Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Hunting doesn’t contribute to society

    While I understand we all have civil liberties and those who hunt have a right to do so, I am not sure how anyone can justify that a park is an appropriate site for the killing of any creature. I believe parks were designed for people to get in touch with nature and to preserve…

  • Thanks extended to South Brunswick Friends of Library supporters

    Participation in Friends of the South Brunswick Public Library’s “Love- Them-and-Read-Them” book sale illustrates the very point that our library is in the crossroads of our community. Friends and community members joined hands in donating, publicizing, helping to bake, setting up, endlessly neatening, selling, purchasing and breaking down before, during and after our sale. The…

  • N.B. schools could save $500,000 per year

    Management company promises yearly reduction of energy costs BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The township school district could save over $500,000 in energy costs if it signs a contract with Energy Education Inc. The management specialty company, based out of Dallas, made a presentation to the Board of Education on Feb. 20…

  • N.B. school district releases violence report

    Statistics show overall decline in negative behavior BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The results of the township school district’s annual Violence & Vandalism Report for the 2006- 07 school year were released on Feb. 20. There were four fewer cases of violence reported compared to the prior school year. Of the 24…

  • Fundraiser adds ‘cents’ of awareness at school

    Linwood Middle School continues project to raise 1M pennies for food bank BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – If a penny saved is a penny earned, how do 150,000 pennies equal a million? Simple: The students at Linwood Middle School are continuing their “What’s a Million” penny project from last school year, and…

  • Keeping Corzine on track

    In a rush to score some political points with Middlesex County officials and residents during a public meeting in that county, Gov. Jon Corzine made a foolish comment. He’s not the first New Jersey politician to make a dumb statement and he certainly will not be the last. As he’s toured the state and held…

  • Coda

    Do these people think that he’s made of money? GREG BEAN So, formerMarlboroMayor and admitted felon Matthew V. Scannapieco would like the U.S District Court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the community to recoup damages resulting fromhis criminal activity. Man, there’s a surprise. Here’s a guy who admitted he took $245,000 in bribes from…

  • Red State/Blue State

    With friends like FEMA, then who needs enemies? DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: I know you joinme in…

  • David “Mick” Grumka

    Mr. Grumka, 53, of Milltown, died Feb. 4, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was a vice president and general manager at Pro Warehouse Corp., Dayton section of South Brunswick. He was predeceased by his parents, Michael and Patricia Young Grumka. Surviving are his wife, Maureen Dudas Grumka; a daughter, Lauren…