Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Child safety seats save lives

    Diana Doherty Guest Column Too often we have heard about situations in which a parent is killed in a car accident that leaves a child unharmed, thanks to the fact that the child was in a safety seat. Unfortunately, many adults still do not place their children in safety seats, or they place them in…

  • MOM rail line a good public policy for central N.J.

    Joseph Azzolina Guest Column The possibility exists that the draft environmental impact statement for the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) rail line currently in progress might result in “no preferred alternative.” This would be a travesty to every resident affected by the traffic and congestion in the central region of New Jersey. The mere possibility of such a…

  • Tsunami victims are in desperate need of assistance

    This truly is the season for giving, not because of any holiday but rather because the people of the world are in dire need. As many of you may have watched or read about, tidal waves caused by an earthquake under the ocean floor in Southeast Asia caused devastation in 11 underdeveloped nations on Dec.…

  • Busy agendas in 2005

    With the calendar page turned from 2004 to 2005, we mark the end of another year of service to the communities in which our newspaper circulates. The stories of 2004 have taken their place in the history books, and we look forward to all that the new year holds in store for area residents and…

  • Sally Sacks Slater Mrs. Slater, 92, of Delray Beach, Fla., died Dec. 18 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are two sons, Douglas and Howard, both of East Brunswick; and four grandchildren, Allison, Gregg, Meredith and Lauren. Services were held at the East Brunswick Jewish Center. Interment was in Montefiore Cemetery, Farmingdale,…

  • Many contributed to a special Christmas for needy

    As coordinator for the St. Vincent DePaul Adopt-A-Family program, I would like to publicly thank all of the wonderful people who contributed to our program this year and made Christmas extra special for many needy families. I would also like to say a special thank you to Fran Rieser, president of the Spotswood Schools PTA,…

  • Story about ‘clown’ elicits thanks from the heart

    Thank you so much to Sentinel staff writer Seth Mandel for the beautiful article (“Christmas Brings ‘Clown’ Plenty to Smile About,” Sentinel, Dec. 30) about the very generous Rose Katzenstein, who as a clown goes by the name of “Katie.” I am a clown of 18 years, teaching a junior clown group of youngsters in…