Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries Frederic B. Reinitz Frederic B. Reinitz Mr. Reinitz, 84, of Spotswood died Aug. 8 in Roosevelt Care Center, Edison. Prior to his retirement many years ago, he was a self-employed plumber. He served as chief of the Spotswood Fire Department in 1959. His wife, Veronica, died 1959; a son, William A. Philkill, died in…

  • Tax wealthy, but control politicians’ spending, too

    Tax wealthy, but control politicians’ spending, too Should we consider that the taxpayers who earn more than $1 million have been afforded countless tax loopholes over the years to decrease their federal income taxes? Where have all the editorials been to point out that low- and middle-income taxpayers have been denied such advantages on their…

  • Republicans’ objections have been appropriate, valid

    Stanley Fischer states in his letter to the editor ("Calvano, Republicans Begin by Saying No," Sentinel, July 9), "Time and time again for almost every significant proposal by Mayor William Neary, the Republicans have first taken a position of no, then attempted to come up with a logical rationalization for their opposition." Since Mr. Fischer…

  • Get out and vote in E.B.

    Get out and vote in E.B. We have enough senior citizens and disgusted taxpayers in East Brunswick to make our voices heard. The problem? They don’t get to the polls to vote. Many of us are being forced to sell our homes and move to areas where the property taxes and school taxes are reasonable.…

  • Don’t allow poor planning to bankrupt South River

    I was totally disgusted after reading Councilman David A. Sliker’s Your Turn guest column ("South River Addressing Building Needs, Keeping Tax Stable") in the July 29 issue of the Sentinel. All I can say is that Councilman Sliker must think that South River’s senior citizens and taxpayers are a bunch of idiots. Fortunately, the guest…

  • Obituaries

    James Bini Obituaries James Bini Mr. Bini, 76, of Old Bridge died July 23 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Bini; two sons, Scott Bini of Monroe and Eugene Bini of Milltown; a daughter, Lynne Calandruccio of Old Bridge; two brothers, Albert and Kelly Bini; and six grandchildren.…

  • Your turn

    Raymond T. EppingerGuest Column Your turn Raymond T. Eppinger Guest Column Raymond T. Eppinger Guest Column Full accounting of costs needed in S.R. Five years. Can it really be five years since the borough of South River debated the direction it would take to address the need to replace or renovate its aging municipal buildings?…

  • Decision time at hand

    The East Brunswick Board of Education faces a difficult decision this month, one that will visibly affect every taxpayer in town as much as it will impact their crowded schools. The board is expected to choose from five building options that will add classroom space at anywhere from one to nine schools, and in some…