Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Walter J. Grabowski Obituaries Walter J. Grabowski Mr. Grabowski, 61, of South River died June 10 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. He served with the U.S. Navy in the Seabees from 1959-63. Mr. Grabowski was predeceased by his father, Walter, in 1997. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Patricia…

  • McGreevey continuing the toll, E-ZPass debacle

    The Sentinel’s opinion regarding Gov. James E. McGreevey’s handling of tolls on the Garden State Parkway ("Charging Parkway Tolls Keeps Taking a Large Toll," May 20) is very accurate. By contrast, Frank Forst’s most important missed-point assertion ("McGreevey Gets Kudos on E-ZPass, Toll Merger" June 4) is off base. The Sentinel didn’t blame E-ZPass on…

  • Development approvals will affect enrollment, taxes

    Richard Klein’s June 3 letter to the editor ("Councilwoman’s Vote Irks East Brunswick Board Member’) stated in part that Ms. Christi Calvano’s vision for the future of the property (the Golden Triangle tract) would result in increased traffic, adding to school enrollment, etc. It is not my intent to get into any discussion regarding the…

  • Parent makes plea for keeping pre-first grade program in Monroe

    Monroe Township has decided to eliminate its pre-first-grade program after 18 years. The pre-first grade is recommended for children who have completed kindergarten but may not be quite ready for first grade. Usually the children who are recommended for this program have birthdays that fall in September or October and may be somewhat immature for…

  • Disappointed by coverage void

    I’d like to congratulate the South River Rams’ golf team which finished up this past season with a perfect 18-0 record, winning the Blue Division — easily the best golf team in South River High School history — and especially quite noteworthy coming from a school basically renowned for its football prowess during the past…

  • Attack on Calvano filled with self-serving rhetoric

    As a regular reader of the Sentinel and viewer of the East Brunswick Township Council meetings, I think it is clearly apparent that the local party in control, the Democrats, must be hearing the grumblings of discontent that are running rampant in town. Every time I turn around, there is another political soldier, or appointee…

  • Skewed priorities win again in Trenton

    Skewed priorities win again in Trenton Skewed priorities win again in Trenton When Gov. James E. McGreevey condemns an action of the state that he leads as "bureaucratic nonsense," you know you are talking about something special. New Jersey is a state in which "bureaucratic nonsense" is so typical, it barely generates more than a…

  • Feels her vote didn’t matter in Spotswood

    I was aggravated when I read the letter to the editor ("Democratic System Fails Voters in Spotswood") from another Spotswood resident in the June 4 issue of the Sentinel. I attended the Spotswood Borough Council meeting where the overturn took place. All the kindergarten parents were represented. There were no senior citizens. However, the seniors…

  • Calvano acted in best interests of residents

    I am amazed at the undeserved attacks launched against East Brunswick Township Councilwoman Christi Calvano by Richard Klein, a member of the township Planning Board, just because she is not part of the mayor’s "yes" team ("Councilwoman’s Vote Irks East Brunswick Board Member," letters to the editor, Sentinel, June 4). I should clarify to Mr.…