Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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SB council majority should treat minority member with more respect Since they began televising the Township Committee (and now council) meetings, I have been an avid viewer. Whether I’ve agreed or disagreed with the positions taken by our elected officials, I have welcomed the opportunity to see what’s happening in our community. However, I can…
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Cancellation of Community Ballroom Dances community’s loss It is with great sorrow and satisfaction that I write this letter. Sorrow because we are losing the South Brunswick institution of Community Ballroom Dances, and satisfaction with the foresight of Don Wolff and Mary Williams supporting social dancing long before it became as popular as it is…
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Resident urges mayor and council not to block MOM As a resident of South Brunswick who lives near Monmouth Junction, I have appreciated your thorough coverage of the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) rail line developments. Your editorial and cartoon in the April 6 issue of the Sentinel are right on point. South Brunswick’s politicians should stop their…
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Vote sent small, but clear message to local boards D espite the pathetically small turnout in Tuesday’s school election in North and South Brunswick, the 10 percent of registered voters who did bother to go to the polls sent strong messages that they support their schools and, for the most part, the work of their…
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SB needs to reconsider its vote on Right to Know bill I t’s obvious from hearing South Brunswick Township Council members’ reasons for opposing a state bill that would expand public access to public records that they just don’t get it. It appears that they just blindly followed the lead of the state League of…
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Adjusting taxes at the high end could help fund education A letter from Mr. Norman J. Van Houten raised some interesting issues regarding the debate over how best to pay for education in our communities. In the interest of stimulating that debate, I would like to make a couple of points. First of all, the…
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Governments should not meddle with local libraries I think it is funny, or maybe it is spring, that your March 30 issue has reports on libraries for both North and South Brunswick — page one "Spaulding wants new N.B. library" and page three "Library request comes up short." Doesn’t anyone but me think that these…
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Thanks to Wal-Mart, YMCAfund-raiser dinner a success On behalf of the South Brunswick Family YMCA, I would like to welcome and thank our newest sponsor, the Wal-Mart of North Brunswick. Recently, we were privileged to have the Wal-Mart of North Brunswick join assist us in selling tickets for our Murder Mystery Dinner. In addition, they…
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Thanks to all 147 who donated blood, and volunteered The Blood Bank Committee would like thank the 147 caring folks who made it their business to come to the blood donor drive last Saturday. The shortage of blood is so critical around the country and in New Jersey, and the blood we collected only goes…
