Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Thanks extended to sup­porters of heart walk

    As co-chairpersons of the recent American Heart Association 2003 Middlesex-Union County American Heart Walk, we want to thank Middlesex County. Thanks to the great support from residents, businesses, organizations and volunteers throughout Middlesex County, the recent American Heart Walk event was a great success. Featuring the theme "Step Out, Save Lives! — Exercise Your Heart!,"…

  • Obituaries

    Paula Berkowitz Moskowitz Obituaries Paula Berkowitz Moskowitz Mrs. Moskowitz, 62, of Sayreville died Dec. 19 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. She was a bookkeeper at Jacobsen, Goldfarb and Tanzman, Woodbridge, the past five years. Mrs. Moskowitz is survived by her husband of 42 years, Benjamin Moskowitz; a son, David Moskowitz of Morgan; two…

  • Above and beyond the call of duty

    Above and beyond the call of duty Around the holidays, it sometimes gets a little easier to find those willing to lend a helping hand. After all, for many of us it is only once a year that we take the extra money we may or may not have in our pocket or a little…

  • County vo-tech school slated to open soon

    BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer County vo-tech school slated to open soon BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer PERTH AMBOY — A new high-tech vocational and technical school facility will serve the students of Middlesex County well. The new Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School, on High Street, Perth Amboy, is expected to open in the…

  • Explanation for purchase of land doesn’t compute

    I expect some level of realistic statements from the members of the East Brunswick administration when they inform us of actions they take. The explanation by the mayor of East Brunswick for the purchase of Heavenly Farms for open space is very difficult for me to accept. One of the reasons for purchasing the property,…

  • For the Record

    For the Record An ordinance being considered in Spotswood that would require local businesses to obtain a mercantile license from the borough has been revised so that businesses will have until July 1, 2004, to obtain a license free of charge. The date was incorrect in a Dec. 24 story in the Sentinel. The proposed…

  • Elimination of tolls must go with gas tax increase

    Your editorial cartoon titled "Ye Olde Gas Tax Revolt of 2003" (Sentinel, Dec. 4) should be directed to the existence of road tolls. Based on a 2001 state Legislature memorandum, more money was collected in tolls than in state gasoline taxes in 2000 (about $627 million in tolls versus about $499 million in gasoline taxes).…

  • Word goes out that education is a priority

    We would like to thank all the voters in Monroe who came out in force to support and overwhelmingly pass the Dec. 9 Monroe Township school bond referendum. From one end of the township to the other, the voters let it be known loud and clear that educating the children of Monroe is a priority.…

  • Good Samaritans came to aid of stranded motorist

    On Dec. 8, my car hit ice on Cheesequake Road, Old Bridge, spun around and landed in an embankment. After a short while, a kind man known to me only as Jerry stopped and attempted to back my car out, but it wouldn’t budge. All of a sudden a lady left her car and came…