Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Why did council look other way regarding Club Med?

    Why did council look other way regarding Club Med? One more item in the series of things being swept under the rug by the Republican council in North Brunswick is the inquiry about the recreation director using taxpayer funds to go down to Club Med to "investigate" it for the Camp Journey program. Not only…

  • Newspapers commit resources to national, local relief efforts

    Newspapers commit resources to national, local relief efforts Like all Americans, the employees of Greater Media Newspapers were shocked, saddened and angered by the tragic events of Sept. 11. And like most of our countrymen, we’ve spent many hours in the last week discussing what we, and our publications, can do to help. This week,…

  • North Brunswick needs green acres, not housing

    I am responding to a recent letter by Gail Razzano. Razzano claims it’s "a slap in the face to the many senior citizens who have given [North Brunswick] their labor and sweat for many years," if the township purchases the Otken farm for open space. Although I have lived in North Brunswick for many years…

  • Linwood school sixth-grader shares sentiments on attack

    My name is Angela Pagliaro. I’m 11 years old and a sixth-grader at Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick. After the attack on America, I was very shocked and scared fearing my country’s safety. I wrote this poem in memory of those who lost their lives. It was early Tuesday morning, Eight-forty-eight a.m. We had…

  • Writer seeks to set the facts straight in farm debate

    The debate over the future of North Brunswick’s Otken farm is but another indication of the lack of available land in the township. Several letter writers have come forth with suggestions, most recently Annette Mayo, who favors age-restricted housing. This is a legitimate proposal, but her argument in defense of the U.S. Home plan is…

  • ‘May God bless America,’ says Mayor Spaulding

    What happened to our country Tuesday was obviously exceptionally devastating. Many people innocently boarded a plane, unaware they would lose their lives as part of an attack on the World Trade Center. People sat at their desks, drinking coffee or reading a paper, when these horrific attacks occurred. What a horrible and tragic way to…

  • Prior superintendent defends department

    As the former superintendent of parks and recreation in North Brunswick Township, I was quite surprised and disappointed by Phil Sinicropi’s demeaning assessment of the achievement of the "prior administration’s recreation branch." In the "Your Turn" column in the Aug. 30 issue of the Sentinel, Sinicropi said the current recreation administration has done more in…

  • Too many political signs on the road

    During a recent drive through the township, I was bombarded by no fewer than 28 bright yellow and blue political posters along a mere four miles of road! I have one question — "Got restraint?" Katherine Bauer North Brunswick

  • Greenstein’s concern and help inspire local couple

    In this day and age, when it seems many of our political representatives seem to show a total lack of interest and concern for the needs of their constituents, my husband and I had the great pleasure of becoming acquainted with several of New Jersey’s public figures, who truly went out of their way to…