Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Televised meetings a public service, not a soap box for politicians

    Our elected officials are supposed to be engaged in the town’s business, not using televised meetings as a forum to disrespect members of the public and each other. I have a problem with Councilman Edmund Luciano expressing his "concerns" that Councilman Ted Van Hessen’s new job with the New Jersey Department of Transportation could be…

  • Route 130 change won’t help local residents

    The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s primary role is to move commuters from point A to point B as fast and quickly as possible. It does not concern itself with whether points A and B negatively affect the local residents. Do North Brunswick residents want more commuter traffic using our town to get from A…

  • Rimmer deserves chance to lead, resident says

    On Tuesday, Jan. 16, a special meeting was scheduled by the North Brunswick Board of Education to discuss releasing Dr. Robert Rimmer from the search for the superintendent of schools and reopening the search. People throughout the community came to voice their opposition to the five men on this board, who have consistently blocked Dr.…

  • Resident says DOT plan for N.B. would be disaster

    Resident says DOT plan for N.B. would be disaster The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (DOT) proposed project is nothing but a disaster in the making for the local residents of North Brunswick. Their addition of roads, ramps, overpasses, sound barriers and lights would make North Brunswick a virtual Belt Parkway (with trucks) for us…

  • Councilman should focus on issues, reader says

    It seems like some things just never change, including the disrespect Councilman Edmund Luciano exhibits toward others, his self-centered attitude, and his condescending way of speaking to and about others. How shameless is Luciano to assert that Councilman Ted Van Hessen would accept a position with the state Department of Transportation if it were in…

  • Students support Rimmer for N.B. post

    Students support Rimmer for N.B. post JEFF HUNTLEY North Brunswick Township High School seniors Mike Elko and Dan Page talk about their support of Dr. Robert Rimmer as schools superintendent Monday. Seniors say principal is qualified to lead school district By dave goldberg Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Parents of the community are not the…

  • N.B. board situation borders on bizarre

    N.B. board situation borders on bizarre Things with the North Brunswick Board of Education just seem to go from bad to worse — from ridiculous to bizarre. It is very difficult to understand how five members could let the township’s popular high school principal become one of two finalists to fill the superintendent of schools’…

  • DOT job could benefit S.B.

    DOT job could benefit S.B. Now that he is working for the state Department of Transportation, South Brunswick Township Councilman Ted Van Hessen will have to recuse himself from executive sessions involving matters related to the department. But his position could also prove useful to the township, which is constantly on guard about transportation projects…

  • Clearing the air over N.B. superintendent search

    Clearing the air over N.B. superintendent search Guest Column Robert J. Haws It is time to clear the air with respect to the North Brunswick Board of Education search for a new school superintendent. I was sworn in as a new board member in May. Prior to that time I did not know Dr. Robert…