Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

During the blizzard of ’03 a payloader arrived on my street (Elm Street in East Brunswick) and proceeded to clear a part of the street by depositing the snow on my sidewalk and front yard. I am a senior citizen and cannot circumvent mountains of snow on my property. I asked the operator of the…

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…

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…

CARRIE V. "NETTIE" MISKIN BURKONSTOCK, 85, of Spotswood died Feb. 10 in Care One, East Brunswick. She served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Women’s Army Corps during World War II. Surviving are her husband, Joseph A. Burkonstock, and a nephew, Harry Trenery of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge. Arrangements were under…

Reverse 911 makes sense A proposal to implement a "reverse 911" system in Old Bridge is something that other municipal governing bodies may want to consider pursuing for their own communities. The idea of having an emergency notification system in this post-9/11 world makes sense for any municipality, especially those that are in close proximity…

In a letter titled, "Why is medical building acceptable in a residential zone?," which was published in the Feb. 27 issue of the Sentinel, the name of Marty Gabe was inadvertently tagged on as one of five writers. Gabe, who was listed along with the other board members of the Colonial Oaks Village Property Owners…

I am a seventh-grade student at South River Middle School. Unfortunately, I am too young to vote and that is why I am writing this letter. I am asking all the residents of South River to go out and vote yes on March 11 so that a new school can be built in South River.…

A letter to the editor from an East Brunswick resident appearing in a local newspaper propelled me to write as well. In that letter, the writer appeared totally disillusioned with the horrendous job the Public Works Department performed on township streets during the recent snowstorm. I am certain that the majority of East Brunswick residents…

The drums are starting to beat, and the clouds of doom are beginning to gather. Stronger words ("crisis" and "mediocre") are being suggested, and blame for budget cuts is being put on the state government and politicians. Members of the East Brunswick Board of Education (also known as "Never-Never Land"), you should know that in…