Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Calvano best choice for E.B. mayor

    Well, it’s that time of year and East Brunswick residents will be going to the polls to elect a mayor and council members. I wonder what thoughts go through the minds of the individuals as they cast their vote. Do they vote party line or individual talents? I, for one, review the record of the…

  • Jo-Ann Murray Janicki

    Mrs. Janicki, 49, of Old Bridge, died Oct. 8, 2008, at the Golden Living Center, Old Bridge. Born in Jersey City, she resided in East Brunswick before moving to Old Bridge 29 years ago. Mrs. Janicki was an assistant tax collector for the township of East Brunswick, where she worked for 26 years. She was…

  • E.B. can’t afford Christie and running mates

    I had the opportunity to watch the recent debate by the candidates for East Brunswick mayor, and after hearing all of the answers given by the candidates, there is no question in my mind that the Republican candidate, Christie Calvano, is not ready to be the mayor of East Brunswick Township. To begin with, I…

  • Dorothy Stelter Sherwood

    Mrs. Sherwood, 84, a resident of South River for 52 years, died Sept. 28, 2008, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, William F. Sherwood, in 1999. Surviving are two daughters, Denise Bennett and her husband, Peter, of Middlesex and Karen Viens and her husband, Donald, of Old Bridge; and four grandchildren. Funeral services…

  • Mildred L. (DeVeau) Scala

    Mrs. Scala, 82 of Spotswood, died Oct. 7, 2008, at home. Raised in Staten Island, she lived in Perth Amboy and Forked River before settling in Spotswood in 2003. Mrs. Scala was a homemaker. Her husband, Erasmus, died in 1979; her son, Daniel, in 1993; and her longtime companion, Carmine Gambino, in 2003. Surviving are…

  • Sharing memories

    Members of East Brunswick High School’s class of 1962, the first graduating class, visit the Memorial Garden Saturday, sharing memories of classmates who have passed on. The class purchased bricks in the garden walkway for each member who has died.

  • Red State/ Blue State

    The real lowdown on ‘low-information voters’ DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: I have a new policy, Old Pal. When I write my half of this column, I listen to Rush Limbaugh on the radio. That way, my feelings aren’t hurt when you’re mean to me in your response. Sort of like last week,…

  • Coda •

    The old gal was a woman who was ahead of her time GREG BEAN My grandmother, who was a competent and rational woman in most regards, had what we thought were some very weird notions about credit and banks. Those ideas were forged in the Great Depression, when the family lost everything but its socks…

  • David R. Herrel

    Mr. Herrel, 40, of Old Bridge and formerly of Jamesburg, died Sept. 17, 2008. He was a mechanic for Gallucci’s Auto Service and Sales in Sayreville. He was predeceased by his parents, James and Karen Herrel, and his sister, Lois Mitchell. He is survived by his companion, Gina Dixon, of East Brunswick; a daughter, Alyssa…