Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Cobra helicopter display engenders comfort, awe

    I’d like to extend both my adult and youthful appreciation to American Legion Joyce Kilmer Post No. 25 of Milltown for its impressive display at the corner of Washington and Joyce Kilmer avenues. The Cobra attack helicopter displayed is both a powerful and unique public example of our nation’s military. The helicopter, with its intimidating…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries JOAN A. BROCK, 74, of Silvermead, Freehold Township, died June 14 at home. Surviving are her husband, Francis T. Brock; two sons, Francis Brock of Hazlet and Thomas Brock of Long Branch; three daughters, Joyce Urban of Wayne and Deborah McDonough Kisielewski and Patricia Anderson, both of Bayonne; five sisters, Viola Palangio of Brick,…

  • Our View

    New Jersey Our View New Jersey’s history to come alive once more New Jersey’s history to come alive once more As you read this, American and British soldiers are marching across central New Jersey toward Freehold and Manalapan. They are coming our way as part of New Jersey’s Crossroads of the Revolution project that will…

  • South River art gallery curator showcases young artists

    When tough economic times force state government to tighten the belt on historical and cultural art programs, small town South River is fortunate to have its very own Soho-chic art studio. The downtown River Mill Art Gallery is not only a commercial framing shop, it also functions as a museum of original paintings, etchings, prints…

  • Assembly members should focus on Jamesburg’s schools

    When I heard that our school taxes here in Jamesburg were to increase by an average of $500 this year (the highest increase in all of Middlesex County), I thought for sure that last year’s school crisis would be a thing of the past. But now I read that four more teachers and our superintendent…

  • School officials deserve praise for proposed school plan in Monroe

    I applaud the efforts of the Monroe Township Board of Education, the Monroe Township Council and the county Board of Chosen Freeholders for working in concert and trying to help the taxpayers of our town keep our future tax bill for the new high school down as low as possible. The so called "grassroots" advocates…

  • School should name concerts after man who built music program

    Attending the recent East Brunswick schools districtwide concert to witness the "debut" of one of our grandchildren, I was heartened to see the magnificent tradition continuing with great enthusiasm and vigor. It is a distinct credit to the incredible efforts of the man who built the district’s music program into one of national, if not…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries SALVATORE S. CRANGA, 86, of Spotswood died June 9 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. His wife, Mildred, died in 1967, and a grandson, Sean Virmalo, died in 2000. Surviving are a son, Joseph Cranga of Brick; two daughters, Janet Virmalo of Allentown, Pa., and Denese of Linwood; five grandchildren; and seven…

  • Multiple sclerosis walk supporters helped raise money, awareness

    On behalf of the more than 3,000 Mid-Jersey residents who have multiple sclerosis (MS), the Mid-Jersey Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society extends our sincere thanks to you and your staff at the Sentinel for your hard work in support of our 15th annual MS Walk. The press coverage you provided helped us recruit…