Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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N.B. praised for fast response to dead fish
The recent spell of extremely hot weather caused a big problem in North Brunswick’s Hidden Lake – dead fish, lots of dead, smelly fish. Apparently, the excessive heat reduced the amount of oxygen in the water and the fish could not survive. Though the really hot weather had since cleared out, the damage was already…
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Obituaries
Wm. Kenneth Holz Mr. Holz, 76, of North Brunswick, died Aug. 8 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Stelton, he was a lifelong resident of North Brunswick. He was the owner of W.K. Holz Dairy, North Brunswick, for several years, retiring in 1989. He served with the U.S. Air Force during…
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Corzine fails to propose real property tax reform
It should be obvious by now to anyone who heard Gov. Jon Corzine’s outline of his plan to fix the property tax crisis in New Jersey that there is no real hope for those most oppressed by this vicious tax. His speech was long on rhetoric and short on substantive reform. His lack of sincerity…
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Consolidate to save money on superintendent’s salary
In her guest column about pay of New Jersey school superintendents (“New Jersey school superintendents are doing the same job, but for less pay than neighboring states,” Aug. 3), Diane DeGiacomo sought to make a comparison between school superintendents and CEOs in the private sector. The author made an argument about even higher pay for…
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Coda
Eminent domain battle now on national stage Greg Bean Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and the members of his “Schneider Team” should be so proud – they’ve gone from being villains on a local and regional level to villains of national renown. If you read a daily newspaper, chances are that last Sunday you noticed…
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A great Night Out
North and South Brunswick can count another pair of successful National Night Out events among what has become a great community tradition. Hundreds, if not thousands, showed up at the North Brunswick Police Station and Woodlot Park last week, despite sweltering heat that must have presented a strong temptation to stay in the cool confines…
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Obituaries
Robert P. Armstrong Mr. Armstrong, 72, of North Brunswick, died July 31 at home. Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong resident of North Brunswick. He and his wife owned Honeycomb Beauty Salon, East Brunswick, for 40 years, retiring a few years ago. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He…
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Zambrano feels ‘awful,’ and well he should
Greg Bean Coda Just when you think your personal disgust meter can’t go any higher, along comes Fazz Zambrano to kick it into full-tilt, red-line boogie. As most people in Monmouth County know, on July 20 John “Fazz” Zambrano pleaded guilty to taking a bribe in an undercover sting operation that has netted a whole…
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New Jersey voters deserve elected officials who will fix the state’s problems
The recent budget crisis in New Jersey had the state’s citizens up in arms. No work and thus no pay for state employees. No beaches. No parks. And let us not forget no casinos or horse racing. After a weeklong stalemate, the drama finally came to an end. But the unfortunate reality is that nothing…
