Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Donald F. Arnold Mr. Arnold, 76, of East Brunswick, formerly of Metuchen, died Jan. 20 in Care One, East Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Diane Stephens Arnold; three sons, William of East Brunswick, Michael of Freehold and Chris of Princeton; a sister, Mary Louise Bater of Brockport, N.Y.; and six grandchildren. A gathering was held…

  • East Brunswick taxpayers should demand answers

    Mary Irwin Guest Column On Dec. 1 Thomas W. Finn, the current East Brunswick deputy chief of police and public safety director, was honored by the National Commission Against Drunk Driving (NCADD) in Washington, D.C., for demonstrating excellence in implementing innovative techniques in the detection and deterrence of DWI (driving while intoxicated) offenders. Over the…

  • MOM line station better off in Matawan or Red Bank

    In response to Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina’s letter last week, the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line should be built — but not through South Brunswick. While he espouses the virtues of the Lakehurst to Monmouth Junction alignment, he does not reveal the reason why the 1996 study opted for enhanced bus service on Route 9. According to…

  • Snow law must be enforced

    Anita Clavering Guest Column On Saturday and Sunday, more than 18-20 inches of snow fell on New Jersey, including the 12-15 inches that accumulated in my hometown of Old Bridge alone. While everyone may have been either all or at least halfway prepared for the blizzard that occurred this past weekend, I feel the biggest…

  • Obituaries

    Laura Kurpiecki Chreptovich Mrs. Chreptovich, 85, of South River, died Jan. 5 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1984, she was employed at the Colonial Diner, East Brunswick, where she worked for 27 years. Her husband, Jacob Chreptovich, died in 1971. Surviving are three daughters, Bernice Romano of…

  • Resident seeks adequate funding for homeland security

    Surprise! Surprise! New Jersey’s allocation of funds for homeland security has been reduced again. Now, acting Gov. Codey has taken a trip to Washington, D.C., to apply pressure to reinstate the money. Interestingly enough, he called upon two conservative Republican congressmen, Chris Smith and Scott Garrett, to assist him with the super liberal Democratic senators…

  • Officials must find long-term solutions to road congestion

    The Sentinel editorial, “Truck Traffic Figures Scary for Residents of Middlesex” (Jan. 20) alerts us to the present view of a huge increase in truck traffic in Middlesex County. The Sentinel rightfully recommends that more money and effort should be spent on trains, presumably to decrease truck usage and increase freight train usage. The perception,…

  • Cooperation, effort led to success of Hadassah event

    I want to thank all of you who participated in our December Holiday Gift Wrap at Brunswick Square Mall, East Brunswick. We set up for wrapping on Nov. 30, began wrapping on Dec. 1, and finally took the booth down on Sunday, Dec. 26. It was a mighty undertaking for our chapter, and, thanks to…