Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Middlesex freeholder wrong on MOM rail line

    I’d like to respond to the outrageous comments made by Middlesex County Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel in a May 24 Sentinel article, “NJ Transit vote gets usual mixed reviews.” The Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail project is vitally needed to alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution and to promote commerce and ease of travel in…

  • Pets left in cars can become overheated quickly

    Many pet owners love to take their pets with them everywhere. On most occasions, these trips out offer the pet a wonderful chance to exercise and explore. Sometimes the good intentions of an owner are not really what is best for the pet, especially in the heat of summer. Imagine this: you are running into…

  • Class of 2007

    PHOTOSBYCHRISKELLYstaff Clockwise from top left: Bilal Raja delivers his valedictorian address during the commencement ceremony for Spotswood High School’s 30th graduating class on June 18. Josh Castillo listens to speeches. Anthony Addone salutes the flag one last time. Megan Rademacher listens to the speeches.

  • Obituaries

    Orel Marie Barr Mrs. Barr, 79, of the Somerset section of Franklin, formerly of East Brunswick, died June 10, 2007, in McCarrick Care Center, Somerset. Prior to her retirement in 1992, she was employed as an executive secretary at Dagreen Electronics, South River. She was the former owner of Amanda’s B&B Reservation Service, East Brunswick.…

  • ‘Improperly adjusted’ seatbelt ticket irks resident

    This letter is in reference to the article titled “Police Warn Motorists of Increased Seat-Belt Patrols” that appeared in the May 24 issue of the Sentinel. On Wednesday, May 23, I was driving on Matchaponix Road in Monroe (Reserve development). I was pulled over by an officer. I asked him what I did wrong. He…

  • References by last name were disrespectful

    As a parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge, since 1978, I was happy to see the well-deserved front page article on Msgr. John Szymanski (“Pastor reflects on four decades of leadership,” Suburban, June 7). The constant reference to the good monsignor as “Szymanski” was rather disrespectful. Perhaps the use of the titles…

  • A student’s view on halting global warming

    (The following essay was written by a winner in the Environment New Jersey Earth Day Essay Contest. Entrants were asked to write on “Why We Need to Stop Global Warming,” and winners were selected from a pool of 150 submissions from across the state. For more information on the contest, log on to www.environmentnewjersey.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming….) As…

  • Public encouraged to honor memory of 18-year-old

    Recently, many kind tributes have been made to the memory of Byron Goundrey, an 18-year-old Rutgers University student who lived with spinal muscular dystrophy. Every one of those words captured the essence of Byron – caring, brilliant, “can do” attitude, and so very many others that would have really annoyed him. To Byron, those words…

  • Some people always see the tank as half empty

    Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda We all have our special martial arts talents. My kids say that my wife, for example, is a black belt in Nag-Fu. They say I’m a grandmaster at Crotch-E-Tay. A good friend and fellow columnist who lives out in one of the Red States and whose name I’m withholding for…