Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Letters

    S. Brunswick facing ‘brunt of developmental offense’ Just what eastern South Brunswick needed … yet another controversy. The continuing story of “not in my backyard, but over there is just fine.” Much controversy has been involved with the planning of Route 92. Politicians have joined anti-Route 92 forces. Schemes have been devised by schemers to…

  • Land an expensive, but smart investment

    South Brunswick made a pricey investment in open space last week, but it’s one that’s sure to yield dividends for generations to come. In one of the largest land acquisitions in its history, the Township Council approved a bond ordinance to buy 90 acres of the Stanton tract in Kendall Park. If all goes as…

  • Letters

    Township extends thanks for I was overwhelmed as the four public works men brought in nearly four trucks filled with food collected from both the Kendall Park and Monmouth Junction post offices on the Monday after the May 14 collection for “Stamp Out Hunger.” Our food pantry here in South Brunswick was nearly empty and…

  • Obituaries

    Sheryl Elizabeth Kenia Miss Kenia, 25, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, died May 19 at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, following a battle with cancer. She was born in Somerville. Miss Kenia was a customer service representative at Alphagraphics, Dayton section of South Brunswick. She was a graduate of South Brunswick…

  • Six awarded for positive influence on students

    North Brunswick board honors teacher of the year from each school BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — If an apple is a reward for a teacher, then receiving the Governor’s Teacher of the Year award is like being presented with an entire orchard. Six North Brunswick teachers were honored…

  • Around the world in a couple of hours

    Parents get a taste of foreign cultures at Cambridge School BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer MELISSA CIFELLI Third-graders dished out meals from several cultures to parents at Wednesday’s Ethnic Heritage Festival at Cambridge School. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Everyone from everywhere is welcome. That theme filled Cambridge Elementary School as third-graders performed…

  • New home will provide an important service

    The Ronald McDonald House opened a third New Jersey location in New Brunswick on Sunday, and is now ready to serve area families with ailing children. The Somerset Street facility can accommodate six families at a time, and is conveniently located near the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, as well…

  • Brothers-in-law named parade marshals

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — War isn’t usually a family affair, but for Lester Gilliland and Myron “Bucky” Pollard, their involvement as veterans shares a family connection. Gilliland and Pollard have both been selected as grand marshals for the North Brunswick Memorial Day parade on May 30. The…