Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Your Turn
Guest ColumnDavid BarnhardReader defends use of eminent domain Your Turn Guest Column David Barnhard Reader defends use of eminent domain Guest Column David Barnhard Reader defends use of eminent domain I am responding directly to the "Our View" editorial in the May 30 Sentinel. Again, you have clearly demonstrated a lack of knowledge in respect…
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Your Turn
Guest ColumnJim FitzgeraldRepublicans will restore balance to government Your Turn Guest Column Jim Fitzgerald Republicans will restore balance to government Guest Column Jim Fitzgerald Republicans will restore balance to government This letter is not really to the editor. It is an open letter to the township of North Brunswick and, more specifically, the Democratic primary…
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Obituaries
Obituaries LOUIS PANELLA, 83, of Stamford, Conn., and formerly North Brunswick, died May 29 at the Richard L. Rosenthal Hospice Residence, Stamford. Born in Newark, he resided in Clark and North Brunswick prior to moving to Stamford two years ago. He was a warehouseman at Huffman Koos Furniture, Rahway, for 23 years, retiring in 1982.…
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Resident urges council to vote down health insurance contract
You constantly hear politicians of every stripe pledging to cut government waste, yet our taxes keep rising. In South Brunswick, one area of waste is the pending award of a no-bid contract to Business and Government Insurance Agency (BGIA) as a health insurance consultant. Let’s go back — prior to 1997, South Brunswick’s employees were…
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VFW member offers tips for displaying United States flag
The United States flag can be seen flying everywhere to honor those who died in the war on terrorism and as a symbol of unity. As we approach the official day honoring our flag June 14, Flag Day, I am offering a few guidelines for displaying it. A flag displayed on a car should be…
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Resident implores PAL to leave flag football intact
When you have a recreational program that is wonderful for kids and very popular, the obvious course of action is to cancel it — or so goes the logic of the South Brunswick Police Athletic League (PAL). Initially, they planned to abandon flag football altogether. In their view, it dilutes the talent pool for Pop…
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Bill would shift contract bargaining advantage to unions
A union-backed bill that would reduce the power of school boards to effectively represent the public in labor negotiations is quietly moving through the Legislature. The legislation, A-3419/S-2398, would take away a board’s ability to implement its last best contract offer when negotiations are fully exhausted. Although implementation is very rare, the possibility that it…
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Our View
N.B. council acting shamefully Our View N.B. council acting shamefully The North Brunswick Township Council should be ashamed of itself. The council and Mayor David Spaulding are willing to let the Otken family’s money "ride," when it all should be in the family’s bank account right now — plus some. We have maintained, throughout this…
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Two more So. Brunswick school plans highlighted
Two more So. Brunswick school plans highlighted Two more So. Brunswick school plans highlighted These are the preliminary building plans for Constable and Greenbrook elementary schools in South Brunswick. The May 12 plans may be changed before the Board of Education adopts a final plan for the December referendum. A meeting of the board’s facilities…
