Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Seniors get the last hee-haw

    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.

  • Plan to build new school makes good sense to So. River resident

    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…

  • EBHS to represent state in law contest yet again

    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,…

  • Obituaries

    NIKOLAY CEGERENKO, 48, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died Feb. 14 in JFK Medical Center, Edison. Surviving are his wife, Jean Gorton Cegerenko; two sons, Chad Lilly and Peter Cegerenko; four daughters, Nikole Cegerenko, Alicia Cegerenko, Marissa Franz and Laura Pudov; his mother, Nadia Cegerenko; a brother, Alexander Cegerenko; two sisters, Val Jozefowicz and…

  • New school is necessary and wise investment for South River

    On Wednesday, Feb. 12, I attended the Board of Education meeting describing the proposed new elementary school in South River. I came away from the meeting convinced that this school is not only absolutely necessary to ease the current overcrowding in the current school, but that it is also a sound economic investment for the…

  • Donkey Basketball to benefit Project Graduation

    A Donkey Basketball game to benefit South River High School’s Project Graduation will be held at 6 p.m. on Feb. 23 in the high school gymnasium, Montgomery Street. Tickets cost $6 for adults, $5 for children, if purchased in advance at the school’s main office. At the door, tickets cost $7 adults, $6 children.

  • East Brunswick schools need serious solutions, not blue ribbons

    I was prompted to write this letter in response to the front page story in the Feb. 13 Sentinel, "E.B. in ‘Crisis’ Mode With ’03-’04 Budget." I, too, sense a crisis; however, this crisis is in the lack of conscience on the part of decision-makers to whom we entrust our children. I was an East…

  • Resident critiques E.B. mayor’s annual address

    Resident critiques E.B. mayor’s annual address Mayor William Neary, in his annual address regarding East Brunswick, stated that he "remains determined to keep preserving open space and to work on keeping municipal taxes low." As a rule, I believe that actions speak louder than words. Considering that, it is difficult to understand the sincerity of…

  • Development must respect area’s natural surroundings

    I read with sad interest about East Brunswick Township’s plans to renovate the 120-year-old Smith farmhouse ("Work on Old Farmhouse May Be Done by Summer," Sentinel, Feb. 13). While I’ve nothing against restoring the old house, I do not think there is much to celebrate, nor do I think we owe any thanks to developer…