Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Will the real addicts please stand up?

    Coda Greg Bean It’s certainly nice to see the entire New Jersey Legislature is not made up of hypocrites. Recently, when then-acting Gov. Richard J. Codey signed a smoking ban into law making it illegal, as of April 15, to smoke in restaurants, bars and most indoor public buildings, the bill was like a beautiful…

  • Letters

    Thanks extended to Middlesex County Heart Walk supporters Thank you, Middlesex County. As a Middlesex County health care executive and chairman of the fall 2005 American Heart Association Middlesex County Heart Walk, I want to thank the businesses, community organizations and residents of Middlesex County for the great support provided to Middlesex County Heart Walk.…

  • Obituaries

    Paul E. Featherman Paul E. Featherman, 72, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 17 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Newark, he resided in Old Bridge 38 years. He was employed at Carrier Clinic, retiring in 1991. He was an ordained deacon for 25 years and communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle…

  • S.B. high school seniors earn prestigious title

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — South Brunswick honored 30 high school seniors who have achieved the title of National Merit Scholar, during Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. According to Principal Tim Matheney, the number of students honored this year surpassed the previous high of 22 students set last…

  • The almighty chip

    For smokers, it’s time to prepare for the inevitable. The neighborhood bar you always dropped by for a beer, burger and a smoke while you watched the big game will be smoke-free before you know it. The Smoke-Free Air Act was approved by the Assembly 64-12 Jan. 9, then signed into law by then-Gov. Richard…

  • Letters

    Center makes plea for blood donations In recent years, New Jersey has had to ‘import” more than 50,000 units of whole blood annually because our population does not donate enough blood to cover the needs of New Jersey hospitals. Our state faces an immediate shortage for select blood types, and this will likely be the…

  • Obituaries

    Susan M. Farino Allocco Mrs. Allocco, 88, of Hazlet, died Jan. 9 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided there, Jamesburg and Holmdel, prior to moving to Hazlet 58 years ago. She was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Dominick Allocco in 1993. She is survived by a…

  • School rewards good behavior on buses

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Linwood Middle School Assistant Principal Edward Kowalski, center, and Transportation Supervisor Ray Kuehner present students Michael Brier, Yanira Diaz, Jeremy Kaye, Philip Chang and Christy Mihalenko, l. to r., with certificates for their good behavior on the school bus in December. NORTH BRUNSWICK —…

  • Written bomb threat clears middle school

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Linwood Middle School was evacuated last Thursday due to a handwritten bomb threat found by a teacher. At about 10:30 a.m., a warning surfaced that a bomb was going to be set off inside of the school, according to Superintendent Robert Rimmer. Although…