Letters
Rimmer appreciates support of referendum

On behalf of the North Brunswick Board of Education, educators, and especially the children and their families of our community, I thank the community for your support Dec. 13 when the referendum to complete the expansion of North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) was approved.

I recognize it is our professional and moral responsibility to protect the varied interests of the entire community and I am especially sensitive to my duty to be fiscally responsible. All members of our community were innocent victims of the manner in which waste was disposed in the 1940s and 1950s before the potential dangerous impact of some materials was known. As promised, the Board of Education will pursue every avenue to recoup the costs of the cleanup of the NBTHS site from those who used the site to dispose of waste. All monies recovered will be used for tax relief. Our legal advisers report that case law supports that reimbursement from the parties responsible for disposing the waste in situations like ours.

North Brunswick has a rich history supporting projects and programs for all residents from our youngest children to senior citizens. It is one of the reasons many are proud to call North Brunswick home. When the high school additions are completed in September, that facility will be one more reason for that civic pride.

Robert J. Rimmer, Ed. D. superintendent of schools

North Brunswick

Winter a difficult time for older adults

The winter season has begun. This can be a fun and beautiful time of year but for many older adults this is a time of unwanted isolation.

As the director of the South Brunswick Office on Aging, our office started receiving calls for assistance in shoveling walks and driveways the day of the last early snowfall. Many older adults are unable to afford a service to plow therefore they become homebound until the snow melts. We are asking the entire South Brunswick community to reach out and watch out for the older adults living in your neighborhood. If you know an older adult lives near you, please extend your kindness and assist them in clearing their sidewalks and driveways so winter does not become a time of unwanted isolation.

I am proud to live in South Brunswick, as it is such a caring community; so if everyone watches out for the older adults in their neighborhoods, this winter will be a pleasant one for all our residents, older adults included.

Christine Wildemuth

director

South Brunswick Office

on Aging

Public participation key in decision-making

As the first year of my term comes to a close, I would like to extend my appreciation to everyone who has taken my plea to you, the residents of South Brunswick, seriously and has contacted me throughout 2005 with your comments, suggestions and concerns. I believe that through your input we were able to address such issues this year as, increasing the police presence on our roads, continuing with our open-space acquisitions, improving the Code Enforcement Department and upgrading and increasing our athletic fields and parks.

It is so critical and necessary to understand as many aspects of an issue as possible before making a decision and that can only be done through hearing everyone’s position. Your phone calls, e-mails and participation at the public sessions of our meetings have been extremely beneficial in this endeavor. It is with great pride and honor that I feel truly committed in serving South Brunswick, and I once again implore you to please stay involved and continue contacting me and the entire council on any topic.

Please remember that no issue is too small or too large. We are here to serve you and in order to do that properly we need to hear from anyone who has any thoughts or feelings about any and all subjects. I can be reached at (732) 297-3830 or Joeatwork@aol.com.

Joe Camarota

councilman

South Brunswick

South Brunswick helps less fortunate to enjoy holidays

South Brunswick is truly a community to be proud of. Every year for more than 30 years this township has helped those less fortunate to enjoy a wonderful holiday season. This year — with the help of some truly incredible volunteers — we sorted and packed up food and gifts for 169 families, the largest ever.

Sorry for the use of this cliché, but “Build it and they will come” — well in South Brunswick it is “Ask, and your need shall be fulfilled!” Every single family was adopted this year. People were more than generous. And when the word went out — via the news media, friends, and e-mails — that our pantry was low the pantry was filled within days. We also ran out of the boxes to pack up the food. I began calling from the yellow pages, and we were blessed from Adrienne from Victory Packaging in Dayton. They not only gave us boxes to get us through the holidays, but promised continued support throughout the year. Thank you again to all of you who participated in one way or another. I cannot thank you enough.

Our schools are an incredible source of pride in South Brunswick. I want to thank all of the schools that participated this year. We look forward each and every year to your support. I want to especially thank Gina Welsh at the high school who with her various departments, student clubs and faculty members adopted 13 families. They also donated $1,040 in Stop and Shop gift cards. Another special thanks to Sean Cannon and the students at South Brunswick High School via the IPLE holiday fund, who donated $2,125 to the South Brunswick Human Intervention Trust Fund.

I want to thank Cambridge School and Greenbrook School for their multiple adoptions of families, as well as Crossroads North and Monmouth Junction School.

A very special thank you goes out to Kerry Nieves and all the students at Monmouth Junction School, who again had a penny war and donated $1,366.23 to our Human Intervention Trust Fund.

I also want to thank St. Cecilia’s Church for adopting 15 families for the holidays; as well as Diane Johnston; National Council of Jewish Women; Impact Unlimited; and Congregation B’nai Tikvah who adopted multiple families. There are many other individuals, businesses and organizations who donated to our program or adopted families as well, too many to mention. But thank you, thank you, thank you!

Wishing you all a happy, healthy, safe and peaceful new year!

LouAnne Wolf

director of

Social Services

Jeanne Wert

assistant

South Brunswick Township