Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Public urged to keep Abschutz on board

    Few people are better suited to serve on the school board of the Township of South Brunswick than Marty Abschutz. Marty’s list of qualifications and experience in matters that relate to the education of all students of South Brunswick is unusually broad. He has already served most effectively for three years on the Board. He…

  • North Brunswick resident says school budget not lean enough

    Superintendent of Schools Robert Rimmer must be joking, stating that the proposed school budget is “no fluff.” I am for high-quality education and am in fact by training and by previous occupation a teacher myself, but what does quality education have to do with cheerleading and skiing? There is nothing wrong with either one, but…

  • Rail opposition points to solution of more bus service

    When it comes to supporting one of the three proposed rail line options it is now time to look at the hard facts when reviewing the proposed routes. Recently released figures from an NJ Transit spokesman estimated the costs for the Monmouth Junction option to be $860 million, the Matawan option at $730 million and…

  • Obituaries

    Pamela Wiget Ms. Wiget, 44, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died March 28 in Rose Mountain Care Center, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her parents, Joyce and Robert Wiget. Surviving are three children, Tara Cook of Morris Plains, John Jasko of Sayreville and Stephanie Jasko of Barnegat; two brothers, Mark Wiget of the…

  • Ailing system doesn’t make it OK to drain taxpayers

    With few exceptions, the school budgets being presented in districts across Middlesex County, and most of New Jersey for that matter, are bringing bad news for residents — tax increases. Again. Every Middlesex County school district covered by Greater Media Newspapers is talking about a tax increase, a topic that has become all too familiar…

  • Cutting farm conservation makes for bitter harvest

    With deficit and defense spending high, Congress is proposing to cut funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) conservation programs. But if President Bush wants programs that produce results, as he said in his State of the Union address, these programs should continue. The conservation programs in the 2002 Farm Bill are voluntary and…

  • Raymond Rd. unsafe

    On March 18 at 7:30 a.m. at the corner of Taylor and Raymond Road — with the school bus approaching and its lights flashing — a motorist speeding down Raymond stuck our five-month-old puppy, Cody. The motorist was trying to “rush the bus” so she would not have to take the time to stop. We…