Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

In response to last week’s letter from Mary DeVoe of South River, let’s do the math. Mary, the 105-acre Otken farm was assessed at $57,500. The township has bought the property for $6,375,000. That is 110 times the value of the property, and in my opinion quite generous. I don’t know how you came up…

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. NANCY ZOHLO BOYLER, 86, of Old Bridge died Jan. 26 in Berkeley Hall Nursing Home, Berkeley Heights. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard "Moe" Boyler. Surviving…

Last week’s decision by South Brunswick Mayor Debra Johnson not to seek a second term is surprising. Johnson, who became the town’s first directly elected mayor, seemed to have quite a bit going for her as she approached Election Day. The time constraints of the office, however, caused the 36-year-old lawyer to take another look…

Congratulations to the North Brunswick Board of Education, and its volunteers and supporters for the recent passage of a referendum to enlarge the high school. We are told that the current number of students already exceeds that for which the high school was originally constructed, and that number will only increase significantly. The time to…

Three cheers for the new Democratic majority on the North Brunswick council for passing a resolution calling for township officials to sit down with the Otkens to negotiate "amicably." Isn’t this what should have been done in the first place? It is unfortunate when the Republican majority lost the election it decided to rush through…

I would like to commend the North Brunswick Township administration for two wonderful events that my husband and I attended recently. "Celebrate North Brunswick 2002," the first attempt by the township to bring the community together on New Year’s Eve, was a tremendous success. Over 400 adults and children participated in diversified entertainment, swimming, games…

On Jan. 22, the voters of North Brunswick overwhelmingly approved the referendum to expand and renovate our high school. As is the case in all events of significance, there are several clear lessons that can be learned from this experience: • the nearly 2-to-1 approval of the community underscores the fact that North Brunswick truly…

After one public Township Council meeting, a press release from Mayor David Spaulding and Councilman Frances "Mack" Womack declares that everyone is getting along wonderfully. At this meeting, and in a "civil" manner, Mr. Womack admitted that he and his lock-step council cronies voted on ordinances that were incomplete and ill-conceived. Mr. Spaulding remained totally…

Recently the editorial "Veterans Deserve Proper Recognition" appeared in the December edition of The Viking Vibe, South Brunswick High School’s student newspaper. Written by Jonathan Ferrer, the article was about observing the Nov. 11 Veterans Day holiday. Ferrer, who should be commended for his article, pointed out that the South Brunswick school system was holding…