Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Come to terms on McGuire St.

    It’s an issue that’s long overdue for resolution. One can only hope the residents and businesses in the vicinity of McGuire Street in East Brunswick can come to terms regarding truck noise related to the industrial park there. Residents last year found themselves in the unfortunate position of having to repeatedly battle to have something…

  • Ruffhousing

    Above: First-graders at Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, greet Clifford the Big Red Dog as he arrives to visit classrooms and take part in the scholastic book fair last week. At left: Clifford says hello to the kindergartners. PHOTOSBY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff

  • Jamesburg stocked with charm, pride, potential

    Brian Donahue Editor Brian DonahueEditor If one thing is certain about Jamesburg, it’s that most people who live there take deep pride in it. And who can blame them? This is a community rich with old-fashioned appeal, with a desirable downtown business district, quality schools and an abundance of good, friendly people. In fact, many…

  • Coda

    Even if we build it, they’ll still come Greg Bean As communities in central New Jersey like Freehold Borough and Lakewood struggle with the thorny problems arising from illegal immigration, about the only solace we can take is that the federal government is doing an even worse job of finding a solution than we are.…

  • Accusation was broad assertion lacking supporting specifics

    Chandos F. Caldwell’s letter to the editor (Sentinel, Sept. 28) stated that I use innuendo and half-truths instead of facts in the issues I raise. It would have been a more intelligent criticism of me if he had referred to specific issues in his comments, rather than making a broad statement with no supporting facts.…

  • Obituaries

    Lawrence “Larry” Samuel Sr. Mr. Samuel, 60, of South River, died Sept. 28 at home. He was predeceased by his father, Stanley A. Samuel. Surviving are his wife, Gail Samuel; five sons, Michael of Spotswood, Lawrence Jr. of the Fords section of Woodbridge, Will of Keyport, and Christopher and Steven, both of South River; his…

  • It’s all about the money

    Former Gov. James E. McGreevey may have thought he snookered some people back in August 2004. But McGreevey’s “I am a gay American” speech was a shameful sleight-of-hand maneuver designed to try and deflect attention from the real problems. The long-hidden sexual orientation of the former governor was never, ever the issue. The real, unforgivable…

  • Coda

    ‘The Confession’: More than we needed to know Greg Bean After the whirlwind of detail surrounding former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey’s life as a closeted gay, I have three words to describe my reaction: too much information. Like most people in New Jersey, it came as no particular surprise when McGreevey outed himself as…

  • Flood of studies yields little action on flooding

    It seems chronic flooding is becoming more and more common in New Jersey. To his credit, Gov. Jon Corzine recently proposed a set of important regulatory changes to address the problem. Until now, the state has produced a flood of studies and recommendations and a corresponding drought of real policy change. The most recent report…