Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Put the brakes on ugly signs in East Brunswick

    This is an open letter to my fellow East Brunswick residents. As a newcomer to East Brunswick who very quickly began a love affair with the town and its beauty, I am truly upset by something that I believe can easily be corrected. I am disheartened by the amount of signs that clutter the sides…

  • Jamesburg council member responds to comments

    This letter is in response to a comment by one of the Republican Borough Council candidates reported in the Nov. 4 issue of the Sentinel (“Voters Re-elect Democrats in Jamesburg”). He implied that our claim of a senior discount prescription plan that was mentioned in our campaign literature was false. He is incorrect. I would…

  • Obituaries

    Frances Picciolo Mrs. Picciolo, 89, of Middletown, died Nov. 7 in Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation, Red Bank. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Picciolo, and by a daughter, Josephine Ann Picciolo. Surviving are three sons, Frank Picciolo, Salvatore Picciolo and Thomas Picciolo, all of Monroe; a daughter, Josephine Agostinacchio of Middletown; a sister, Ann…

  • Sour grapes make for bitter whine

    The defeated Republican candidates for Milltown Borough Council have recently come out blaming me for their loss. As an independent candidate, I opposed both political parties equally. I have no preference for either success or failure. My two main goals were to establish an independent voice and to fight against the redevelopment plan for Ford…

  • Articles on Vietnam wall exhibit evoke memories of a brother’s heroism

    Thank you for your recent articles concerning the Gonder family, the traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall exhibit and Judge Roger Daley. My brother, Sgt. Freddy Bonner of East Brunswick, (EBHS class of 1965), was killed in action Dec. 31, 1968, saving his platoon from a Viet Cong ambush. He received the Bronze Star for his actions.…

  • Lots of smoke and mirrors in Golden Triangle deal

    The letters to the editor and Township Council meeting comments regarding Councilwoman Christi Calvano’s “no” vote on the Golden Triangle (Sam’s Club and the flea market) in East Brunswick have been nothing less than amusing. The most recent hinting at an obstructionist policy and the concept that this was simply a learning experience was a…

  • Blame county officials for clouds of suspicion

    After reading Leonora Farber’s letter to the editor, “U.S. Attorney Must Step In, Clear County Officials’ Names,” (Sentinel, Oct. 21), I have to respond. It is not the job of the U.S. Attorney to clear anyone’s name. That office’s job is to investigate crimes and prosecute criminals. Our county officials are to blame for the…