Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Police response adds comfort to residents

    Over the weekend, in two boroughs separated by a river, police had the foresight to respond to an event before it became a situation. In South River, police were on hand for the Polonia Day picnic on Saturday. Police Chief Wesley Bomba decided to require a police presence after a different event at the same…

  • South River students start with a half-day Vice principal to take helm of high school; new vice principal named

    By Takesha pettus South River students start with a half-day Vice principal to take helm of high school; new vice principal named MARIE ORTIZ A renovated library awaits students at South River High School when school opens next week. SOUTH RIVER — South River High School has undergone many changes this summer in preparation for…

  • Group presses forward with ideas to end tolls Guest Column Joe Millett

    Group presses forward with ideas to end tolls Guest Column Joe Millett In response to the Sentinel editorial of Aug. 16, approximately one year ago when Citizens Against Tolls (CAT) was formed, our group’s initial proposal was to fund the operation costs of the Garden State Parkway with a 3-cent (per gallon) tax on gasoline.…

  • E.B. resident supports toll elimination

    I found Nicole Vaccaro’s article titled "Toll Elimination May Not Work in New Jersey" (Sentinel Aug. 2) to be interesting and informative. However, I disagree with Melverne Cooke’s justification for having tolls. Tolls are a road tax and, as such, they represent double taxation since gasoline taxes already cover road maintenance. At best, they are…

  • Hope South River council acts in good faith, next year

    Hope South River council acts in good faith, next year Not long after local residents turned their calendar to the year 2000, the South River Rescue Squad approached the Borough Council about becoming a borough department. The benefits for the all-volunteer squad, among others, included $25,000 from the governing body this year. However, in order…

  • School board gets rate increase break; police criteria to change

    By takesha pettus SOUTH RIVER — The Board of Education will get a break in its electric rates. Last Wednesday, the Borough Council agreed to reduce the current electricity tax hike of 18 cents per $100 tax rate for the board to 9 cents per $100. The rate reduction was requested by the board in…

  • Editorial misses the mark on Garden State Parkway tolls

    It was appalling to read your Opinion column in the Aug. 16 edition whereby you, in effect, support a "use" tax (re: Garden State Parkway tolls). By extension, then, you must also support a use tax for each time you use the public library, or call the fire or police department, or for public schools.…

  • County educated public about West Nile virus Guest Column

    County educated public about West Nile virus Guest Column Bernard G. Mihalko This letter is in response to the letter that was published in the Sentinel on Aug. 14 by Edward Trzaska titled, "County Officials Must Act on West Nile Virus." The Middlesex County Public Health Department, on behalf of the Middlesex County Board of…

  • District gets new director of community relations

    District gets new director of community relations By nicole c. vaccaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — As students start their first day back to school on Sept. 6, Jennifer Forbes will be starting her first day as the district’s director of community relations. Forbes was named as Amy Fisher’s replacement during the Aug. 10 Board…