Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Generelli has experience to guide board I am a current Board of Education member, and I am voting to re-elect Charles Generelli to the board. I can say firsthand as a board member of just under a year that there is a lot to learn in order to manage a school district. I am concerned…

  • Principal Oftedal earned students’ respect and loyalty As an alumnus of Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS), I am writing in regard to Principal Arnold Oftedal’s resignation. I am disappointed that the man I regarded so highly during my later high school years, the man to whom I looked up and in whom I believed,…

  • Maybe municipalities can make a difference F or the past few months the newspapers have been filled with articles about contract renewal talks with cable companies — whether it be Comcast, Cablevision or another provider. They have also published the occasional letter to the editor criticizing those contracts and cable service. And through it all…

  • Dinner was a huge hit, thanks to supporters Once again, South River American Legion Post No. 214 would like to thank the advertisers and the wonderful people who came to support us at our St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s Day Dinner. We would be hard put to imagine having a bigger success or serving nicer…

  • Fear of rail line exhaust is much ado about nothing It seems rather pointless to fret about the perceived hazard of a little more exhaust from a few diesel locomotives (Letter to the Editor, Ruth L. Soden, Sentinel, March 22) when the area is crisscrossed by the NJ Turnpike, Route 130 and Cranbury Road, which…

  • Guest Column Annette Berkowitz Girl Scouting builds female leaders When we think of women in the 20th century, we think of "firsts." The Delaware-Raritan Girl Scout Council is proud of our pioneers, the leaders, those women who broke through barriers. We think of women like Wilma Rudolph, Rachel Carson, Madeleine Albright, Rosa Parks and Sandra…

  • Baker is strong advocate for E.B. schoolchildren For the past six years, Michael Baker has served on the East Brunswick Board of Education. In that time he has proven himself to be a strong advocate for our children. Time and again, he has provided thoughtful insights into the various issues that have come up for…

  • Rail line poses danger to the communities Wake up, Jamesburg, Monroe and South Brunswick. Please pay close attention to the potential danger coming to our beautiful communities, including the adult communities of Rossmoor, Concordia, Clearbrook, etc. Didn’t you hear on television and radio how dangerous diesel fuel fumes are to our health, possibly causing lung…

  • Zoning Board actions have negative effect on East Brunswick residents I have been a resident of East Brunswick on Ruth Street for 48 years. As such, I’ve seen the township evolve from a rural community to what it is now. Growth of a community requires careful and intelligent planning and zoning which, I am sure,…