Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Voters should prepare for important decision
North Brunswick residents should prepare to answer the $32.4 million question. On Jan. 25, the school district will hold a bond referendum on whether or not to expand its four elementary schools and Linwood Middle School. The district will host an Information Night on Tuesday for the public to discuss the plan with district officials…
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Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex line station does not make sense for South Brunswick
Charles Kim Guest Column In response to Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina’s letter last week, the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line should be built — but not through South Brunswick. While he espouses the virtues of the Lakehurst to Monmouth Junction alignment, he does not reveal the reason why the 1996 study opted for enhanced bus service on…
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Santina M. Coffaro Mrs. Coffaro, 89, of North Brunswick, died Jan. 1 at Franklin Care Center, Franklin Park. Born in New Brunswick, she resided in North Brunswick the past 70 years. She was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Mary of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her…
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On Campus
Diane Lagowski, North Brunswick, was recently chosen to be a member of the Honors Program at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa., where she is a freshman accounting major. The program offers discussion groups, lectures and off-campus visits to its students. Members are chosen for academic standing in high school, and an interest in learning and leadership…
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South Brunswick is ‘truly a community to be proud of’
South Brunswick is truly a community to be proud of. Every year for more than 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 161 families, the largest…
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Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line a good public policy for central New Jersey
Joseph Azzolina Guest Column Joseph AzzolinaGuest Column The possibility exists that the draft environmental impact statement for the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) rail line currently in progress might result in “no preferred alternative.” This would be a travesty to every resident affected by the traffic and congestion in the central region of New Jersey. The mere possibility…
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Tsunami victims are in desperate need
This truly is the season for giving, not because of any holiday but rather because the people of the world are in dire need. As most of us have watched or read about, tidal waves caused by an earthquake under the ocean floor in Southeast Asia caused devastation in 11 underdeveloped nations on Dec. 26.…
