Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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TOP NOTCH —
Richard Crain, National Concert Band Festival coordinator, formally invites the South Brunswick Wind Ensemble, represented by South Brunswick High School senior Jenn Song, who is ensemble president, and high school director of bands Mark Kraft, to the National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, in April. Crain flew in from Houston, on Monday to invite the…
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On Campus
Samantha Dredge, Princeton, received a $5,000 leadership and performing arts scholarship from West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, W.Va. A 2000 graduate of South Brunswick High School, she is the daughter of William and Judith Dredge of Princeton. Joseph Sebastian Chirayil of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick was named to the dean’s list for…
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Unfortunate sign of the times
It’s unfortunate that the North Brunswick First Aid Squad has been forced to turn to a private ambulance service to meet daytime demands. But, as is happening in most towns that depend on volunteers to provide emergency first aid and fire service, it is becoming more and more difficult to get enough people to volunteer.…
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Concerned about excessive group homes in N.B.
Concerned about excessive group homes in N.B. My neighbors are kind and caring people; many of us are retired and most have lived in this neighborhood for many years. We have lived in harmony with our mentally ill residents in SERV properties and Management Inc. Centers of New Jersey’s Patton Street apartment building. Our primary…
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S.B. seniors have benefactor
Thanks to some generous folks, senior citizens in South Brunswick all have the chance to get some new luggage free of charge. It sounds too good to be true, but it is, according to a spokesperson at the South Brunswick Senior Center. The luggage was donated to Friends of the South Brunswick Senior Center, a…
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Traffic problems testament to shortsighted, uncoordinated planning
Comments in the Sentinel, and at the South Brunswick Planning Board meetings, on the extension of Princeton Walk Boulevard South, have focused too narrowly on the stretch of the controversial roadway connecting Raymond Road and Route 522, thereby missing the force of the traffic engineer’s projection of its consequences. Completion of that stretch of road…
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Carley will put South Bruns. residents first if elected in November
Carley will put South Bruns. residents first if elected in November Is the Democratic candidate for council, Charles Carley, the new kid on the block? Absolutely not! I had the pleasure of meeting Charley five years ago when he was the treasurer on the South Brunswick Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse board. I was very…
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North Brunswick Food Bank thanks community for support
This summer, the North Brunswick Food Bank received two special deliveries. The children involved in the DHS Camp Program and the North Brunswick Board of Education Summer Enrichment Program were very generous in their contributions. Their help made our summer, usually our slow collection period, a successful one, during which we were able to assist…
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N.B. recreation fees translate into higher taxes for all
I had to respond to the Sept. 14 letter of Township Council candidate Mac Womack to the Sentinel. Mr. Womack seems to be very disturbed about the cost of recreation fees in North Brunswick. Mr. Womack feels the very small segment of people who would not be able to afford to play lacrosse in North…
