Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • North Brunswick police officer deserves ‘thank you’

    As a member of the North Brunswick community, I want to congratulate and thank Detective Robert Miller of the North Brunswick Township Police Department for his expertise and dedication in implementing a successful "Wireless at Work" community service program. Detective Miller’s efforts with Bell Atlantic Mobile have provided a program called "Wireless at Work" phone…

  • Here’s to community policing

    North and South Brunswick residents will be happy with the 1999 uniform crime statistics which the governor released last week. Crime dropped dramatically in South Brunswick from the previous year, and there were significant drops in North Brunswick. The decreases reflect a four-year downward trend statewide. Officials in both towns give a lot of credit…

  • Past mistakes shouldn’t be standard for future planning Guest Column Gary Hirsch

    Past mistakes shouldn’t be standard for future planning Guest Column Gary Hirsch The recent debate regarding the rezoning of properties along the Route 1 and 130 intersection provides a sad but outstanding example of how the degeneration of the planning process in North Brunswick over the past 30 years has affected the overall quality of…

  • Residents thanked for Relay for Life success

    As director for this year’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life, I would like to thank the residents of Middlesex County for their generosity and support. Fifteen teams participated in this year’s event at The Club, Woodbridge, raising more than $40,000 for the American Cancer Society’s research, education, advocacy and service programs in Middlesex County.…

  • S.B. resident objects to allowing dog park in a residential zone

    When is a park not a park? One might reasonably expect that the South Brunswick Planning Board’s decision to allow a park within a residential zone would be a good thing. Most times, you’d be right. But, how about a park that’s not a park at all. One that would admit you only after a…

  • North Brunswick resident responds to former Planning Board chair

    After reading Gus Kuhlman’s Aug. 3 letter, I felt compelled to respond. Since Mr. Kuhlman was a loyal Republican for many years before he became a loyal Democrat, I am sure he is qualified to speak about "ghost writers" for letters to the editor. I have seen many such letters published in the paper, and…

  • Tax letter full of ‘Double Speak’

    Having received my new tax bill in the mail last week, I find it included a letter full of "Double Speak" from the elected officials of our township. Yes, the property tax rate went down, but the bottom line is that my taxes went up over 7 percent. Taxes must be kept at a minimum…

  • Vote for Carol Barrett in November

    Carol Barrett is a Democratic Township Council member in South Brunswick. She spends an inordinate amount of time working to maintain a fine quality of life in South Brunswick, and works diligently to expend and improve services for seniors in South Brunswick. She listens and responds to the concerns of individual residents in South Brunswick.…

  • Residents have a right to know, too

    We can’t help but wonder why North Brunswick Mayor David Spaulding cannot share information he has about potential tenants at the proposed Gateway Centre shopping center on Route 1. The mayor claims that the information was given to him in confidence. That’s hardly fair to residents who have as much right as the mayor to…