Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Diane Creamer-Mani Ms. Creamer-Mani, 49, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, formerly of East Brunswick and North Brunswick, died May 24 in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Surviving are her parents, Theresa and Robert Creamer of East Brunswick; a daughter and son, Lisa and Michael, both at home; two sisters, Patricia…

  • Residents’ message clear on redevelopment issue

    There’s a time and place for eminent domain. And though officials in South River are discussing that power only as a last-resort option for redevelopment, they should abide by what residents and business owners told them during a public hearing last week: Don’t force operating businesses to sell their properties, and don’t displace decent, taxpaying…

  • Rebecca Gallanter

    Guest Column Schools need residents’ nurturing, support I am writing in response to the column by Greg Bean (“Plea To Ignore Election Results Is Misguided”) that appeared in the May 11 issue of the Sentinel. In his review of the May 1 East Brunswick Township Council meeting, Mr. Bean refers to a “grating” argument made…

  • Obituaries

    Rosalie Kullmann Altmann Mrs. Altmann, 79, of Highland Park, died May 14 at home. Her husband, Peter S. Altmann, died in 2002. Surviving are six sisters, Marie Dietz of Sickershausen, Germany, Adele Rothauer of Gmunden, Austria, and Elizabeth Young, Erna Wilhelm, Luise Urteil and Erica Breitfelder, all of Highland Park; and seven nieces and 12…

  • Citizens should get involved, take back Monroe

    It should come as no surprise to anyone following the political activities in Monroe that our mayor is at it again. Recently he has been caught consulting for a political action committee (PAC) that has as a contributor a developer who is planning projects in Monroe. Anyone who has as much political acumen or holds…

  • Close the untaxed-farmland loophole

    Everybody is discussing our high property taxes in New Jersey, and so far no one has come up with a solution. One area is to abolish a loophole enjoyed by many politicians, lawyers and savvy people. If you are a “gentleman farmer,” own 10 acres of land and can show sales of $500 or more,…

  • School will get reward for shipments to troops

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD – A flag that once flew over U.S. troops in Afghanistan will now be placed in Spotswood High School. The flag is a thank you from the U.S. Army for the extraordinary collection of DVDs, CDs and other goods collected by Spotswood students for troops…

  • Local concert was about more than talent

    What a treat. On Sunday, April 23, the Spotswood Kids Play Committee staged a fundraising concert featuring artists from the Spotswood Music Academy on Main Street. For a $5 donation, attendees were treated to wonderful performances from a variety of musicians and vocalists. The music ranged from classical to jazz, and from blues to pop.…

  • Defends position on school budget, funding

    Sheldon Rossman recently took issue with my stand relating to the East Brunswick Board of Education’s recently defeated proposed budget and method of funding (“Voting Down Budget Costs Dearly in Long Run,” Sentinel, “Your Turn” guest column, May 15). He points out that “most of a school budget is mandated and out of the hands…