Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Bridges over drinking water sources need better drainage systems

    Alan Godber and I, trustees of the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership, canoed the watershed this past summer. On many of our trips, we observed the poor design of bridges over the aquifer. The storm drainage system of these bridges empties directly into the aquifer. The storm water contains many of the pollutants from cars and…

  • South Brunswick Planning Board chairman’s tenure scrutinized

    Before Frank Antisell sprains his arm patting himself on the back, let’s look at a more complete picture of his tenure as South Brunswick’s Planning Board chairman. As a member of the Planned Adult Residential Community subcommittee, he urged Toll Brothers to speed up their application to rezone a patchwork of about 20 properties bundled…

  • Facilities bill a milestone

    The much-touted Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act, better known as the School Construction Bill, which the governor signed Tuesday will give school districts a remarkable boost in updating and building new school facilities. The legislation will help regular districts decrease the debt they would otherwise have to assume to build new facilities. The biggest…

  • Timing unfortunate in S.B.

    Timing unfortunate in S.B. South Brunswick officials were wise to act quickly to improve the intersection of Deans Rhode Hall and Fresh Ponds roads where an East Brunswick resident was killed in a motor vehicle Sunday. The Township Council had already authorized a police study. It’s just a shame it had to take a death…

  • HI, MOM AND DAD —

    Youngsters enjoy the North Brunswick Township High School swimming pool Monday during a North Brunswick Parks and Recreation summer camp visit to the pool.

  • Board may eliminate class rank at SBHS Public hearing on recommended change scheduled for July 31

    Board may eliminate class rank at SBHS Public hearing on recommended change scheduled for July 31 By CHARLES W. KIM SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Board of Education wants to hear from the community about possibly eliminating class ranking at the high school. At Monday’s meeting, board members discussed a recommendation from the high school staff,…

  • COMING TO YOU LIVE

    North Brunswick volunteer Luis Mejia (top), a student at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, videotapes Monday’s North Brunswick Township Council meeting, while volunteer Ryan McElarney (below), a senior at North Brunswick Township High School, works the controls. The township started broadcasting municipal government meetings this month over the local cable access channel.

  • Rethink Docks Corner Road name change I think it is admirable of South Brunswick to consider changing the name of its side of Docks Corner Road in the spirit of cooperation among neighboring towns, but has anyone thought through what the outcome would

    Rethink Docks Corner Road name change I think it is admirable of South Brunswick to consider changing the name of its side of Docks Corner Road in the spirit of cooperation among neighboring towns, but has anyone thought through what the outcome would be? There would then be only one Docks Corner Road, which would…

  • More retail development unnecessary in overdeveloped No. Bruns.

    More retail development unnecessary in overdeveloped No. Bruns. Is it possible the North Brunswick Township Council doesn’t see the negative impact that would result from the proposed rezoning that would allow more commercial development along routes 1 and 130? This area is already one of the worst traffic nightmares in the state. Is the council…