Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Open space question wins out
The fact that the second open space question in South Brunswick eventually passed after all the votes were counted shows the importance of every single vote. The question asking voters to approve a 0.5 cent increase in the township’s open space tax to fund the development of purchases, seemed to be doomed immediately following the…
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Circumvention of rules will result in higher health-care costs
As a former director of the Central Jersey Health Planning Council Inc., I am appalled the N.J. Department of Health circumvented the rules to allow Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital to operate a regional perinatal center without a certificate of need. It is by the certificate of need process that situations such as this are…
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Thanks go out to cancer walk supporters
On behalf of the American Cancer Society volunteers and staff, I would like to thank the residents of central New Jersey for their generosity and support of our annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks. More than 2,500 people participated in this year’s walks at Princeton Forrestal Village and The Club at Woodbridge, raising more…
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North Brunswick officials need to test power of resolution
Advertising on North Brunswick vehicles — from police cars to public service trucks — would be a disgrace. How seriously can we respect a government that cannot pay for its own basic needs? Three recent events show common sense may prevail. The just-approved lower water rates took advantage of refinancing at low interest rates. Good…
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Resident objects to state’s decision on hospital’s perinatal center
I read in the newspaper the state is giving Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJ), New Brunswick, the right to operate a perinatal center which will compete with the regional perinatal center (RPC) at St. Peter’s University Hospital. I think this is a travesty. For two decades, St. Peter’s has operated the best RPC in…
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Writer: War provides only way to end Iraq’s ‘cat-and-mouse’ game
The letter submitted by Kenneth O’Dowd in last week’s Sentinel ("Reader: Gather all the facts before deciding on war with Iraq," Nov. 7) raises many questions he feels should be answered prior to declaring war against Iraq. I will respond to a few of his questions here, but before I do, I have to ask…
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Stroke conference will offer much valuable information to survivors
I’m a New Jersey stroke survivor. I suffered a serious stroke at the age of 48, and I’m one of the close to 4.6 million stroke survivors alive today in this country. Did you know that stroke is New Jersey’s No. 3 killer and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability? On Saturday, Nov. 16,…
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OBITUARIES
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. BERNICE CURRAN ZIKE, 80, of South Brunswick died Nov. 9 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Newark, she lived in several states and…
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No ads on N.B. police cars
No ads on N.B. police cars Should a municipality allow advertisements to be placed on its police cars in order to save money? The question is interesting. In North Brunswick, the town could save some $250,000 by allowing the ads. A company in North Carolina will give the township a completely outfitted police car for…
