Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Greg Bean

    Coda With John Merla, it’s one goofy thing after another ‘Merla Blames Outburst on Mother Insult, Split Pants.” Unless you get the Indepen-dent, the Greater Media newspaper that covers the Monmouth County Bayshore towns that include Keyport, you likely would have missed that headline in last week’s edition of the paper. But for those of…

  • Mapleton buy a crowning achievement of mayor’s term

    I want to urge anyone in South Brunswick who supports open space preservation to vote in the June 6 primary elections for Mayor Frank Gambatese. The mayor’s tireless negotiations towards the establishment of Mapleton Preserve assured the preservation of an absolute gem of a property, a 200-acre piece of land that has the potential to…

  • A world-class finish

    It sure has been an electrifying couple of months for the Raider Robitix team and their ball-tossing robot “Evil Machine 4.0: The Enforcer.” The team first caught our attention in March, after finishing the New Jersey Regional portion of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition. They went undefeated against…

  • EMS community rarely thanked for duties

    In New Jersey there are more than 30,000 EMTs, paramedics and first responders who are out there on the front line saving the lives of strangers each and every day. EMS week affords us all the opportunity to recognize these individuals for the sacrifices they make while ensuring the welfare of others is their main…

  • Resident is proud to have Gambatese as mayor

    There are several ways to evaluate a man, one is by his achievements and another is by the person he’s become. I picked the person. I’ve known Mayor Frank Gambatese for almost 10 years. During that time, I never heard him say an unkind word about anyone and he has always been available to everyone…

  • Obituaries

    Edward J. Meredith Mr. Meredith, 64, of Matawan, died May 3 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided in Matawan the past 20 years. He was a CPA and sole practitioner in Matawan. He was a communicant of and usher at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Keyport. He is survived by two sons, Edward…

  • Thanks for heroic actions of American soldiers

    Dear beloved soldiers from every branch: the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and National Guard, to every man and woman who donated their most valuable and honorable time to keep America safe and free, I salute all of you for the sacrifices you endure to keep the freedom every human being has a right to…

  • NUI School prevails in mock trial competition

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Noor-Ul-Iman School’s mock trial team had no objections to their first victory at the Middlesex County Bar Association’s mock trial competition. The team, composed of nearly one-third of the entire high school population of 48, was the winner of the Feb. 9 competition,…

  • Students learn dangers of drinking and driving

    Middlesex becomes first county to join HERO campaign EAST BRUNSWICK – Dozens of “heroes” were born Tuesday, as Middlesex County officials and business owners gathered to become part of a national designated driver program. Middlesex became the first county in the nation to be designated a “HERO County” as part of the John R. Elliott…