Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Are We There Yet?

    She’s trying hard to hide from homework Lori Clinch I feel that my love for my children exhibits itself best in their hours of need. I’ve been there for third-strike disputes, three-second lane violations, and while another mother might have headed for the hills during the altercation that followed an illegal motion out on the…

  • Your Turn

    The Katrina rebuilding job is far from over Rosemary Topar Guest Column Rosemary ToparGuest Column When I drove down to the Mississippi Gulf Coast with my coworkers earlier this month to help in the post-Katrina reconstruction effort, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Wearing goggles and wielding paint rollers isn’t a typical activity for me;…

  • S.B. schools save paper with online Friday folders

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The township’s elementary schools hope to save some time, money and trees with an online mailer program. Brooks Crossing, Constable and Indian Fields schools have just completed the pilot for an online version of the Friday folder program. The Friday folder is a…

  • James Shackleford … time traveler?

    I enjoyed reading the editorial titled “Historian’s research yields valuable lessons” that appeared in the Dec. 29 Sentinel. It was a nice addition to the page 3 story about the research and documentation that James Shackleford has conducted concerning the history of slavery in our part of New Jersey, in particular the recent recognition he…

  • Food pantry thanks its many supporters for holiday season assistance

    South Brunswick is truly a community to be proud of. Every year for over 30 years this township has helped those less fortunate to enjoy a wonderful holiday season. This year with the help of some truly incredible volunteers, we sorted and packed up food and gifts for 160 families. Our volunteers worked tirelessly since…

  • State should wait for EMS study

    The New Jersey State First Aid Council (NJSFAC) opposes bills A-3749 and S-2302 now before the state Legislature. The 77-year-old nonprofit NJSFAC, which represents more than 20,000 EMS volunteers, believes these bills would: • Decrease funding for first responding basic life support (BLS) units that depend on patient billing to support their operations, and transfer…

  • Next year, how ’bout a nice lamp, Santa?

    Greg Bean Coda Well, one more holiday season is nearly gone, and once again I’ve failed when it comes to having the perfect decoration for my living room window — a beautiful gal leg lamp like the one in “A Christmas Story.” My wife and I saw the movie when it first came out —…

  • Historian’s research yields valuable lessons

    As something of a holiday season tradition, the Sentinel profiles community members whose actions make the towns they live in a better place, often for no compensation whatsoever, except for people’s gratitude. We can think of no one more appropriate to call one of our “People Who Make a Difference” than South Brunswick’s James Shackleford.…