Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Madeline Silva Hynes

    Mrs. Hynes, 85, of South River, died Nov. 7, 2007, in JFK Hartwyck at Edison. She was predeceased by her husband, Dennis P. Hynes, and by a son, Charles Hynes. Surviving are six children, Sharon Boniello of Long Island, N.Y., William Hynes of Staten Island, N.Y., Kathleen Casey of Flemington, Geraldine Pines of Fair Lawn,…

  • Dedication of high school track

    JEFF GRANIT staff William “Dudley” Tighe looks on as East Brunswick High School Athletics Supervisor Frank Noppenberger speaks during the dedication of the high school track in Tighe’s name at halftime of the Thanksgiving Day football game. Tighe coached boys track and taught physical education during his 35-year career at East Brunswick, retiring in 1994.…

  • Donate a bed net, help wipe out malaria

    When I took a trip to Tanzania in 2005, I took malaria pills to make sure that I wouldn’t get malaria. But the natives that I met in Africa don’t have the money for malaria pills. And just like you and me, they are afraid of malaria, too. Malaria infects 500 million people and kills…

  • Ultimate responsibility rests with new drivers

    It has happened again, and again. Inexperienced drivers – teenagers who have just received a magic license that grants them their freedom and independence – ignoring the rules and regulations they have very recently pledged to obey. Chief among those regulations is a provision of New Jersey’s graduated driver’s license program that prohibits a new…

  • New high school will benefit students and community

    Iwould like to take this moment to thank Dr. Ralph Ferrie, superintendent of Monroe Township Schools, and all the administrators of the Monroe Township School District. They have made the best of a potentially dreadful situation for our children. As the student population has rapidly grown, district officials have ensured the comfort and safety of…

  • Girl Talk

    When prompted by love, change is easier to accept CLARE MARIE CELANO My son said “I do” on Nov. 9, and with those two words and the string of poetic words spoken by a trusted friend and justice of the peace, my son’s life changed – and, surprisingly, so did mine. It was a beautiful…

  • Parents must be voice; vote yes on referendum

    Ihave been a Monroe resident for more than 14 years, and I have two children in elementary school. I am an active member of the PTA and extremely involved in my daughters’ lives. It is of utmost importance to me and my family that the Dec. 11 vote be passed and the new high school…

  • Coda

    It now seems like Oscar was a very bad role model GREG BEAN When my boys were little, Friday nights were “campout” nights. The routine on campout night absolutely never varied. First, we’d stop at McDonald’s for a big sack of burgers and fries. Then we’d hit the video rental store, where we’d stock up…

  • Finds three major reasons to approve school bond

    As a teacher in the Monroe Township school system, I see the overcrowding that exists each and every day. As a taxpayer, I dislike the fact that my tax money is paying for more than 60 portable classroom trailers instead of a real school. As a grandmother of three children living in Monroe, I worry…