Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Stanley Willsky Mr. Willsky, of East Brunswick, formerly of Edison, died Aug. 5 in Applegarth Care Center, Monroe. A biostatistician with Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville section of Lawrence, for 30 years, he served on the East Brunswick Advisory Health Council for many years. Surviving are his wife, Rhoda Lipman Willsky; a son, Gregg, and a daughter,…

  • A great Night Out

    National Night Out has become a great community tradition in local towns including East Brunswick and Spotswood, and the success of this year’s events stands as evidence. Hundreds turned out last week in those two towns and at similar events in Milltown and Monroe, despite sweltering heat that must have presented a strong temptation to…

  • Coda

    Eminent domain battle now on national stage Greg Bean Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and the members of his “Schneider Team” should be so proud – they’ve gone from being villains on a local and regional level to villains of national renown. If you read a daily newspaper, chances are that last Sunday you noticed…

  • Anytown program

    Spotswood High School students served as delegates to last week’s NCCJ-NJ Anytown Peer Leadership Training Program, which brings students of all backgrounds together in order to encourage dialogue. The program helps develop understanding and mutual respect, and builds leadership skills. Working on an action plan to address a human relations issue are (l-r) Spotswood adviser…

  • Asbestos discovered at school is removed

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The school district recently took action to remove asbestos material found at Bowne-Munro Elementary School. Some of the asbestos was removed in June, as anticipated, from the boiler room and the ceiling of the main hallway. But workers also found the material, unexpectedly,…

  • Summer break … Who needs it???

    School may be out, but many teachers can be found hard at work BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent CHRIS KELLY staff Kathy Schumann works with Apeksha Parmar, 6, during a Summer Academy session last week at East Brunswick’s Chittick Elementary School. Schumann spent the first half of her summer break working to help…

  • Ruling more a compromise than a win for one side

    The Marcus Borden lawsuit may indeed be over, but while many seem to think there is a clear winner in the case, that’s up for debate. Did Borden win? One would think so judging by the spin some media outlets have placed on the story. But the July 25 ruling actually provides more of a…

  • Zambrano feels ‘awful,’ and well he should

    Greg Bean Coda Just when you think your personal disgust meter can’t go any higher, along comes Fazz Zambrano to kick it into full-tilt, red-line boogie. As most people in Monmouth County know, on July 20 John “Fazz” Zambrano pleaded guilty to taking a bribe in an undercover sting operation that has netted a whole…

  • Voters deserve elected officials who will fix state’s problems

    The recent budget crisis in New Jersey had the state’s citizens up in arms. No work and thus no pay for state employees. No beaches. No parks. And let us not forget no casinos or horse racing. After a weeklong stalemate, the drama finally came to an end. But the unfortunate reality is that nothing…