Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Students are being served politically correct history

    For several decades taxpayers have been throwing money at education, but have we been paying attention to who is catching it? I see now that about $1 million of our federal taxes is to be spent to teach history to elementary school teachers from five area schools ("$1M Grant to Focus on History Education," Sentinel,…

  • Common Cause chairman says ball dropped on pay-to-play

    Harry S. PozyckiGuest Column Harry S. Pozycki Guest Column Now that the dust has settled after the assembly Democrats passed, and the governor signed, the much-ballyhooed "reform" package, it’s worth assessing the results. Citizens who applied reform pressure by passing over 100 local reform laws and good government groups, which generated significant media pressure on…

  • Obituaries

    Dorothy Madeline Comstock Obituaries Dorothy Madeline Comstock Mrs. Comstock, 82, of the Clarksburg section of Millstone, formerly of North Brunswick, died July 16 in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Surviving are her husband, Wilmer Comstock; a son, Wil Comstock of Nashville, Tenn.; two daughters, Linda Comstock of Clarksburg and Jeannette Mueller of East Brunswick; and…

  • Improve traffic pattern at dangerous intersection

    I read an article ("Repairing Crescent Avenue to Cost Boro $50,000 More," July 15) in which it was stated that Spotswood and East Brunswick will be working together on the repair of Crescent Avenue. I live in Helmetta and I travel through Spotswood and East Brunswick almost daily. I have long commented on the hazardous…

  • Helicopter at vets post is not pleasing to eye, mind

    There are three stone war memorials at the Joyce Kilmer American Legion Post in Milltown. Whenever I pass them, I stop to look and reflect. I am often filled with sadness when I read these markers. I am reminded of the great sacrifices made by ordinary people. The helicopter above the stone markers is a…

  • Questions about proposal compelled Calvano’s ‘no’ vote

    I was disappointed to read Stanley Fischer’s letter to the editor ("Calvano, Republicans Begin by Saying No") in the July 9 issue of the Sentinel. He demeans and misconstrues Councilwoman Christie Calvano’s role and comments regarding the proposed Golden Triangle as irrational and politically biased. There remain so many unanswered questions regarding the proposal in…

  • Governor should act in good faith, get rid of tolls

    While Gov. James McGreevey touts his supposed improvements with E-ZPass, he forgets certain information that the public needs to remember. If McGreevey had kept his campaign promise to remove Garden State Parkway tolls, hundred of millions of dollars would have been saved. Wasted public money includes not only the cost of E-ZPass work on the…

  • Proposed purchase looks like another costly error

    I attended the June 28 meeting of the South River Borough Council, and, after listening to the debate over purchasing 55 Reid St. in the borough, I am not convinced that buying the building is a sound idea or in the best interest of the taxpayers. The council just spent more than $300,000 to buy…

  • Children will pay price for Tamarack Hollow

    Warnsdorfer is one of the most crowded elementary schools, not only in East Brunswick, but statewide. Currently, 562 students are enrolled, with an average class size of 23.5 students, and a 15-1 student-faculty ratio. The proposed Tamarack Hollow development would add 56 more homes, which would mean even more children attending this already overcrowded school.…