Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Michael Ciencewicki

    Mr. Ciencewicki, 89, of South River, died July 18, 2008, at home. Prior to his retirement , he was employed for more than 30 years with Johnson and Johnson, Milltown, and then as a custodian with the South River Board of Education. His wife, Evelyn Adams Ciencewicki, died in 2006. Surviving are two sons, Alan…

  • Obligation to support schools will continue after children graduate

    Three letters to the editor in the July 17 issue of the Sentinel and two letters in the July 24 issue all were written by people without children currently in the East Brunswick school district. They all criticized my letter (“Would Anti-Budget Seniors Have Once Supported School Tab?”) that appeared in the July 10 issue;…

  • Jack Alan D’Avila

    Mr. D’Avila, 51, of Old Bridge, died July 19, 2008, in JFK Haven Hospice, Edison. Surviving are his wife, Denise Rocha D’Avila of Brazil; a son, Tiago D’Avila, and his fiancée, Carina Bertezini, of Bethlehem, Pa.; a daughter, Tiene D’Avila, and her fiancé, David Russo, of Hillsborough; his former wife, Neidi Neves, and a brother…

  • Banners honor those who fight for country

    In wars past, seeing a Blue Star Service Banner in the window of a home said a family member was in the armed forces of the United States. Today America is at war against terrorism, and Blue Star Service Banners are back. The sight of Blue Star Banner in a home is to remind us…

  • A $50 donation can buy a lot of pet kibble

    GREG BEAN Coda There are a lot of responsibilities that come with having a pet, but one of the most difficult is fulfilling the part of the implied contract that says you will make difficult decisions for the animal that the animal can’t make for itself. In our family’s case, that has meant deciding when…

  • Robert E. Dougherty

    Mr. Dougherty, 80, of Monroe, formerly of Spotswood, died July 23, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was employed by Kimberly-Clark, Spotswood. He later worked for Forsgate Country Club, Monroe. He served as Spotswood fire inspector for 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Nancy G.…

  • Thanks, appreciation go out to commission, other volunteers

    I want to take this opportunity to write about Spotswood’s 100th anniversary celebration that took place on Sunday, July 20. Several years ago I created the Spotswood Cultural and Heritage Commission and appointed volunteer commission members Jack Eichenlaub, Bruce Eckman, Gary Castellano, Maureen Barlow, Joe Schwartz, Mark Fafara, Dennis Kosty, Charles Hager, Brian Engstrom, Chris…

  • Rose L. Allen Jenkins

    Mrs. Jenkins, 87, of Old Bridge, died July 22, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1987, she was a union representative for 19 years for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) at Blonder-Tongue, Old Bridge. Her husband, Rubin Jenkins, died in 1995, and a son, Kevin…

  • Board shouldn’t be surprised that budgets are rejected

    Does the East Brunswick Board of Education still wonder why budgets get voted down? Information is leaked that causes a newspaper to report that more than $16,000 in allowances for the superintendent of schools were being removed, when in fact they were made a permanent part of her salary. A resident who tries to speak…