Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Council candidates earned voters’ respect, support

    I would like to urge Spotswood voters to support the re-election of incumbents Howard Keenan, Judith Ruffo and Curtis Stollen for Borough Council. They have a proven record of working together to achieve financial stability through progressive financing of capital projects and borough services, and most importantly, establishing trust in our elected officials. The ongoing…

  • Band camp expense should not be district’s obligation

    At a recent Township Council meeting, I saw East Brunswick High School students speaking on behalf of maintaining the privilege of going to band camp. Apparently, this is an expense that has been part of the school budget in the past. One by one, the students came up to the microphone to express their reasons…

  • Education Board echoes call for constitutional convention

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro Education Board echoes call for constitutional convention EAST BRUNSWICK — Like many other districts in the state, the East Brunswick Board of Education has passed a resolution calling for a statewide constitutional convention to address the problem of school funding. The board passed the resolution at its April 25 meeting,…

  • 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. ALBERT J. AIKENS, 75, of East Brunswick died April 24 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was predeceased by a grandson, Kenneth Stolte. Surviving…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Voters sent unmistakable message to E.B. Board of Ed

    Voters sent unmistakable message to E.B. Board of Ed Congratulations to the courageous citizens of East Brunswick for voting and making their voices heard once again. This year the voters came out in force to resoundingly defeat the Board of Education’s budget fiasco. However, we cannot forget that we defeated this budget last year only…

  • 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.

  • Residents can participate in crafting their community’s future

    I am responding to the letter to the editor from Sharon A. Pulaski ("Historic Homes Shouldn’t Be Destroyed in the Name of Progress") published in the April 4 issue of the Sentinel. I hope to answer some of her questions and those raised by countless others since the home of our town’s founder was exposed…