Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Monroe voters should take a lesson from South River

    Congratulations to South River voters for their support of education and for ap­proving their March 11 school bond ref­erendum by a 2-1 margin. The owner of an average home will see an increase of $93 per year in taxes to cover approxi­mately $6 million of the total $11 mil­lion project. No trailers for them. Did…

  • 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…

  • Animal Rescue Force volunteers rate praise

    I want to thank the Animal Rescue Force (ARF), East Brunswick, and two of its volunteer workers, Virginia Stillwagen and Catherine Senkins. ARF finds homes for abandoned animals. Last month I found a 6-month-old de­clawed, neutered cat on my doorstep during a major snowstorm. ARF put me in contact with a veterinarian who scheduled an…

  • 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…

  • for the record

    In a March 6 article titled "Council Changes Course on Allowing Dog Service," the Sentinel incorrectly reported on the number of dogs that are taken in by Helmetta resident Gail Drysdale on behalf of the St. Bernard Rescue Foundation. Drysdale, who has eight licensed dogs she keeps as pets, said that at any given time…

  • Milltown resident runs into trouble in fight for left-turn signal

    For more than a year I have been petitioning our Borough Council to add a left-turn arrow at the traffic signal on the corner of Ryders Lane and Washington Avenue. There are three left-turn arrows going into East Brunswick, but none coming into Milltown. It is an extremely busy intersection. Two women have been killed…

  • Resident is grateful for newspaper’s election coverage

    I’ve been meaning to write to your newspaper for quite some time, but I just managed to get around to it. I’d like to thank you for your participation during the last East Brunswick Township Council election. Yours was the only newspaper that provided coverage. Your reporter, Vincent Todaro, gave a decent portrayal of what…

  • School taxes remain stable under South River budget

    School taxes remain stable under South River budget SOUTH RIVER — Homeowners will once again catch a break as they will face no increase in school taxes for the district’s tentative 2003-04 budget. The news follows a year in which residents actually saw a 1-cent tax decrease in the school tax rate, an anomaly during…

  • Budget for ’03-04 funds new teachers, trailers

    Monroe school tax ratewould climb 13 centsunder proposed budget By vincent todaroStaff Writer Budget for ’03-04 funds new teachers, trailers Monroe school tax rate would climb 13 cents under proposed budget By vincent todaro Staff Writer MONROE — Monroe taxpayers will see their school taxes increase by almost 13 cents under a tentative budget presented…