Month: August 2003

  • E.B. Junior Legion squad runs out of steam in states

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer The East Brunswick Junior Legion baseball team made it through two rounds of eliminations last week in the state tournament, before falling to Gloucester Township on Monday. After losing to Gloucester by one run on the first game on Saturday night, they came back on Sunday…

  • Local swimmers excel at conference championships

    Editor’s note: Last week’s Sentinel included a story listing the results of the New Jersey Swimming and Diving Conference Championships, held at Frog Hollow Swim and Tennis Club in South Amboy on July 29 and 30. Unfortunately, due to a reporting error, that story included last year’s results. Here, with our apologies, are the correct…

  • Kenyans dominate Sheehan Classic 5-miler once again

    Wet weather doesn By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI A group of local kids show off their wheels during the Kids’ Race on Friday night in Red Bank. The Kids’ Race helps kick off the annual Sheehan Classic, the second largest road race in the state, behind only…

  • Shame on Monroe for going after park land

    Lois Prestridge, in her letter to the editor ("Make Informed Choice; Support School Proposal") in the July 31 issue of the Sentinel, blames the NIMBY (not in my back yard) syndrome for opposition to Monroe’s misguided school-in-the-county-park proposal. She is close, but not entirely correct. A more correct reason is the "NIMCP" ("not in my…

  • Resident praises mayor for keeping taxes low, quality services

    I want to praise the leadership of Monroe Township Mayor Rich Pucci. Not only is he a leader who listens to the people, he takes action. When we needed a post office, he delivered. When we needed a new library, he delivered. When we needed more park space, he delivered. When we needed emergency medical…

  • Renaissance development would turn Main Street into Route 18

    Main Street in Spotswood is one of the few places in our immediate area where it is possible to be a pedestrian. On Main Street, a person can walk to the post office, stores and other establishments without feeling as if the world is designed entirely for motor vehicles rather than for people. This is…

  • Officials saving town’s history for residents

    As a resident of Monroe, I have been interested in the township’s rich history, and I am more than pleased to know that Mayor Richard Pucci and the Township Council are championing efforts to make this history accessible for all the people of Monroe. Monroe recently hosted a day of living history as part of…

  • Your Turn

    Guest Column Your Turn Guest Column Joe Sinagra Sr. Time for tax reform and keeping promises Equal tax distribution may have worked 40 to 50 years ago when most average homes were of equal value. Today there is a very diversified value on properties. If a home assessed at $50,000 is raised to $100,000, and…

  • Our View

    County catching up fast Our View County catching up fast Farmland is being preserved at a quickening pace in Middlesex County, and that’s a good thing considering the rate at which farms are sold to developers for housing. A recent update by those involved with the state Farmland Preservation Program shows that the county is…