Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • James W. Miles Jr.

    Mr. Miles, 54, died Aug. 17, 2008, at his home in Monroe. Born and raised in New Brunswick, he moved to Monroe in 1981. He worked as a salesman for Wilson Supply Co., South Plainfield, for 10 years. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Bonnie; sons Harold C. Reinstein and his wife…

  • Wasser may have more to worry about than bad press

    GREG BEAN Coda James Wasser (sorry, I can’t bring myself to call him by the honorific Doctor), superintendent of the Freehold Regional High School District, called me recently to complain about my column of Aug. 13, wherein I mocked the ginned-up doctoral degree he got from a suspect "university."   Regular readers of this column…

  • Frieda “Fritz” Saltiel

    Mrs. Saltiel, 86, of the Clearbrook adult community in Monroe, formerly of New Brunswick, Highland Park and North Brunswick, died Aug. 22, 2008, at home in Clearbrook. Her husband, Morris Saltiel, died in 1988. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Ira and Rose Saltiel of Plainsboro; a daughter and son-in-law, Sheril and Arnie Hirsch of…

  • You love us, you really love us — or maybe not

    DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State You love us, you really love us — or maybe not DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater…

  • Cristina Nicoleta Cotet

    Mrs. Cotet, 49, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 17, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born and raised in Baia Mare, Romania, she came to the United States in 1996 and lived in Old Bridge before settling in East Brunswick in 2000. She was employed as a kindergarten teacher at Good Shepherd Lutheran…

  • Michael F. Piazza Sr.

    Mr. Piazza, 89, a resident of Milltown since 1954, died Aug. 14, 2008, at his son’s home in North Brunswick. He was the founder of Highland Park Glass and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Piazza was predeceased by his wife, Antoinette (Caturano) Piazza, in 2006; a daughter, Nora, in 1986; and…

  • Resident found Holt meeting informative

    On the evening of Aug. 12, the residents of South River were given the opportunity to speak to U.S. Congressman Rush Holt in a Town Hall meeting held at the Borough Council chambers. A very gracious congressman gave an exhaustive list of accomplishments and also the shortcomings of the current, 110th U.S. Congress. He then…

  • Donald Kane

    Mr. Kane, 84, of Spotswood, formerly of East Brunswick, died Aug. 19, 2008, in McCarrick Care Center, Somerset section of Franklin. Surviving are his wife, Jeanne Swift Kane of Palm Harbor, Fla.; two sons, Timothy Kane of Martinsville and Christopher Kane of Tampa, Fla.; a daughter, Linda Kane of Houston; a brother, Robert Kane of…

  • Arc urges public to boycott ‘Tropic Thunder’

    I n their effort to create edgeof the-line humor for maximum audience interest, Dreamworks and Paramount Pictures have definitely crossed the line into offensiveness. They insist that the big summer movie “Tropic Thunder” is making fun of the “stop at nothing” attitude of actors and the entire filmmaking industry. What they refuse to see is…