Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • School district must balance needs of students, taxpayers

    The Old Bridge school administration just doesn’t get it. The 2007-08 budget is $130 million, and the administration’s only regret is that they couldn’t get more. Old Bridge taxpayers, on the other hand, are outraged that their taxes will be increased even though they are already overburdened. This is not a budget of need, but…

  • Donations sought for pet shelter garage sale

    Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., will hold a Giant Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 14 in the shelter’s parking lot. Donations of items for the sale will be accepted at the shelter from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 13 and 14 only. Linens and shoes will…

  • Global-warming alerts stem from science, not liberal agenda

    A common tactic used by those in denial about the global-warming crisis is to “shoot the messenger.” They can’t win an argument based on the facts or science, so they attempt to cast doubt on the validity of those who are telling them what they don’t want to hear. Global warming deniers argue that the…

  • ‘Contentment with mediocrity’ signals change

    After reading the positions of current Board of Education members Lew Kaufman and Amy Speizer about the Monroe Township school district’s most important areas of concern (No. 1: construction of the high school; No. 2: No Child Left Behind), it is my opinion that they need to be replaced. There is no excuse for not…

  • Obituaries

    Jane Szul Artishenko Mrs. Artishenko, 48, of South River, died March 28, 2007, at home. She was predeceased by her parents, Sophie and John Szul, and by a brother, Nicholas Szul. Surviving are her husband, George Artishenko; her mother-in-law, Zofia Artishenko of East Brunswick; a sister-in-law, Julia Martino of East Brunswick; and a brother-in-law, Alex…

  • Stop the board’s spending, vote no on budget

    On April 17 East Brunswick taxpayers will be faced with the prospect of voting on an overbloated 2007-08 school budget of nearly $130 million. Incredibly, this is $5 million more than the previous budget and $17 million more than the 2005-06 budget. It also represents an additional $366 tax per $100,000 of assessed valuation on…

  • Greg Bean

    Coda Sometimes, it’s the small things that save a marriage Last weekend, my stepfather got married to a wonderful woman, and I couldn’t be happier. This is a guy who came into the lives of me and my brothers after my father died, and not only loved our mother, but nursed her through her last…

  • Freeholders must address, resolve plight of homeless men

    It is obvious that the general public is interested in providing adequate shelters, as evidenced by the articles in the newspapers proclaiming this need. I recently read that Woodbridge is planning to upgrade its shelter to the tune of $750,000 and that the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders has granted $500,000 to Old Bridge…

  • Survivor’s story serves as reminder of Holocaust

    The Sentinel is to be commended for publishing the haunting article about Murray Goldfinger, a survivor of the Holocaust who met with endless horrors during the World War II (“A Tale of Tragedy, Torture and Survival,” March 22). This article is quite long for a local newspaper, yet it treats this subject – which is…