Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Mary Gawales DelMauro

    Mary Gawales DelMauro Mrs. DelMauro, 83, of East Brunswick, formerly of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, died March 15, 2008, at home. Her husband, Frank DelMauro, died in 1995, and a son, Frank DelMauro Jr., died in 1968. Surviving are three daughters, Nancy Thiry, and her husband, Frank, of East Brunswick, Lynne Blasena, and her…

  • Jane Hannah Boice

    Jane Hannah Boice Mrs. Boice, 83, of Old Bridge, formerly of Monroe and West Long Branch, died March 18, 2008, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. Prior to her retirement in 1985, she was an accounting supervisor at Sansone Auto Group, Woodbridge, where she worked for many years. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur…

  • Don’t take out tax frustrations on students

    It makes me very nervous to think what might happen to our children, our schools and the value of our homes if this conservative school budget does not pass. With everything I am reading in the newspapers about the township’s budget and how much our taxes are going to go up, I fear that all…

  • Otto F. Blaszka

    Otto F. Blaszka Mr. Blaszka, 90, of South River, died March 16, 2008, in West Broward Care Center, Plantation, Fla. Prior to his retirement in 1981, he was employed as a receiving clerk in the storeroom at Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 42 years. He was predeceased by his first…

  • Township must get itself out of deep financial hole

    The powers that be in East Brunswick have to stop the township going by the wayside and stop increasing the municipal-tax rate. The way things are going, the residents of East Brunswick are going to hear this every year, since the state and township are trying to figure out what to do, and nothing ever…

  • Chief thanks freeholders

    The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders deserves recognition for their commitment to the law enforcement community in the county. The freeholders recently approved a $1 million expansion to the county police training facility. This, coupled with construction of a new firing range in Woodbridge, has greatly enhanced our law enforcement capabilities. In this day…

  • Simmens stands for schools, youngsters, community

    On April 15 I am voting to re-elect Todd Simmens to the East Brunswick Board of Education. I have known Todd for many years, and I have had the privilege of serving on the district’s Policy Committee with Todd for the past two years, both when Todd was board vice president, and this past year…

  • Election Letters

    The issue of April 3 will be the final edition that will feature letters discussing candidates in the April 15 school elections. All letters must be received prior to noon Friday, March 28 for consideration in the April 3 issue. Letters from candidates themselves or their immediate family members are not accepted unless they are…

  • NJAR Educational Foundation will award scholarships to 36 outstanding students

    The New Jersey Association of Realtors Education Foundation (NJAREF) reminds eligible participants the deadline to apply for one of 36 scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 each is quickly approaching. High school seniors who will be attending an undergraduate four-year institution, students currently enrolled in undergraduate four-year institutions and students pursuing graduate studies in real…