Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • October high school scholar athletes honored

    Students receive recognition from council BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township recognized two high school students as the October Scholar Athletes of the Month last week. Council President Francis "Mac" Womack and Department of Parks and Recreation Director Lou Ann Benson presented North Brunswick Township High School…

  • Thanks extended to ‘Tailgate’ supporters

    On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 26, "Tailgate Trick or Treat" was held for South Brunswick residents at Woodlot Park. This is the second year for this event, and it was a tremendous success. More than 250 participants enjoyed a car-decorating contest, a roving entertainer and magician, a spooky path, goody bags and — most of all…

  • MOM survey doesn’t add up

    MOM survey doesn’t add up A recent survey regarding the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line leaves more questions than it answers. According to the survey by McLaughlin & Associates of Alexandria, Va., 65 percent of the 400 adults contacted on June 19 were not even aware of the project. This is not only a defeat for…

  • Study could play key role in preventing autism

    The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC) is pleased to have learned that Linda Brzustowicz, a Rutgers University scientist, will be working with 150 families in our state to study the genetics of families affected by autism. The $3.7 million funding from the National Institutes of Health may play…

  • Your Turn

    Robert F. LongGuest ColumnSouth Brunswick Board of Education president urges residents to support Dec. 9 referendum Your Turn Robert F. Long Guest Column Robert F. Long Guest Column South Brunswick Board of Education president urges residents to support Dec. 9 referendum Despite the growing discomfort many of us feel from protracted labor negotiations with the…

  • Students shouldn’t have to be afraid to go to school

    Residents of North Brunswick should make it a priority to attend the next Board of Education meeting on Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. at the Maple Meade building. As residents of North Brunswick, we must act now before our town is run down. Our school system is deteriorating every day because of the board’s lack…

  • Obituaries

    Robert A. Stults Obituaries Robert A. Stults Mr. Stults, 75, of Milltown died Oct. 27 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was a bulk steel purchasing agent with Brown Boveri, North Brunswick, where he worked for 20 years. His first wife, Madeline Teneralli Stults, died in…

  • Obituaries

    Louise S. Bossow Obituaries Louise S. Bossow Mrs. Bossow, 91, of Bay Head died Oct. 25 at Claremont Center, Point Pleasant. Born in West New York, she resided in the Deans section of South Brunswick prior to moving to Bay Head 10 years ago. She was a former member of Six Mile Run Reformed Church,…

  • Get out and vote Nov. 4

    Get out and vote Nov. 4 Get out and vote Nov. 4 Political candidates are making their last push to sway voters in these final days before the Nov. 4 general election. The annual election provides citizens of this country something many others do not have, — the power to elect our leaders. Although some…