Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Violators dump garbage as East Brunswick seeks beautification

    The is an open letter to East Brunswick citizens, the mayor and the Township Council. For health reasons, I have begun to walk regularly. My usual route is through the Brunswick Square Mall parking lot, on to Summerhill Road, up to the next intersection beyond Arthur Street and the high school, then back via Rues…

  • for the record

    for the record In a story published in the Aug. 14 Sentinel regarding the East Brunswick Township Council’s adoption of an ordinance declaring a property on Dunhams Corner Road as surplus, the newspaper did not mention that Councilwoman Catherine Diem recused herself from the vote due to her involvement as a volunteer board member with…

  • Writer gives kudos to East Brunswick resident with great idea

    At the East Brunswick Township Council meeting Aug. 11, a resident speaking against the sale of 3 acres of land at the corner of Dunhams Corner Road and Ryders Lane had a fabulous idea that, if adopted, would satisfy the wishes of most of the town’s residents. The gentleman suggested the land should continue to…

  • Initiative will help fund research for autism cure

    When Gov. James McGreevey recently signed legislation that devotes money collected from traffic fines to funding autism research, our state renewed its commitment to finding a cure for this disability. This groundbreaking initiative will provide approximately $3 million a year to benefit people affected by autism. It is estimated that at least one in 500…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries JOSEPH CANNICI, 87, of East Brunswick died Aug. 20 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and was the recipient of the Purple Heart and a Distinguished Unit Badge with two Oak Leaf Clusters. He was a communicant of St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic…

  • Your Turn

    Guest Column Your Turn Guest Column Joe Sinagra Sr. Time for tax reform and keeping promises Equal tax distribution may have worked 40 to 50 years ago when most average homes were of equal value. Today there is a very diversified value on properties. If a home assessed at $50,000 is raised to $100,000, and…

  • Officials saving town’s history for residents

    As a resident of Monroe, I have been interested in the township’s rich history, and I am more than pleased to know that Mayor Richard Pucci and the Township Council are championing efforts to make this history accessible for all the people of Monroe. Monroe recently hosted a day of living history as part of…

  • Renaissance development would turn Main Street into Route 18

    Main Street in Spotswood is one of the few places in our immediate area where it is possible to be a pedestrian. On Main Street, a person can walk to the post office, stores and other establishments without feeling as if the world is designed entirely for motor vehicles rather than for people. This is…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries HELEN BOLDIZAR, 88, of East Brunswick died Aug. 6 at home. Her husband, Joseph Boldizar, died in 1986. Surviving are a son, Joseph Boldizar of East Brunswick; two sisters, Margaret Suto and Mary Derczo, both of Carteret; and a granddaughter. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment was…