Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Thanks given to YMCA gala dinner supporters

    I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped make the second annual South Brunswick Family YMCA gala dinner such a resounding success. We were fortunate to have the support of so many friends and businesses in the community. Special thanks to our honorees, Joe and Bonnie Kremer, Pierre Hage Boutros, Sen.…

  • Drug bust shows police at their best

    Congratulations to the South Brunswick police, and particularly Detective James Kinard for getting some $500,000 of marijuana off the streets. Kinard’s cat-and-mouse game to arrest the man police believe arranged the shipment shows the dedication involved in fighting a drug war. For six days, Kinard stayed focused on his prey. Through several phone calls, the…

  • 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. ADAM BUCZEK, 74, of Oak Ridge, formerly of South River, died May 3 in Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains. Surviving are three sisters, Jane Geresy of South…

  • Director addresses issue over ‘editing’ of meeting

    A letter appeared in last week’s [opinion] section from a resident inquiring as to why the videotape from the April 8 Township Council workshop meeting was edited. While I understand how this assumption could have been made, I would like to assure the residents of North Brunswick that the videotape was in no way altered…

  • Resident anxious to see edited minutes of tape

    After watching the edited tape of the most memorable township agenda meeting that was aired April 10, I felt compelled to write and express my feelings. Why was the tape edited? I have watched most of the televised meetings of the North Brunswick Township Council, and I have also taped many of them. And the…

  • Blood bank chairman thanks blood donors

    The South Brunswick Blood Bank Committee would like to say "Thanks!" to the 133 donors, who came to our Blood Donor Drive Saturday. We appreciate their giving us part of a beautiful spring day. We’ll pray for even more donors to participate on July 14 at Congregation B’nai Tikvah, and again on October 19 at…

  • Parent upset with change in redistricting plan

    How can I begin to express the disgust I feel with regard to a vote made by the South Brunswick Board of Education on April 22? Just days after a budget approval was granted by the South Brunswick citizens, the body voted to change the redistricting plan. The board, while patting themselves on the back…

  • Water contract hearing should have answers

    The public will finally get the details of North Bruns-wick’s new water contract next week. This is the chance for everyone to find out the specifics of a contract that has been approved and recommended by the Middlesex County Improvement Authority. The process used by the MCIA to determine the best deal for the township…

  • 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. HERBERT "HERBIE" DONALD KRONEMEYER, 74, of North Brunswick died April 25 at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, he lived most of his…