Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • MARGARET PERDUK RUTKOWSKI BUTLER of North Brunswick died Jan. 15 at the Barbara Cheung Hospice, Edison. Born in Franklin, she resided in the New Brunswick area for most of her life. She was predeceased by her husband, John Perduk in 1977. She is survived by her son, John Perduk of Arizona; her daughter, Margaret Zambrano-Davis…

  • Chinese New Year event reservations due Jan. 24

    Chinese New Year event reservations due Jan. 24 The South Brunswick Senior Center will hold a Chinese New Year celebration Feb. 8 at noon. Reservations must be made by Jan. 24. The event will feature a buffet lunch catered by Mei Lei, and Chinese songs and dance by the Tzu Chi Foundation. Cost is $8…

  • Our View

    Sprawl and droughtintimately connected Sprawl and drought intimately connected Whatever your opinion is of Gov. James McGreevey, he hit the nail on the head by calling for an end to sprawl while announcing the end of the current drought that has plagued the state. Make no mistake, the two problems are intimately related. New Jersey,…

  • Your Turn

    Unemployment, not sprawl, should be focus of governorGuest ColumnJacquelineO Unemployment, not sprawl, should be focus of governor Guest Column Jacqueline O’Sullivan Give me a break, has our governor gone blind? New Jersey is facing a $5 million budget shortfall, Division of Youth and Family Services workers are so overworked that they can’t protect our children,…

  • KEVIN R. McNAMARA, 42, of Ocean Grove died Jan. 11 at home. Born in New Brunswick, he resided in North Brunswick before moving to Ocean Grove more than one year ago. He served with the North Brunswick police force for 12 years, retiring in 1994 as a sergeant. He was an honors graduate of Middlesex…

  • Our View

    Budget looks good The South Brunswick municipal budget proposal looks pretty good, considering the financial mess the state is in. The $41.5 million spending plan, introduced by Township Manager Barbara Sacks Tuesday night, keeps the high level of service to residents with only a modest increase in taxes. If only other towns could be that…

  • Your Turn

    MOM line will generate employment, revenueGuest ColumnDaniel S.Kerwin MOM line will generate employment, revenue Guest Column Daniel S. Kerwin I have written many letters to your newspaper over the years advocating the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line project. The MOM project is reactivation of approximately 40 miles of existing rail right of way. The line…

  • Resident feels council missing the key issue

    The North Brunswick Township Council will draft another resolution, this time to oppose a New York City commuter tax proposed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Well, our council’s heart is in the right place (as with the water rate cut and the bear episode), but Bill Clinton might have added, "It’s the school…

  • DOUGLAS J. RONK, 44, of North Brunswick died Jan. 5. Born in Kenmore, N.Y., he resided in Bridgewater and North Plainfield before moving to North Brunswick two years ago. He was a data entry clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, Princeton, for the past year. Prior to that, he owned Ronk Software Services, New York…