Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Volunteers hoping to run East Brunswick visual arts fest

    In September 2001 a group of people, under the aegis of the East Brunswick Arts Commission, met to discuss the possibility of hosting a visual arts event in the township. Since that first meeting, our group of volunteers, now known as the East Brunswick Visual Arts Celebration Committee, has grown to include local and nonlocal…

  • Becker has shown valor, intelligence and compassion

    I am writing this letter in support of Vicki Becker for the East Brunswick Board of Education. I have known Vicki for 15 years and find her to be a woman of valor, credibility, intelligence, sincerity and compassion. Vicki has been an advocate for children and their education for as long as she has lived…

  • Senator offers opinion on proposed MOM rail line

    Commuter transit service is one of the most important issues affecting the constituents of my district and, for that matter, much of the state of New Jersey. That is why I have been an active participant in the dialogue surrounding the proposed Middlesex-Ocean-Monmouth (MOM) rail line almost since its inception. I recognize the need for…

  • Sloppy administration plagues East Brunswick Township

    In a report that appeared recently in a local newspaper, East Brunswick Mayor William Neary was quoted as saying: "We didn’t do it exactly in the neatest way. It was the sloppy way to do it." This was the response given by the mayor during the Feb. 27 Township Council meeting to approve a $27,550…

  • Lancers turn naysayers into believers with title

    After further reviewDoug McKenzie After further review Doug McKenzie As I sat in the bleachers at Lakewood High School just a few weeks ago, the gen­tleman sitting in front of me turned around and initiated a conversation. "This is not the St. John Vianney we’re used to seeing," he said, referring to the Lady Lancers…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries MILDRED T. LACH GARELICK, 81, of Key­port died March 13 at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry M. Garelick in 1951. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Tracy of the Morganville section of Marlboro; her sister, Freida Walinski of Bayonne; two brothers, Chester Lach of Old Bridge, and Henry Lach of…

  • Our View

    School board movingin the right direction Our View School board moving in the right direction School board moving in the right direction We have, in years past, criticized the East Brunswick Board of Education for not being in touch with the community or not listening to its wishes with regard to the budget and the…

  • Your Turn

    Guest ColumnVictor LafamanIt Your Turn Guest Column Victor Lafaman It’s crisis time for Monroe schools Guest Column Victor Lafaman It’s crisis time for Monroe schools Schools in Monroe Township have reached a crisis. On April 15 we will vote on a budget, which if not approved, could likely result in cuts by our mayor and…

  • Residents of Milltown should use all legal means vs. Wendy’s

    Residents of Milltown should use all legal means vs. Wendy’s I read with interest your editorial in the March 13 issue of the Sentinel con­cerning the proposed Wendy’s on Ryders Lane. I have previously written that I agree with the Milltown residents’ plight. They should oppose this to the bitter end. We all agree that…