Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Urges Assembly support for legislator’s plan

    There’s hope, folks, to have our property taxes reduced substantially and to have a sensible method of funding education, thanks to Assemblyman Joseph Egan (D-17), who made a suggestion to fund education by income taxes. He made his comments recently at the New Brunswick Public Library. Let’s hope that other Assembly members see his suggestion…

  • Mary A. Flaherty Goodine

    Mrs. Goodine, 104, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 2, 2008, in the Residence at Forsgate,Monroe. Surviving are two daughters, Geraldine Hurley of East Brunswick and Joan A. Nardo of the Toms River section of Dover; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. AMass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery, Queens,…

  • Fiscal cuts should come from top down

    Mr. Bean, in his column in your last issue, seems to have found the solution to New Jersey’s budget problems. If we take away 8,440 jobs from our state workers and cut down on programs and services, we might solve our problem. Many of us remember [former Gov.] Christie Whitman’s solution. She took money from…

  • Elizabeth H. Mason

    Mrs. Mason, 82, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 27, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1991, she was an office manager for Brown and Boveri, North Brunswick, where she worked for 15 years. Her husband, George Mason, died in 1978. Surviving are two daughters, Carolyn Mason of…

  • Red State/Blue State

    In Red and Blue states, the times are a changin’ 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: After more than…

  • Howard L. Wood

    Mr. Wood, 66, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 28, 2007, at home. Prior to his retirement in 2006, he was the owner of Mara’s Tavern, East Brunswick, and Copper Penny Tavern, South Amboy, before working for Barnes and Noble, East Brunswick, for four years. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia, in May. Surviving are…

  • Coda

    Pundits suffer the Night of a Thousand Deaths GREG BEAN For a political junkie likemyself, there was no better theater than watching the results of the New Hampshire primary election on CNNand the other networks Jan. 8. It’s always fun to watch people who have made such stupendous boobs of themselves attempt to salvage the…

  • George Molchan

    Mr. Molchan, 80, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 9, 2008, in CareOne at East Brunswick. His wife, Ruth P.WaeldeMolchan, died in 2006. Surviving are a son, TimMolchan, and his wife, Carole, of East Brunswick; and a grandson, MichaelMolchan, and his wife, Carin, of China. A gathering was held at the home of the deceased’s son.…

  • Pamela Farkas Lindgren

    Mrs. Lindgren, 48, of Spotswood, died Jan. 10, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her father, Joseph Farkas, died in 2003; her mother, Joyce Sauss Farkas, died in 2007; and a brother, Andrew Farkas, died in 1989. Surviving is her husband, Michael. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment…