Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Without bedrock voters, the party’s all but over

    GREG BEAN Coda Afriend of mine, who’s also a newspaper columnist, lives in one of those red states, and is about as conservative as they come. I’ve always figured I was fairly conservative, but this guy’s dedication to the core philosophy puts mine to shame. Even mention Ronald Reagan’s name in his presence and he…

  • Parent facing stiff penalties for assault

    The parent of a Colts Neck Pop Warner League football player has provided his hometown children’s league and the state of New Jersey with its latest youth sports black eye. It is another in a growing litany of parents behaving poorly in front of children. On Sept. 30 after Pop Warner youth football play at…

  • Councilman owes apology to those renting homes in borough

    This letter is in response to comments made Milltown councilman Randy Farkas in a recent article titled “Changes Likely in Ford Avenue Plans” (Sentinel, Sept. 27). Mr. Farkas made a statement saying that people who rent property in the town are not usually stakeholders in the community or do not take philosophical ownership of the…

  • Elem. school playground closes due to violations

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – The E.R. Appleby School playground was shut down recently after officials learned that it violated state safety standards. The playground at the Vliet Street school, which houses the borough’s second- through fifth-grade students, was inspected recently under a new state mandate. Violations that came up during the inspection…

  • Business owner irked by councilman’s words on parking-lot issue

    I am writing this letter in response to comments regarding the Milltown Senior Center parking lot made by Councilman Mike Skarzynski in an article (“Divided Council Denies Senior Center Contract”) that appeared in the Oct. 4 issue of the Sentinel. I take personal offense to the fact that he said ” … it doesn’t take…

  • Residents encouraged to donate blood during E.B. drive

    The most important things in life are not things – not material things. Please donate blood. Save a life. Donating is easy, sterile and painless. The actual donation lasts only about 10 minutes. Please help. Come donate at our community blood drive at the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Civic Center Drive, on Thursday, Oct.…

  • Monroe officials recognize importance of the arts

    The recent performance of the American Repertory Ballet in Monroe is one of a number of events and programs planned by our Cultural Arts Commission. The caliber of the performances is first-rate, and the variety of programming is phenomenal. For the rest of the season, we can forward to opera, ethic-dance performances, a swing band,…

  • Obituaries

    Judy Marjorie Knoeckel Ms. Knoeckel, 61, of Spotswood, formerly of Old Bridge and South River, died Sept. 22, 2007, at home. Prior to her retirement in 2002, she was employed for more than 20 years as a school-bus driver with the Old Bridge Township Board of Education. Surviving are a sister, Janice N. Knoeckel of…

  • Further study of 3.6 acres will take until Sept. ’08

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer MONROE – Despite significant actions the Board of Education has taken toward getting the new high school built, there remains some uncertainty surrounding when, or even if, a portion of the Thompson Park site will be released. Requirements attached to a 3.6-acre section will not be met until September 2008…