Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • County names are part of English, American history

    This is in response to Taj Ahmad’s letter to the editor (Sentinel, May 8) suggesting removing the “sex” from Middlesex, Sussex and Essex. There is no reason to take “sex” from Middlesex or any of the other New Jersey counties for that matter. The question I have for you is, Why now? Why now, after…

  • Parents press for longer special-needs program

    Union contract, lack of funding complicate school board decision BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer MONROE – Though school officials voiced support for expanding the hours of the extended school year (ESY) program for special needs students, they were uncertain last week about whether it is feasible for this summer. “Any kind of extra education that…

  • Bruno S. Kraska

    Mr. Kraska, 56, of Old Bridge, formerly of Helmetta, died June 7, 2008, at home. He owned Bruno’s Bait and Tackle Shop, Old Bridge, for the past 35 years. His father, Stanislaw Kraska, died in 1982. Surviving are hismother, Gerlinde Weber Kraska of Helmetta; three brothers, Joseph of Helmetta, Stanley of Narvon, Pa., and Leo…

  • Lemonade Stand was a success due to generosity of many

    This is an open letter to our dear community members and friends. We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping make our Alex’s Lemonade Stand a big success. We held our event on June 8, 2008, as part of National Alex’s Lemonade Stand Days. We did this to honor our…

  • Joann F. Keegan

    Mrs. Keegan, 69, of East Brunswick, died June 11, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Thomas Keegan of East Brunswick; a son, Joseph Keegan, also of East Brunswick; a daughter, Jennifer Weresow, and her husband, Joseph, of Spotswood; a stepson, Dennis Keegan of Aldan, Pa.; a brother, Bill…

  • Housing rules penalize companies for creating jobs

    New Jersey’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) recently adopted revised rules that went into effect on June 2. While providing for affordable housing is a good cause, these changes will have a devastating impact on economic development efforts in New Jersey and discourage employers from growing jobs. This comes at a time when New Jersey’s…

  • Ferdinand H. Flick, M.D.

    Dr. Flick, 91, of Sayreville, died June 11, 2008, in Care One at Edison. Prior to his retirement, he was plant physician for Ford Motor Co., Edison. His wife, Marie T. Pinto Flick, died in 2007; a son, Paul A. Flick, died in 2003; a daughter, Marie Elise Collier, died in 1979; and a son-in-law,…

  • Sara A. Smith Steenvoorden

    Mrs. Steenvoorden, 72, ofWestWindsor, formerly of East Brunswick, died June 10, 2008, in RobertWood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Gerard Steenvoorden, died in 2002. Surviving are three daughters, Ann M. Lynch of Durham, N.C., Patricia Thorpe, and her husband, Samuel, of Bear, Del., and Geraldine Myers, and her husband, Frank, of Elk Township;…

  • State’s new motto: Going nowhere fast

    It will not be the golden spike that joins a railroad in central New Jersey, but it may well be the spike that seals the fate of the Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line. Years of study and millions of dollars in consulting fees have yet to produce a definitive assessment of three potential…