Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Pulda farm should be preserved as open space for future generations
Now that I am a senior citizen, I feel affordable adult housing is an important issue in our township. I do not feel, however, that it should be located on the Pulda farmland. Many of us moved to this area to escape crowded city conditions. The peaceful green setting with its many farms and good…
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Obituaries
Catherine L. Nastus Obituaries Catherine L. Nastus Mrs. Nastus, 88, of North Brunswick died June 21 at home. Born in Culver, Pa., she relocated to North Brunswick more than 65 years ago. She was a cost accountant and secretary at E.R. Squibb and Sons, New Brunswick, for 34 years, retiring in 1986. She was a…
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Your Turn
Gov. James E. McGreeveyGuest ColumnFAIR plan seeks to ease N.J. property tax burden Your Turn Gov. James E. McGreevey Guest Column Gov. James E. McGreevey Guest Column FAIR plan seeks to ease N.J. property tax burden The burden of property taxes has weighed heavily on the shoulders of New Jersey’s families for too many decades.…
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Obituaries
Dorothy M. Bisogno Obituaries Dorothy M. Bisogno Mrs. Bisogno, 77, of North Brunswick died June 10 at Care One at East Brunswick. Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in Edison prior to moving to North Brunswick 52 years ago. She was a retired crossing guard for the Township of North Brunswick where she was employed…
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Savor the moment of graduation
Graduation week brought a lot of smiles to the faces of teenagers in Middlesex County. High school graduation is a time when administrators, teachers, parents, family members and friends celebrate the accomplishments of another group of young adults. The school communities gathered at their respective high schools to mark the occasion with music, speeches, laughter…
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Citizens group to continue push for campaign finance reform through petition
I am a member of a committee of citizens in South Brunswick called the Initiative for Campaign Finance Reform. We have been working on a ballot initiative that will end "pay to play" locally here in South Brunswick. We are well on our way toward gathering the 549 signatures needed to place this issue before…
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State is shortchanging the schools once again
State is shortchanging the schools once again State is shortchanging the schools once again Once again, the McGreevey administration is holding back on our schools. For the second year in a row, the powers that be are withholding the final state aid payment to schools. They will pay it about a week late, officials said,…
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Obituaries
William "Billy" Evans Obituaries William "Billy" Evans Mr. Evans, 44, of East Brunswick died June 11 at home. He was a 1978 graduate of East Brunswick High School. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, John Golla. He is survived by his parents, Linda and James Colleton of Monroe Township; four brothers, Barry Evans of…
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North Brunswick mayor, council should rethink Pulda farm rezoning issue
Last week’s Planning Board decision virtually paved the way for our mayor and council to rezone the Pulda farm to a planned adult community development. Currently, as we all know, the land under the master plan is zoned for single-family homes or farmland. The impending move to rezone this property to another high-density housing unit…
