Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Votes in two communities will have lasting impacts

    Votes in two communities will have lasting impacts Residents of both Monroe and Spotswood will be asked Tuesday to vote on bond referendums that would enable school construction projects in their respective districts. In both cases, the construction will ease unrelenting growth in student enrollment that is expected to continue for years to come. The…

  • Crowded classrooms do not offer students the best education

    Where would any of us be if it weren’t for education and teachers? Nowhere. We are the parents of two children enrolled in Monroe schools. We moved here eight years ago for the good schools, which improve property values. Of course, low taxes were a plus. When talking about educating our children, how can we…

  • Millions in state aid will be lost if school referendum fails

    On Sept. 24, I will be voting yes on the Monroe Township school referendum. I moved to Monroe five years ago from a nearby community. I specifically came to Monroe because of the great reputation of the school system. I am very upset to hear that the class sizes are going up so much because…

  • New Jersey needs ‘do-not-call list’ to get rid of telemarketers

    I want my phone back. I pay for it. It is mine. I get the bill every month. It is in my house. It rings. I pick it up. It seems like 60 percent of the time, it is my "good friend" Mr. or Ms. Telemarketer. I don’t know what I’d do without them for…

  • Town should look at all ideas for snuff mill property

    Nearly 10 years ago, the Helmetta snuff factory closed its doors and consolidated its operations with a facility in Wheeling, W.Va. When its doors closed, it also closed off employment to hundreds of area residents. And as the years have gone by and the factory remains vacant, its assessed value has declined and so has…

  • Sports, academics benefit from referendum passage

    I would like to address the upcoming Spotswood budget referendum. I am a Milltown parent and cannot vote on the budget referendum directly; however, I do support its passage just as Milltown parents have passed their own budgets that contain expenses necessary to send our children to Spotswood. I currently serve as treasurer of the…

  • Monroe Township schools must keep up with population growth

    I would like to clear up an inaccuracy in a letter to the editor written by Marilyn Shustak ("School Construction Right Now Would Only Benefit Developers," Sentinel, Sept. 6). In her letter, Ms. Shustak said that as each class graduates, there is more room for the younger children coming into the system. This is not…

  • Town’s future depends on quality of education

    We moved to Monroe Township from northern New Jersey in 1987 because we wanted to be able to raise our children in a quieter, less crowded suburban town where our kids could attend the public schools. Fifteen years ago that description fit Monroe. Things change. Do I like the overcrowding, the noise, the traffic, the…

  • Spotswood PTA committee members rate thanks for efforts

    Welcome. We’ve heard this word quite a bit this past week. Welcome back — to school, to work, etc. Amidst this salutatory atmosphere, we’ve also recently received a welcome packet from the Spotswood PTA. As co-chairwomen of the PTA Orientation Committee, initially responsible for the idea and creation of this packet, we are taking this…