Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

SRHS Project Graduation By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY South River High School senior Vinny Aroneo rides a donkey to victory over the school’s faculty in Sunday’s basketball game, a senior-class fund-raiser. SOUTH RIVER — Seniors at South River High School rode their way to victory against the…

Seniors get the last hee-haw South River High School senior Christine Jones gets ready to shoot the ball at the donkey basketball game. The event raised more than $1,000 for Project Graduation.

Competes for 15th time in national competition By vincent todaroStaff Writer EBHS to represent state in law contest yet again By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — At a time when civil liberties are a hot-button topic, some students from East Brunswick High School are showing they are not among the apathetic. In fact,…

RITA BATTAGLIA, 83, of East Brunswick died Feb. 24 in Sunrise Assisted Living, East Brunswick. Her husband, Rosario Battaglia, died in 1990. Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Battaglia of East Brunswick and Annette Jaronski of Orlando, Fla.; two grandsons; and three great-grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 9 a.m. on Feb. 27 at Corpus Christi…

Board made the right call Presented with what its chairman described as a win-win situation for the township, the East Brunswick Zoning Board of Adjustment made the right decision in approving a medical building and a new Veterans of Foreign Wars facility on Cranbury Road. The two organizations will serve as a benefit to the…

Our thanks go out to South River and to its emergency services, police, rescue squad and public works department. These folks do not get nearly enough recognition for what they do. On Monday during the blizzard, our mother was in serious condition and needed immediate medical attention. Thanks for all the efforts of the South…

Why is medical building acceptable in a residential zone? East Brunswick Mayor William Neary has indicated his willingness to purchase the 3.8 acres in front of East Brunswick High School and reserve it as open space to prevent a two-story medical office building from being built in what is already a C-1 (professional and office)…

Plan to build new school makes good sense to So. River resident This is an open letter to all the residents of South River regarding the upcoming referendum for the new kindergarten-second grade elementary school in our district. I hope everyone realizes the importance of this referendum passing and the new school being built. I…

Amend E.B. cluster zone option to protect farmland During the East Brunswick Township Council meeting of Feb. 3, Frank Coury questioned why the Tamarack Hollow developer is being permitted to apply a 3.5-acre cluster option on his application to build homes in a 6-acre zone. He was told it was in order to preserve farmland…