Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Why won’t officials look at new way to handle waste?

    Why won’t officials look at new way to handle waste? How many people in South River, Sayreville and East Brunswick enjoy a backyard picnic with the eyesore of the Edgeboro dump, and, on some occasions, the irritating smell that comes from it? Will the next generation have the same annoyance? It doesn’t have to, if…

  • Townhouse communities didn’t cause budget woes

    I would like to respond to the comment made by Mike Cline of East Brunswick (Sentinel, Letters to the Editor, April 4). Mr. Cline stated that "… the state forced us to put in all the townhouse communities because of [state affordable housing regulations]. This led to the overcrowding of our schools, and now to…

  • State income tax should fund educational system

    Property taxes have become a growing problem, resulting in a great hardship for New Jersey residents. Poor planning is a major contributing factor. Housing construction has overridden its boundaries and, in turn, has created a multitude of children to overflow our schools. The homes, which have been built, are not affordable to the general public…

  • E-ZPass booth should be moved to different lane

    On Feb. 18 the E-ZPass booth at Garden State Parkway Raritan Toll Plaza South was relocated from the second lane (from the right) to the third lane in the second row of booths. This made it impossible to use E-ZPass during evening rush hour for those who need to use Exit 124 or Exit 123…

  • Historic homes shouldn’t be destroyed in the name of progress

    We’re in the mist of a tragedy right here in our own back yard. I’m referring to the former home of our town’s founder, George W. Helme. The home, built in the 1880s, is scheduled to be demolished next month. Apparently, senior housing and the tax ratables it will create is more important than saving…

  • 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. RANDY HOWARD FRIEDMAN, 43, of East Brunswick died March 25 in University Hospital, Newark. He was employed by the township of East Brunswick. Surviving are his father,…

  • Snuff mill plan deserves serious consideration

    Snuff mill plan deserves serious consideration It didn’t take very long for opposition to build against a proposal to turn the vacant snuff mill in Helmetta into residential luxury apartments. In the weeks immediately following a private developer’s presentation of plans to build 294 apartments in the mill’s buildings, many residents came out against the…

  • Lai is resident’s choice for E.B. Board of Education

    Lai is resident’s choice for E.B. Board of Education As a community member, I feel that I should share with my fellow residents some qualifying information about Dr. Dennis Lai, who is running for the East Brunswick Board of Education, before the election set for Tuesday, April 16, from 2-9 p.m. I have known Dennis…

  • Some budget items are not taxpayers’ responsibility

    I have been a homeowner in East Brunswick for the past eight years. Over these years, I have seen our school tax increase yearly — with very little accountability. Although I do not have children, I take great pride in our community and the education provided to our children, as they are our future. We…