Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • For the Record

    The Feb. 8 article “Degrees in hand, Chubb grads excited for future” incorrectly identified Robert Davis as the North Brunswick Township Council vice president. Davis is the council president.

  • Respect parents’ opinions on vaccinations

    At best, your Feb. 8 editorial, “Vaccine a question of health, not morality,” was a grossly misinformed example of how not to make an informed health decision. At worst, it was a full assault on the rights and means of parents to protect their children against what are for many potentially serious health consequences. Your…

  • Black Americans have made indispensible contributions

    Many people wonder what black people have done for America. So, to answer that question, here are a few things on what it would be like without black people: 1) There would be very few crops that have flourished because the nation was built on a slave-supported system. 2) The cities would have no tall…

  • Vaccine a question of health, not morality

    In considering whether to make a vaccine that immunizes girls against human papillomavirus (HPV) mandatory, lawmakers should decide solely on its merits for protecting the public health. Instead, the issue seems to have been partially obscured by some flimsy arguments about parents’ rights. The bill, currently pending before the Assembly, would require girls entering seventh…

  • South Brunswick property taxes unfair to retired

    A while ago I received an envelope from the South Brunswick Township government. I would imagine all residents and businesses received one. It was mailed in a glassine envelope, had an address label and costs 39 cents postage. Inside was a one-page newsletter explaining that I should clean up after my pet (which I do…

  • Coda

    Is the nest ever empty when it’s full of junk? Greg Bean My wife and I are now officially empty nesters, but when the last child left recently to take an out-of-state job, we came to a shocking realization: You can’t have an empty nest when the chicks leave all their junk behind to clutter…

  • Obituaries

    John J. Maltese Sr. Mr. Maltese, 90, of North Brunswick, died Jan. 29, 2007, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided in New Brunswick prior to relocating to North Brunswick more than 60 years ago. He was the president of John Maltese Iron Works Inc., North Brunswick, which he…

  • Thanks for holiday cheer

    Holiday Cheer is a wonderful holiday gift program for the needy in North Brunswick that relies solely on local businesses to function. When the time came to decide whether or not to run the holiday cheer program this year, it came very close to the wire. With the deadline of the holidays quickly approaching, and…

  • Knights, Vikings prove to be class of the field

    Old Bridge boys, South Brunswick girls dominate GMC meet BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer BY DOUG McKENZIEStaff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFFGRANIT staff Above, South Brunswick’s Indira Morton cruises to a fourth-place finish in the 55-meter hurdles at Friday’s GMC Championships at the Jersey City Armory. Below, South Brunswick’s Steve Sample tries to keep pace with…