Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Pleased that volunteers rate retirement accounts

    I was so glad to read about the Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) that was put into a referendum in November 2001, and I thank the person or people who came up with this program. LOSAP is long overdue for these volunteers who help people with their problems and perform on their own time…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. LOUIS M. SCHWARTZ, 77, of Old Bridge died Nov. 29 in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. His wife, Ann C. Silverstein Schwartz, died in 1999. Surviving are…

  • Commute may be more

    taxing for N.J. residents taxing for N.J. residents Facing a $7.4 billion budget deficit over the next two years, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is looking outside the city to commuters in order to pay $1 billion in additional taxes to help bail the metropolis out of its fiscal troubles. Repealed a few years…

  • Seasonal fun at our doorstep

    When it comes to attending music concerts, dance performances and theater, Middlesex County residents don’t need to travel as far as Manhattan during the holiday season. Luckily for them, many such events are taking place in our local communities, providing a convenient opportunity to spend time during the holiday season with family and friends. This…

  • Guest Column

    Frank J. CouryOn Frank J. Coury On ‘naysayers’ and democracy It was interesting to read a letter to the editor ("Writer: Congrats to Winners, Challenge to Naysayers") that appeared in the Nov. 27 Sentinel, in which the writer stated (referring to the East Brunswick election results) that "there is the matter of the constant naysayers…

  • Congressman Holt wants to connect citizens to government

    Following my election to a third term in Congress (now representing a slightly redrawn district), I want to thank those who voted for me and otherwise supported my election. I am grateful for the trust placed in me as your representative, and I will continue to work to earn it. Although I received the largest…

  • Grateful for assistance received at scene of Milltown accident

    I would like to thank those people who responded to an automobile accident involving my wife outside our Main Street home in Milltown on the morning of Nov. 20. Specifically, I would like to thank Police Officer Brian Kenelle, Chuck Bianco, Diane Russo, the members of the Milltown Fire Department and Rescue Squad and anyone…

  • Senior citizens warned against unscrupulous practices

    If you break something, you fix it. If you make a mess, you clean it up. If you wrong someone, you make amends. In this time of shattered confidence in the stock market and corporate scandals, there is an opportunity for state senators to adopt legislation to re-establish corporate responsibility in the financial services industry.…

  • Special soccer coaches deserve praise, thanks

    As a proud parent, I could go on and on about my son’s performance on the soccer field, but I won’t because that would be inappropriate. As the assistant to the team mother, I could tell you how impressed I was with the effort put forth by the parents, but I won’t because that’s what…