Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Principal interviews begin for NBT high

    Committee will help superintendentscreen applicants BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Principal interviews begin for NBT high Committee will help superintendent screen applicants BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Interviews for a new North Brunswick Township High School principal will start today. Two rounds of interviews for qualified candidates will take place between now and…

  • Todd R. Pardun

    Mr. Pardun, 43, of North Brunswick died Jan. 16 at home. Born in New Brunswick, he resided in North Brunswick most of his life. He was an architect and project manager at Kurt J. Ludwig Architecture, Milltown, since 1993. He was a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and a 1984 graduate of…

  • Gov. McGreevey should pay up

    Gov. McGreevey should pay up The State Commission of Investigations is going fishing. The commission, established in 1968, is hoping to find corruption and a waste of taxpayer money in South Brunswick and 49 other school districts. A Jan. 9 "request" letter to the district asks for information on the compensation and perks for top…

  • ‘Master of deception’ is friend to all developers

    Why did Councilman Bob Davis write such a nasty letter in response to a gentleman opposed to the decision by the Planning Board? We all know Mr. Davis is a friend to all developers. I was present in 2000 when Bob Davis voted in favor of zoning the Otken farm residential, and pleaded for U.S.…

  • Resident seeking motives for campaign donation

    The township tabled its "pay-to-play" ordinance at the Dec. 22 meeting. Mayor Francis "Mac" Womack said he does not want developers, builders or "wealthy" commercial interested "calling the shots politically." The mayor is right on target when he used the word wealthy. My concern is the thousands of dollars former Sen. John Lynch donated to…

  • Obituaries

    Grace T. Vantosh Obituaries Grace T. Vantosh Mrs. Vantosh, 79, of Manalapan died Jan. 5 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Keansburg, she had lived in East Brunswick for 25 years and in North Brunswick for 12 years before moving to Manalapan two years ago. For more than 30 years, she was a…

  • County plan sets lofty but worthwhile goals

    County plan sets lofty but worthwhile goals One might be tempted to say it’s futile to plan for the Raritan River, peppered as its banks are with industrial sites and eyesores, to become a regional destination with a wide assortment of waterfront attractions. Or that it’s far-fetched to even dream that the stretch of river…

  • Old newspapers sought for historical record

    Old newspapers sought for historical record Newspapers have an important historic role in recording the life of their communities. I collect local South Brunswick historical information for the South Brunswick Public Library’s Local History Collection, and need the help of your readers in finding copies of two newspapers: The Forum newspaper from the late 1930s…

  • Resident reminds mayor to serve people, not politics

    I’m very disturbed by some of the recent appointments by Mayor Frances Womack. At the Jan. 12 council meeting, I raised my concerns about the appointment of Ronald Gordon as the new township attorney. Before I go any further, I want to make it very clear I am not, nor is it my intention to…