Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Band members will never forget trip to Disney World

    The Spotswood High School Concert Band and Wind Ensemble made a trip to Orlando, Fla., from Thursday, April 29, to Tuesday, May 4, for Walt Disney World’s annual Magic Music Days festival. We students boarded buses in front of the school at the close of the day on Thursday, excited and ready for the trip…

  • Township must preserve nature, wildlife habitats

    This is an open letter to Mayor William Neary of East Brunswick. Since the residents (taxpayers) of East Brunswick voted for open space preservation, the township has, partly with its own open space money: obtained the building rights to the Giamarese farm; purchased "open" fields from the Kelemen farm; purchased "open" fields from the Lapinski…

  • Your Turn

    Lawrence ReischGuest ColumnChanges to school funding formula critical Your Turn Lawrence Reisch Guest Column Changes to school funding formula critical Lawrence Reisch Guest Column Changes to school funding formula critical Having flown 53 combat missions as a member of a B-24 bomber crew in the South Pacific during World War II, I am taking the…

  • Your Turn

    Sheila MastersonGuest ColumnZoning Board did not put residents first Your Turn Sheila Masterson Guest Column Zoning Board did not put residents first Sheila Masterson Guest Column Zoning Board did not put residents first Thank you, staff writer Vincent Todaro, for writing such a concise article detailing what took place at the East Brunswick Zoning Board…

  • MCC proposes 9.5 percent tuition hike

    Freeholder says he will push college to bring that number down BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer MCC proposes 9.5 percent tuition hike BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer A proposed 9.5 percent tuition hike for Middlesex County College students was met with stiff resistance from Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel last week. The college’s board of trustees…

  • On fishing, storytelling, great catches and memories

    I remember going fishing many years ago with a friend of mine who was a World War II hero, and we had an absolutely fine trip, catching many fish including whiting, mackerel and herring. That day, the first of the fishing season, was a perfect day, with comfortable weather and calm seas. What made the…

  • EBHS senior candidate for Presidential Scholar

    BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EBHS senior candidate for Presidential Scholar BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A perfect score on her SAT and admission to Harvard University. What else might Stephanie Zhang achieve? Being named a Presidential Scholar would be nice. The 17-year-old East Brunswick High School senior is in the running for…

  • Obituaries

    Hilda Morrow Bekulewicz Obituaries Hilda Morrow Bekulewicz Mrs. Bekulewicz, 87, of East Brunswick died April 23 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Michael Bekulewicz; four brothers, Edward Morrow of Lakehurst, Fred Morrow of East Brunswick, William Morrow of Old Bridge and Richard Morrow of the Jobstown section of Springfield;…

  • Audience went over the rainbow at play

    Chris Slavicek is a wizard, but this time you can’t ignore the "man behind the curtain." He spun his magic and directed the fifth- and sixth-grade Appleby School play "The Wizard of Oz" that had standing-room-only performances on April 15, 16 and 17 in Spotswood. More than 100 cast members worked for months, led by…