Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Abuse of regulations is ‘corporate blackmail’
I am writing in response to the article written by Dave Goldberg in your May 16 issue. I live in the Hickory Ridge development off Ridge Road in Monmouth Junction, which is adjacent to the property that Gary Levinson and his company propose to build on. Levinson and Togar Property Co. originally proposed what they…
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Womack defends passage of new water contracts
For more than five years now, the residents of North Brunswick have carried the burden of extraordinarily high water and sewer rates. Fortunately, the rhetoric stops on Monday. The Township Council stands ready to pass a new water contract that will save North Brunswick ratepayers tens of millions of dollars during the next 20 years.…
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Council should review water contract again
North Brunswick residents are questioning the proposed water contract with American Water. This is a new 20-year contract that council members hope will save residents 15 percent on their water rates. While that is a nice savings, and certainly needed relief, it is no reason to rush into a long-term agreement. Many residents brought up…
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Mayor urges fans to catch football fever
I just returned home from a week in Europe and while there I did something totally unexpected, I fell in love with football (soccer for you Yanks). It’s impossible to avoid the excitement that’s going on regarding the World Cup games — I celebrated Senegal’s victory over Sweden and the United States’ win over Mexico,…
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Attend July 1 meeting to voice opinion on contract
Monday night’s water meeting was very educational. I learned that a lot of lawyers, people with special interests from the county, and bond floaters have a lot to gain from the passing of the new water contract. They were there in their fancy suits, trying to make the contract sound like the township is going…
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New Jersey will not lose Northeast Corridor Line
I read with interest your editorial titled "Public Is Owed Answers in Light of Transit Troubles" and the article titled "Effect of Amtrak Shutdown Unclear" on June 13. In both, you voiced concerns that a possible Amtrak shutdown would cause NJ Transit trains to stop running on the Northeast Corridor Line. As chairman of the…
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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. MICHAEL R. FECHILLAS, 60, of East Brunswick died June 15 in the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark. Surviving are his wife, Linda Warger…
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Township can’t let water contract go down the drain
June 24 will be a very important day for North Brunswick residents. On this day the Township Council will be voting on a new water contract, a new contract which will affect every taxpayer in this community. As you know, the former council and this council have been trying to negotiate a new water contract,…
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Don’t feed the bears or geese
State officials told South Brunswick residents not to feed a roaming black bear this week, the same week the Township Council introduced an ordinance to ban feeding Canada geese in local parks. Both issues are important warnings for residents to heed. In the case of the black bear, the state warns that feeding could lead…
