Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Area schools on notice to take in Katrina victims

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer New Jersey schools are being asked to be prepared to welcome new students from the South in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. State Department of Education Commissioner William L. Librera has notified all superintendents that their districts will have to take in any students who relocate…

  • Obituaries

    Arthur A. Barbely Mr. Barbely, 87, of Milltown, died Sept. 6 in Applegarth Care Center, Monroe. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances Beatty Barbely, in 1999. Surviving are three sons, Richard A. Barbely of South Brunswick, James F. Barbely of Thomasville, Ga., and Robert P. Barbely of Jamesburg; a daughter, Joan Pankow of Milltown;…

  • New faces, offerings in Spotswood schools

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — It will be the last year for the superintendent, but the first for a lot of other things in borough schools. Superintendent of Schools Anthony Vaz, who will retire in June, said his theme for the year is “thinking outside the box.” Due to…

  • Back to school

    Above, kindergartners are led down the hall to their classrooms for their first day of school Wednesday at Memorial School, East Brunswick. Below, Helen Miller, an aide at Memorial School, gets paperwork in order. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Welcome back

    Above, a sign in a Memorial School classroom tells students what to expect in 2005-06. At right, Memorial School Principal Rita Meehan sits in for a classroom session during the first day of school in East Brunswick Wednesday. PHOTOSBYJEFF GRANIT staff

  • Outpour of support a tribute to community

    They need it more than we do. That’s been the sentiment of many area residents, business owners and organizations who, like most Americans, have watched the fall-out of Hurricane Katrina in disbelief over the past week and a half. The response to the devastation along the Gulf Coast can only be described as heart-warming, as…

  • Letters

    Proposed cable legislation falls short in several important areas With all due respect to Robert K. Johnson (“Bill Aims to Improve Cable Services,” Your Turn guest column, Sentinel, Aug. 18), as a 15-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, I resent the implication that I have been misled or influenced by cable operators. I’ll also note…

  • Obituaries

    Anthony R. Demeter Mr. Demeter, 67, of Spotswood, formerly of South River and East Brunswick, died Aug. 18 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He retired from Permacel, North Brunswick, in 2003, after more than 33 years with the company. Surviving are his wife, Loretta Balint Demeter; a daughter, Diane Brown, and her…