Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Mole Day

    Above, Danielle Slater shows her “Moleopoly” game to her classmates during Mole Day at East Brunswick High School. Mole Day is celebrated each Oct. 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., commemorating Avogadro’s Number (6.02 X 10^23), a basic measuring unit in chemistry. The day was created to foster enthusiasm in chemistry. Below, Michael Desjardins…

  • An informed voter makes the best decision at polls

    Greg Bean Coda As we count down to the elections, I’ve been taking calls from local politicians and their handlers wondering if they’ll get our endorsement before voters go to the polls. I always tell them no. Fact is, we stopped making editorial endorsements of candidates several years ago for a variety of reasons. In…

  • So. River schools’ goals set in three-year plan

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER – The Board of Education recently approved a three-year strategy plan dubbed the “Blueprint for Excellence.” Students and parents on the Strategic Planning Committee that composed the voluminous plan were in attendance at a recent meeting to present their work, which is a collaboration…

  • Your Turn

    Time for bipartisan council in East Brunswick Frank Coury Guest Column Frank CouryGuest Column What does it take to realize that East Brunswick residents need a bipartisan Township Council, if for no other reason than to reduce wasteful spending? Let’s look at the record of the Neary administration. + The wasteful spending of $1.4 million…

  • Coda

    Sometimes, good people come up with a bad idea Greg Bean If you look out your window right now, chances are you’ll see pigs flying. I figure that in a week when I end up agreeing with embattled Keyport Mayor John Merla, anything is possible. Last week, I wrote about a bad idea – an…

  • Holt’s amendment promotes transit security

    George W. Bush likes to portray Democrats as soft on security, but Democrats like Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) have been proving the president wrong. Recently, Rep. Holt was the prime sponsor of an amendment to this year’s Homeland Security Appropriations Act. Holt’s amendment increased federal funding for transit security by 15 percent. New Jerseyans will…

  • Offended by comments during forum I’ve served on the Milltown Borough Council for more than a decade, and I’ve been involved or witnessed candidates debates over the course of that time. I applaud Channel 22, in particular Russ Einbinder, who puts on an informative candidates forum year after year. However, I was outraged by remarks…

  • Freeholder’s actions won’t stifle resident’s right to speak up

    Middlesex County has an unethical politician named H. James Polos who is presently running again for a position on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. He will tell you how much he is doing for you. County advisory councils have bylaws that they have to abide by. When an elected official does not think…

  • Borough must examine questions concerning commission

    This is an open letter to the Milltown mayor and Borough Council. Milltown taxpayers are facing a situation in which certain individuals with their own agenda are attempting to place the cart before the horse, a horse that is deceased or not yet born. This is the touted Historical Commission, which equates to more dipping…