of Park Ridge, Paul of East Brunswick and Gloria Dwyer of West Windsor; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered…

  • Miller deserves re-election

    Iam really looking forward to the weekend of Civil War reenactment activities that is planned for Sept. 26 and 27 at the Dey Farm historic site here in Monroe. Because of this dedication to the township’s history, the Dey Farm restoration project has progressed, and this is due to the hard work of Councilman Hank…

  • Theater production, new venue get raves

    Excellence has always been synonymous with East Brunswick, and on Friday night, Sept. 11, we were pleased to see another example. After a 3 ½- year absence, Playhouse 22 returned to the boards with a wonderful production of the classic comedy “The Odd Couple (Female Version).” As impressive as the play was, equally impressive was…

  • Mayor, council worked to find compromise

    Iam surprised how much controversy has been generated by the change to once-a-week trash pickup in East Brunswick. People squawk when taxes go up, and people squawk when the Township Council does something to try to keep taxes down. I think the change to fewer trash pickups is fine. And I was impressed that when…

  • Seeks to set record straight on TNR

    For months I have read the discussions regarding TNR (trap-neuter-release) and I think it is time to interject a little logic into the discussion. I have been involved with TNR for over 10 years and have personally watched colonies shrink as the cats were no longer creating future generations. I have read the reasons why…

  • William “Bill” P. Dwyer

    Mr. Dwyer, 57, of Freehold Township, died Sept. 6, 2009, at home. He was born in East Orange and was raised and had lived in Union and Linden before moving to Freehold Township in 1995. Mr. Dwyer was a network technician for Verizon in Union and Freehold for the past 38 years. He was a…

  • John H. Merritt

    Mr. Merritt, 76, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Sept. 3, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 2003, he was employed as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, East Brunswick, where he worked for 35 years. He was predeceased by a sister, Patricia Merritt,…