Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Rose J. Doyle Fleming

    Mrs. Fleming, 87, of Spotswood, died Feb. 21, 2008, at home. Her husband, Joseph A. Fleming, died in 1993. Surviving are five daughters, Janet Ranta, and her husband, Allen, of Bayonne, Rosemary Tessein, and her husband, David, of Spotswood, Catherine Kelly, and her husband, Joseph, and Joanne Gaston, and her husband, Glenn, of Monroe, and…

  • Scouting teaches kids to aid community

    In honor of the recent anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, I wanted to share a bit about Scouting. I am in Cub Scout Pack No. 33, which is sponsored by the United Methodist Church in Milltown. In Scouting, I learn to help others and my community and do my duty to God and…

  • Angelo De Monte

    Mr. De Monte, 86, of Bayonne, died Feb. 21, 2008, in New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison. His wife, Josephine Cerchio De Monte, died in 2002. Surviving are a son, Anthony De Monte, and his wife, Karen, of Sayreville; a sister, Lucy Hale of the Forked River section of Lacey; and two…

  • Red State/Blue State

    With friends like FEMA, then who needs enemies? DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN 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 GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: I know you joinme in…

  • Julius J. “Chuck” Kornacewicz

    Mr. Kornacewicz, 83, of Sayreville, formerly of South River, died Feb. 22, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Edna T. Zaleski Kornacewicz, died in 2002. Surviving are a son, Randy, and his wife, Donna, of Sayreville; a brother, John Kornacivich, and his wife, Ceil, of Southampton; a sister,Millie Bongiovanni, and…

  • Message is clear: Remove libraries from cap, don’t cut funding

    Your recent editorial on library funding and municipalbudget caps (“Library Funding Hikes, Budget Caps Don’t Mesh,” Sentinel, Jan. 31) gave a balanced assessment of the situation created by having funding for municipal libraries under the new cap legislation. We believe your last statement was absolutely correct – municipal libraries must be removed from the 4-percent…

  • John Pityinger

    Mr. Pityinger, 84, of California, formerly of Old Bridge, died Feb. 11, 2008, in Providence at St. Elizabeth, North Hollywood, Calif. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was employed as a plant-maintenance manager with the township of East Brunswick. A son, Keith Pityinger, died in 1978, and his wife, Ethel Pityinger, died in 1999.…

  • Are additional town amenities worth the long-term cost?

    Ihave been following with interest the discussions on East Brunswick’s community center and performing arts center, and all the back-and-forth on funding, grants for construction costs, use of taxpayers’ money, etc. Whether these facilities are really necessary for a respectable quality of life, especially in this economic climate, is a question I leave to my…

  • Pearl “Peggy” Ksepka Samuel

    Mrs. Samuel, 85, of South River, died Feb. 17, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Stanley, died in 1985, and a son, Larry, died in 2006. Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Toreki, and her husband, Dr. William, of Barnegat; a son, Stanley of Oakland, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Gail Samuel, with…