Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Deli owner upset by influx of children

    Ihave been serving the community for over 18 years and, God willing, I will be able to continue to serve all of you for many more years. I am reaching out to the community as I am caught in a situation that I cannot control by myself. When the South Brunswick School System has only…

  • Residents urged to join Walk Like MADD

    Please join team Friends of Kylie Pinheiro as we honor Kylie’s memory and celebrate her life in the Walk Like MADD in Philadelphia Oct. 11. Walk Like MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s signature 5K walk, raises funds to help save lives. A gift to MADD is a gift of life and love, hope and healing,…

  • North Brunswick doesn’t need Pulda farm

    Of late there has been bipartisan support for the township of North Brunswick to acquire the Pulda farm. Well, I object! When I was mayor, I too wanted this prime parcel of land to add to the township’s park system. However, since we now have the former Otken farm, our prior needs for open space…

  • Tips for keeping packs from causing back pain

    It’s a common sight in and around schools. Elementary and middle school students stagger under bulky backpacks that are stuffed with books, laptops and lunches, and then casually slung over just one shoulder. Although convenient and popular, backpacks can also be a source of back pain that encourages the development of a chronic structural disease.…

  • Letter writer — not children — needs to learn tolerance

    William Pagdon writes that “Religious tolerance should start at an early age” (The Sentinel, Sept 4). I could not agree more. However, that is where my agreement with Mr. Pagdon ends. Mr. Pagdon would do well to learn to be more tolerant before preaching it to others, and writing letters to the editor, accusing children…

  • Are We There Yet?

    Google Earth doesn’t know they exist LORI CLINCH There are those in the world who are electronically in-tune. They are brilliant, they are skilled and the largest lot of them are under the age of 15. I have one child who communicates to his people via text messages. Another child who lives with his iPod,…

  • Golden retriever rescue agency needs help now

    The kennel at the Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue is full. You read that correctly — full. We have a waiting list for goldens to come into the program. You can help now because we need you now. Do you have any friends who meet our adoption criteria who have been thinking about adopting a…

  • Keep football betting from spiraling out of control

    September is the time when a young man’s fancy turns toward football, and for many people, gambling as well. More money is bet on football than any other sport. These bets may be made illegally with a bookie, online with offshore betting parlors (also illegal) or in office pools. Fantasy football leagues abound in the…

  • Coda

    For Mr. James Wasser, the fat lady is singing GREG BEAN When my brothers and I were young, our mom was our greatest supporter, but she never let us get too big for our britches. When one of us was trying to impress someone with the knowledge we’d learned in school, and being show-offy about…