Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Sticking points should be public

    Sticking points should be public The teachers union and the South Brunswick Board of Education should be able to discuss what is holding up their contract negotiations. Board President Bob Long and union President Sylvia Lee have both said that they can’t discuss the issues that have kept both sides of this issue apart. Whatever…

  • Obituaries

    Norma Sharp Becker Obituaries Norma Sharp Becker Mrs. Becker, 82, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick died Oct. 4 at Rahway hospital. Born in Hackensack, she resided in Rossmoor and Spotswood prior to moving to Kendall Park. She was a retired executive secretary. She attended St. James Church, Jamesburg. She was predeceased by…

  • District close to hiring new superintendent

    BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A new schools chief may be in place by March, according to officials. "We’re pretty excited," Board of Education President Bob Long said Monday. The district is negotiating with Dr. Gary P. McCartney of the Parkland School District in Allentown, Pa.,…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries Cleland R. Ortiz Cleland R. Ortiz Mr. Ortiz, 72, of Jamesburg died Sept. 25 in the University Medical Center at Princeton. Surviving are his wife, Lorraine Linke Ortiz; a daughter, Susan Ortiz of Jamesburg; two brothers, Donald Ortiz of Monroe and Philip Orten of Loris, S.C.; and a sister, Beverly Fucarino of Loris. A…

  • This resident’s choice is ‘Mac and the Democrats’

    With only about a month left before Election Day, I hope the residents of North Brunswick begin to really focus on the many positive changes which have occurred in our municipal government since Mac Womack and the Democrats took control of the Township Council in 2002. Think back just a few years ago, when the…

  • Your Turn

    John O Your Turn John O’Sullivan Guest Column Unicameral’ Legislature needed in New Jersey John O’Sullivan Guest Column Unicameral’ Legislature needed in New Jersey The time has come for the residents to have the state Legislature save them millions of dolars. This can be accomplished by a Constitutional amendment to change the Legislature. Instead of…

  • Monroe resident says MOM survey shows desperation

    Monroe resident says MOM survey shows desperation The survey about the Monmouth-Ocean railroad to South Brunswick is a farce. It was supposed to show support for the dying proposal, but instead it shows how desperate Monmouth and Ocean County politicians are to revive the project. They paid $18,000 for a survey which was supervised by…

  • Resident saddened by American casualties in Iraq

    It is with dismay and sorrow that I see and hear about our heroic soldiers losing their lives or being wounded in Iraq every day. When there is trouble, the Iraqi police hide, fearing retaliation, the so-called friendly coalition does nothing but make demands, and we get no support. This killing and maiming will go…

  • GOP continues to spread misinformation in No. Brunswick

    GOP continues to spread misinformation in No. Brunswick It is a shame the North Brunswick Republicans are so lacking in issues that they resort to telling untruths and distortions in order to get their names in the papers. I think it is terrible that the Republican mayoral candidate, Gregg Rubenstein, continues to spread the misinformation…