Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Obituaries

    John Coppa Mr. Coppa, 77, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, died May 18, 2007, at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills. born in New Brunswick, he reside din Kendall Park since 1965. he was a maintenance supervisor at Johnson & Johnson, Skillman for 18 years, retiring in 1994. He served with…

  • Are We There Yet?

    Oh, joy! It’s summertime and no more fractions Lori Clinch Is it just me, or are you having a hard time believing that summer vacation is practically upon us? It seems like just yesterday that I armed my despondent children with crisp, new crayons, pencils and tablets. As they cried into their Kleenex supply and…

  • Americans should pay tribute on Memorial Day

    Monday is Memorial Day. A day set aside by Congress for Americans to reflect and pay tribute to members of the armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice. Unfortunately, over the years, Memorial Day has become nothing more than a day off work. A day for barbecues, retail stores and auto sales and a day…

  • Writer urges support of Republican candidates, clean elections

    Next Thursday, May 31 my wife, Nanette, and I are going to attend a fundraiser for state Senate Republican candidate Bill Baroni and Assembly candidates Tom Goodwin and Adam Bushman, and I invite many of your readers to come with us. The event is titled “Fair and Clean in District 14” and is named for…

  • Thanks extended to supporters of YMCA gala

    I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that supported the recent South Brunswick Family YMCA gala dinner and casino night. In years past, I was privileged to serve as the chair of the Y gala dinner and this year I was equally privileged to serve as the honoree. Special thanks t Y…

  • Township extends thanks to Earth Day volunteers

    On behalf of South Brunswick Township, I would like to express my sincere thanks to each and every one of the 556 volunteers who took time out of their busy schedules to celebrate Earth Day and make our township a cleaner place to live and work. Thanks to their tremendous effort, 591 less bags of…

  • Robotix team flexing its fundraising muscles

    May 19 bodybuilding show will help pay for group’s travel costs BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The township high school Raider Robotix Team is trying to build up its travel expense account by hosting a bodybuilding competition on May 19. The idea was brainstormed by members of Team…

  • Linwood grad catches on as Rutgers wideout

    Underwood returns to school for motivational talk with students BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Lucky Number 7: Tiquan Underwood, a Rutgers University football player and former Linwood Middle School student, visited North Brunswick on May 10 to talk about the important relationship between athletics and academics. NORTH BRUNSWICK –…

  • Obituaries

    William J. Perbetsky Mr. Perbetsky, 71, of North Brunswick, died May 10, 2007, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. born in Coaldale, Pa., he resided in Pennsylvania and Milltown prior to relocating to North Brunswick 43 years ago. He was a chief lineman for Public Service Electric and Gas, New Brunswick, for 43 years,…