Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Benjamin Zmyeski

    Mr. Zmyeski, 88, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick and Milltown, died July 30, 2009, in the Gardens of Monroe. He was a former employee of Algro Knitting Mills, Milltown. He was predeceased by a brother, Stanley, and by a sister, Johanna Clark. Surviving are a sister, Jennie Clark of Maryland; two nieces, Bess Haefner…

  • Marie Schembri

    Mrs. Schembri, 74, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 1, 2009. She was employed at Bell Labs, Holmdel, for a few years before becoming the manager at Suzy Q, Matawan. Surviving are her husband, Charles Schembri; three daughters, Marie Pavelchak, and her husband, Alan, of East Brunswick, Cindy McLavish, and her husband, Dominick, of Howell and…

  • Carl David Schechter

    Mr. Schechter, 80, of Marlboro, died Aug. 3, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was an owner/operator in the retail industry, dealing in children’s shoes and women’s shoes and sportswear for many years. Mr. Schechter was past president of Temple Sholom in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was the executive director of Solomon…

  • Raymond J. Petruska

    Mr. Petruska, 79, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 6, 2009, at home. He resided in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, Nutley, South River and Old Bridge prior to relocating to East Brunswick 45 years ago. He was fleet manager at East Brunswick Public Works for 23 years, and recipient of Top Fleet Professional…

  • Word on the Street

    What do you think is the greatest unsolved mystery of all? The greatest unsolved mystery is what genius came up with shrink-wrap and why did he or she think that this was the way to seal packages? The greatest unsolved mystery of all was the building of the pyramids in Egypt. People have theorized that…

  • You can use a chainsaw to correct rude behavior

    Coda • GREG BEAN We live in a state where we are regularly witness to, or victims of, rude behavior. And most of us not only tolerate it, we enable it. You know the kind of situation I’m talking about. You’re at the boarding counter at the airport when you’re told your flight to Cleveland…

  • Urges residents to attend board meeting

    Ihave been pleased to see continuing coverage in the Sentinel of the East Brunswick Planning Board’s consideration of an application for residential development on the Foerter Farm on Riva Avenue. The excellent letter to the editor from Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership Advocacy Chairman Michael Shakarjian (“Foerter Farm Should Be Protected From Development”) in the Aug.…

  • August is Children’s Vision and Learning Month

    I’m writing to commend Gov. Jon Corzine for recently declaring August Children’s Vision and Learning Month in New Jersey. The goal of this observance is to help educate parents and teachers about the critical link between vision and learning. As parents prepare students for the coming school year with new clothes and supplies — as…

  • Sheila Webb O’Halloran

    Mrs. O’Halloran, 87, of North Brunswick, died Aug. 9, 2009, at home. She as a retail security manager at M. Epstein Inc., Morristown, for more than 20 years, retiring in 1988. She was predeceased by her husband, John O’Halloran. She is survived by six sons and daughters-in-law, David and Debra of Milltown; Jim and Carol…