Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Note to Readers

    The issue of Oct. 25 will be the final edition that will feature letters discussing candidates in the Nov. 6 general elections. All letters must be received prior to noon Monday, Oct. 22 for consideration in that week’s issue. Letters from candidates themselves, campaign chairs, sitting public officials or the immediate family members of candidates…

  • Obituaries

    John J. Servon Mr. Servon, 89, of South River, died Oct. 3, 2007, in The Gardens at Monroe. Prior to his retirement in 1983, he was employed as a heavyequipment operating engineer with C.J. Pardun and Sons, North Brunswick, where he worked for more than 40 years. His wife, Mae Servon, died in 1994. Surviving…

  • Her short-term memory is at a serious deficit

    LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet? In my youth, I was a detail gal. I knew who I was, who others were and where I was going at all times. I rarely found myself in the middle of town wondering how I’d gotten there and why I’d come. I never once ran into the kitchen…

  • There’s no substitute for experience on the road

    GREG BEAN Coda Last week, there was yet another story in one of our newspapers about a teenager killed in a horrific auto accident. This time the accident happened in East Brunswick near the Brunswick Square Mall. Dead was 16-year-old Dana Centanni of Middletown. Badly injured was 16-yearold Lindsay Capatasto, also of Middletown. As of…

  • Without bedrock voters, the party’s all but over

    GREG BEAN Coda Afriend of mine, who’s also a newspaper columnist, lives in one of those red states, and is about as conservative as they come. I’ve always figured I was fairly conservative, but this guy’s dedication to the core philosophy puts mine to shame. Even mention Ronald Reagan’s name in his presence and he…

  • Parent facing stiff penalties for assault

    The parent of a Colts Neck Pop Warner League football player has provided his hometown children’s league and the state of New Jersey with its latest youth sports black eye. It is another in a growing litany of parents behaving poorly in front of children. On Sept. 30 after Pop Warner youth football play at…

  • Doctor concurs with Singh’s stance on stem cell research

    Ihave known Seema Singh since she was serving in the governor’s cabinet as a ratepayer advocate. She is a South Brunswick resident and running for state Senate election for the 14th District on the Democratic ticket. Seema believes in property tax reform and supporting a constitutionally guaranteed property tax rebate for hardworking people in New…

  • ‘Dirty politics’ persuades Republican to vote Democrat

    Iam a registered Republican and have voted that way for the past 21 years and was planning to do so in the coming general elections Nov. 6. After reading the article in your Sept. 27 issue (“Republican quits over phony Baroni letter”) about Ms. Racquel Chiarella, a Monroe Republican committee member resigning her post over…

  • Baroni team will fight culture of corruption

    New Jersey has been faced with serious corruption issues in the past few weeks. With public officials being indicted, it’s hard to put trust back into our government. Luckily, the 14th District has the Baroni team that is leading the fight against corruption. I support the Baroni team in our upcoming election because they will…