Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Resident disputes free use of school facilities by YMCA (Open letter to Harry Delgado, president of the South Brunswick Board of Education)
Resident disputes free use of school facilities by YMCA (Open letter to Harry Delgado, president of the South Brunswick Board of Education) I have received your letter dated May 31 in reply to my question to the board regarding the fees paid by the YMCA for use of our public schools. I regret not responding…
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Great blue heron is not a crane, resident points out
The long-legged bird on page 17 (Sentinel, Aug. 30) is Ardea herodias, the great blue heron, and not a "crane" as misidentified in the caption. The great blue heron is common and easily seen around bodies of water throughout New Jersey, as well as most of North America. The crane family, Gruidae, is represented in…
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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
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Guest Column Phil Sinicropi Writer defends Town Council’s record
Guest Column Phil Sinicropi Writer defends Town Council’s record In a letter that appeared in the Aug. 23 Sentinel, Vito Puleio’s candidate for Township Council continued the old guard’s tradition of intentionally misleading the public. Instead of supporting community recreation programs and applauding their improvements over the past two years, Bruce Chandlee is opting to…
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Spaulding feels Adams’ fears have become reality
President John Adams wrote, "We may please ourselves with the prospect of free and popular governments. But there is great danger that those governments will not make us happy. God grant they may. But I fear that in every assembly, members will obtain an influence by noise not sense. By meanness, not greatness. By ignorance,…
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Chandlee should get facts straight about N.B. finances
Chandlee should get facts straight about N.B. finances I had to laugh very hard at the latest attempt of Mr. Bruce Chandlee to discredit the current governing body of North Brunswick. Mr. Chandlee would like to make you believe that our mayor and Township Council are incompetent, that they do not care about anyone. On…
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Who pays the bank fee?
Who pays the bank fee? This week North Bruns-wick Police Director Ron Romano advised those residents who may have lost their checks in the now-famous $10,000 deposit to stop payment on them and issue new ones to the township. That sounds like good advice because we still do not know where those checks are. But…
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Otken farm should be used as senior complex
I have read in newspapers that North Brunswick Township will seize the 105-acre Otken farm off Old Georges Road for open-space needs. I believe this intended use is wrong. A better use would be to create a senior citizens community. To not even consider such a project is a slap in the face to the…
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Chandlee’s ‘knowledge’ only surfaces during election (Open letter to Bruce Chandlee)
Chandlee’s ‘knowledge’ only surfaces during election (Open letter to Bruce Chandlee) Bruce Chandlee, where have you been all these years with "all the knowledge that you possess"? It is only since you are a candidate that you have felt the need to sign your name to a letter to the editor. What a shame not…
