Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Affordable housing for those who need it
North Brunswick’s new ordinance, which demands that affordable housing units are kept affordable, is a model that should be duplicated throughout the state. The mayor and Township Council’s action was spurred by the discovery of some property owners who charged illegally high rents or selling prices for housing that was intended for low- and moderate-income…
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The line between reality and unreality in sports has become blurred
Judy S hepps Battle Guest Column Given the American League award for most valuable player in 2000, he signed with the New York Yankees for a reported seven-year, $120 million contract the following baseball season. Hitting 155 home runs and batting more than .300 each season from 1999-2002, he earned the reputation of being a…
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Councilman Ted Van Hessen thankful for friendship, support, and opportunity to serve
Ted Van Hessen Guest Column As my tenure in elective office draws to a close, I appreciate this opportunity to share these thoughts with the people of South Brunswick. It has been my privilege and honor to represent you these past 11 years. As a member of the Township Committee, as mayor, and as a…
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Good luck to freeholders in restoring ethics, honor
As you know, on Nov. 2 the majority of people in Middlesex County voted to keep the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders completely in the Democratic Party’s hands for another year. This saddens me in that for at least another year, there will again be no system of checks and balances set up to…
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Pasta party honors 2004 scholar athletes
North Brunswick BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Andrea Bradshaw NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township’s second year of the Scholar Athlete Award program has drawn to a close. Officials threw a pasta party for the 24 students named North Brunswick Township Scholar Athletes in the courtroom of the municipal building, Monday night.…
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Obituaries
Suzanne Coyne Van Pelt Mrs. Van Pelt, 56, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 8 at Summerhill Nursing Home, Old Bridge. Born in Nyack, N.Y., she resided in Old Bridge for 50 years. She was an administrative assistant at Coty Marine, Perth Amboy. She was predeceased by her parents, Elizabeth and William Coyne; and a brother,…
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Televising planning meetings worthwhile
It may not generate the excitement of Wednesday night staples like “Wife Swap,” but North Brunswick’s decision to televise Planning Board meetings is a good one. The township will join South Brunswick — which televises all of its meetings — as the only municipalities in the county to air Planning Board meetings. Starting next year,…
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