• No better time than autumn to fall in love with nature in N.J.

    The gold and crimson palettes of oaks and maples. The refreshing chill to the air after so many months of heat and humidity. That timeless first night of wood smoke from fireplaces down the street. And the crunch of freshly fallen leaves underfoot. Fall outdoors in New Jersey is special for so many well-known reasons,…

  • Residents encouraged to donate blood at E.B. drive

    The most important things in life are not things … not material things. Please donate blood. Save a life. Donating is easy, sterile and painless. The actual donation lasts only about 10 minutes. Please help. Come donate at our community blood drive at the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Civic Center Drive, on Monday, Oct.…

  • Holt gets well-deserved kudos for service to middle class

    For a dozen years, Rep. Rush Holt (D- 12th District) has provided exemplary service to residents of New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. He has sponsored legislation to improve national transit security and to provide better health care for veterans returning from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Holt voted to pass much-needed reforms of our nation’s…

  • Disagrees with description of tenure as ‘shameful system’

    This letter, in response to Greg Bean and his column “Tenure Must Be on the Table in Reform Talks”(Sentinel, Oct. 7), is in support of teacher tenure and my prediction of the dire consequences of its removal. Before you discredit my opinions as self-serving, let me state upfront that I’m not a teacher, and out…

  • Thinks Dems create ‘hidden’ paid positions for members

    You have to respect the Middlesex County Democrats for their creativity in looting public treasuries. One tried-and-true method they have is to create paid positions that do little or nothing, some of which are barely visible. The most lucrative of these is reserved for Democrat party insiders. One of these hidden positions is assigned to…

  • Cancer survivor is for Greenstein, not Goodwin

    Irecently saw a Tom Goodwin commercial, and his wife was next to him saying, “I don’t like Linda Greenstein.” Well, here’s why I like Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein (D- 14th District). Goodwin voted against women’s health care. As a breast-cancer survivor, I am here to tell all women that he is not for us. He is…

  • Hackett will bring professionalism

    On Feb. 10, Democrat Freeholder James Polos, when speaking about the Sheriff’s Department, stated that “Numerous specialty services are not being provided to the municipalities” and “the department needs new leadership.” Truer words were never spoken. (Quotes from PolitickerNJ). Since all political parties involved agree that there must be a change in the sheriff’s department,…

  • Donations needed for homeless pets

    Whisker Away Pet Sitting, Spotswood, is collecting items for homeless pets through Dec. 9 during its second annual Homeless Pet Holiday Drive. Items sought include used, clean towels and blankets; unopened dog/cat/parrot/ bunny food and treats; horse and wildlife feed; used crates, cages, litter boxes, leashes, collars, beds and bowls; bleach, laundry detergent, latex gloves,…

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