Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Who gets a $1.5 million party for their birthday?

    DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State This week we are starting a new occasional feature, 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 Greater Media Newspapers. We hope you enjoy it. Let us know…

  • Councilman’s revised position on parking-lot expansion irks senior

    As a senior citizen, I am infuriated by the flip-flop than Councilman John Krenzel took regarding the expansion of the parking lot next to the South River Human Services Building. Why is it that Mr. Krenzel and his Republican colleagues think that providing safe access to this facility, which serves so many of our elderly…

  • Track team grateful for generosity of fire officials

    The East Brunswick High School boys and girls cross-country track team would like to thank Chief Jim Varick and President Rich Jewett of the East Brunswick Independent Fire Company for their generosity in donating the firehouse for our annual pasta dinner. The dinner is the kickoff for the GMC championship races. The teams did very…

  • Commuters should appreciate services

    After reading the article “Commuters, Officials Talk About Issues” (Sentinel, Oct. 18) on line, all I could do was shake my head in amazement at the attitude of the Commuter Parking Advisory Committee. Somehow I find it nearly inconceivable that the committee members do not appreciate how fortunate they are to have access to the…

  • Bradford is honest, caring, rejects political grandstanding

    We are very fortunate to have Gloria Bradford as our mayor. After spending more than 30 years working with Johnson & Johnson, Gloria made the decision to devote her life to the betterment of Milltown. With the recent newspaper stories about corruption among elected officials in New Jersey, we are more than lucky to have…

  • Szegeti, Sliker have shown they can run borough efficiently

    Iwant to express my support for the reelection of Bob Szegeti as mayor and for Borough Council President David Sliker and his running mate Peter Guindi for council. As someone who watches the daily goings on in the borough, I believe that Bob Szegeti and David Sliker are two public officials who have done their…

  • Monroe team has supplied tax stability, top services

    Looking at the tax schedules for all the towns in Middlesex County, I couldn’t help but notice that Monroe has one of the lowest property taxes in the county. With so many retirees on fixed incomes, this is not only beneficial, it is just plain good value. What is so impressive about low taxes is…

  • Town boasts lowest average crime rate in county

    One of the benefits of living in Monroe is the consistently low crime rate here. As reported in the New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime statistics, our township has the lowest average crime rate of all the 25 municipalities in Middlesex County for the past five years. I attribute this to Mayor Richard Pucci and…

  • Kudos to town for preserving local history

    The Monroe Township Historic Preservation Committee recently unveiled a plaque dedicating Dey Farm, the only working historic farm in Middlesex County. I think it is important that we preserve our local history, and the fact our township is dedicated to keeping our heritage alive, both by thoughts and deeds, means a great deal. Dey Farm…