Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Education panel praises students, seeks members

    On behalf of the board of trustees of the East Brunswick Education Foundation (EBEF), I am writing to congratulate the students in the Waksman Students Scholars Program at East Brunswick High School for their outstanding achievements as described in an article in the May 9 issue of the Sentinel. We are especially proud that the…

  • 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. VERONICA HAHN CRAIG, 85, of South River died May 15 at home. Her husband, Edmond Craig, died in 1964. Surviving are two sons, Edmond Craig of Philadelphia…

  • Attorney’s clients may qualify for compensation

    On May 2 the Sentinel reported that Andrew T. Brasno, a South River attorney, had been disbarred upon a finding that he had misappropriated client trust funds. Clients who had funds in trust with Brasno and believe that those funds were misappropriated may qualify for compensation from the New Jersey Lawyers Fund For Client Protection.…

  • Candidate is grateful for residents’ support, votes

    I wish to thank all the people who supported and voted for me in the election for councilman at large. In speaking with all of you, I have learned of the many concerns Spotswood residents have — not just my concerns that prompted me to run for office for the first time. I will continue…

  • Council members should attend meetings, cast votes

    Recently, all too often, when important issues are at stake in the borough of Helmetta, I notice in reading articles covering the Borough Council meetings that the stories conclude with "absent, did not vote." With two council seats up for grabs this November, a simple campaign promise of "I will attend all council meetings and…

  • South River residents made generous donations

    The recent food drive revealed the people of South River to be kind and generous. Their contributions were outstanding. Thank you to the pastoral workers who conducted the drive and to the people of South River. Kay Bongiovi Supervisor South River Food Bank Volunteers

  • E.B. council responded

    to voters … this year In a great turnaround from last year — when it rubber-stamped a school budget many in town thought should be cut — the East Brunswick Township Council has done the best it could in handling this year’s defeated budget. In April, the council was given the unenviable task of reviewing…

  • Students rate recognition; Ed. Foundation deserves gratitude

    Students rate recognition; Ed. Foundation deserves gratitude Thank you for the excellent article on the East Brunswick High School (EBHS) Waksman Student Scholars Program which appeared in the May 9 issue of the Sentinel. The school community is proud of the students’ outstanding accomplishment as the first group of researchers to find DNA sequences in…

  • Youngsters too can contribute to care of the environment

    I have noticed trash at Sadowski Park. Sadowski Park is at the end of Sadowski Street in East Brunswick. The garbage is all over the grass and play area. There is so much garbage, you can’t go anywhere without seeing it. There are a lot of people who litter in Sadowski Park. It makes me…