Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • For the record

    In the cover story last week about the defeated East Brunswick school budget, Superintendent of Schools Jamie Savedoff said Hammarskjold School, which houses sixth and seventh grades, is overcrowded, not Memorial School, which houses kindergarten through fifth grades.

  • It’s tough to get complete answer from South River officials

    Thank you, thank you, thank you for your coverage of South River. If it was not for the Sentinel, the people of South River would not know what is going on in their town. It is very difficult to cover South River because the governing body does not share information willingly. Time after time, people…

  • Guest Column Heidi Rogol Writer says marching band camp is no vacation

    Guest Column Heidi Rogol Writer says marching band camp is no vacation This letter is in response to Bonnie Solomon’s misinformed comments ("Band Camp Should Not Be District’s Obligation," Letters to the Editor, Sentinel, May 2) about band camp for East Brunswick High School (EBHS) Marching Band students. To begin with, the marching band is…

  • Residents should get facts straight on band camp

    I would like to reply to Bonnie Solomon’s letter to the editor ("Band Camp Should Not Be District’s Obligation") which appeared in the May 2 issue of the Sentinel. I am sorry you are enraged that the band attended Camp Starlight and that you feel the band is attending a holiday camp. I wish certain…

  • Students craft an afghan in humanitarian effort

    Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Students craft an afghan in humanitarian effort MILLTOWN — With a little thread and a lot of love, a small group of local students pieced together an art project that will soon find its way to war-torn Afghanistan. "They did this for someone who was driven from their home;…

  • 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. ADAM BUCZEK, 74, of Oak Ridge, formerly of South River, died May 3 in Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains. Surviving are three sisters, Jane Geresy of South…

  • Students are a guiding light in healing country’s wounds

    Almost eight months have passed since terrorism struck the United States Sept. 11. While it is true that our lives have been irreversibly changed, the ideals and truths that tie Americans together have never wavered. Schools everywhere have done their part to teach the values of freedom and the privileges of being Americans. Examples of…

  • Board president extends thanks to Monroe voters

    Monroe Township school budgets have been approved by the voters every year for the last 10 years. This certainly is an indication that the education of our children is important and a high priority in this township. I want to thank the individual voters and the many groups who supported the budget, believing that it…

  • For the record

    The East Brunswick school budget proposed for 2002-03 totals about $101.3 million, including both the base budget that residents voted on in the April 16 school election and the $2.4 million second question. An April 25 news story incorrectly indicated that the second question was in addition to the $101.3 million budget.