Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Congratulations go out to swim team

    I wanted to take this opportunity to recognize the North Brunswick Rapids Swim Team. On July 28, the Rapids hosted the 2007 championships at North Brunswick High School. Thank you and congratulations to all the parents and family members who volunteered their time to make this event such a wonderful experience for all the swimmers.…

  • Voters urged to take part in Clean Elections project

    When you ask most voters if campaign contributions are a driving force in political corruption, the answer is yes. That’s why I am enthusiastic about taking part in the Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project that focuses on greater voter participation to bring about public financing. As the Democratic Party nominee for state Senate and…

  • Teachers’ union endorses candidates on both tickets

    Influential NJEA backing goes to Greenstein, Baroni and Bushman in D-14 BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Bill Baroni The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) has thrown its support behind both Democratic incumbent Linda Greenstein and Republican incumbent Bill Baroni, as well as Republican newcomer Adam Bushman. Greenstein and Bushman are vying…

  • Builder should offer more than ultimatums

    In a candid interview with the Sentinel last week, developer Russ Richardson issued an ultimatum of sorts to South Brunswick: His village center or a massive office complex. South Brunswick will have to weigh its decision carefully but cannot do so based on such pressuring. Richardson, president of Richardson Properties, envisions a new Main Street-style…

  • ‘Easy to assemble’ is the world’s great lie

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Lori ClinchAre We There Yet? My mother, Lord love her, called the other morning to tell me that she had bought four new kitchen chairs. Isn’t that just nice? As she talked, I pictured four matching chairs at her table just begging for guests to sit around with a…

  • A New York City icon on the Green River’s banks

    Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda This is a story about optimism, but before I tell it, I have to tell you a little bit about small towns in Wyoming. When I was growing up there, I went to high school in Casper, which at about 35,000 inhabitants was referred to by the folk who lived…

  • Obituaries

    Edward P. Shepsko Mr. Shepsko, 74, of North Brunswick, died July 30, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in South River, he resided in East Brunswick prior to relocating to North Brunswick 35 years ago. He owned and operated Shepsko Plumbing and Heating, North Brunswick, retiring eight years ago. He served with…

  • Public urged to oppose South Brunswick warehouse proposal

    We want to voice our strong opposition to Matrix’s proposal for the warehouse complexes on Route 130 and Friendship Road in South Brunswick Township. This will only add to an existing glut of vacant warehouses in the area. To see the complete Matrix Business Park at 8A go www.matrixcompanies.com/index1.html. As concerned citizens, we fear the…

  • Obituaries

    Barbara Phyllis Friedman Miss Friedman, 64, of North Brunswick, died July 18, 2007, at home. Born in Newark, she resided in California prior to relocating to North Brunswick more than 15 years ago. She was a retired office manager. She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Leon and Phyllis Friedman of Freehold; a niece;…