Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Board stresses need for assistant principals
2007-08 school tab funds assistants at four elementary schools BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The district is in great need of the assistant principal positions proposed for four elementary schools in the 2007-08 school budget, school officials say. Despite previously considering and then cutting two assistant principal positions,…
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South River Board of Education Candidates
Sharon Mulvihill* Mulvihill, 35, has a husband, John, and children Quinn, 14, and Samantha, 12, who attend South River schools. Mulvihill has lived in the borough for 16 years. She is currently seeking a bachelor of science degree in nursing as a full-time student at Rutgers University. Mulvihill, a nine-year PTA member, is finishing her…
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Obituaries
Lesley Alison Carness Lesley, 16, of East Brunswick, died April 8, 2007, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was a student at East Brunswick High School. Surviving are her parents, Terry and Kenneth, and a sister, Amanda, all of East Brunswick; her maternal grandmother, Isabel Cantatore of Old Bridge; and…
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East Brunswick Board of Education Candidates
Steven Blaustein Blaustein, 39, has a wife, Illyse, and three children, ages 7, 3 and 1. He has resided in the township for seven-and-a-half years. An attorney, Blaustein has a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a juris doctor degree from Quinnipiac College School of Law. He has…
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Obituaries
Jane Szul Artishenko Mrs. Artishenko, 48, of South River, died March 28, 2007, at home. She was predeceased by her parents, Sophie and John Szul, and by a brother, Nicholas Szul. Surviving are her husband, George Artishenko; her mother-in-law, Zofia Artishenko of East Brunswick; a sister-in-law, Julia Martino of East Brunswick; and a brother-in-law, Alex…
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Stop the board’s spending, vote no on budget
On April 17 East Brunswick taxpayers will be faced with the prospect of voting on an overbloated 2007-08 school budget of nearly $130 million. Incredibly, this is $5 million more than the previous budget and $17 million more than the 2005-06 budget. It also represents an additional $366 tax per $100,000 of assessed valuation on…
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Greg Bean
Coda Sometimes, it’s the small things that save a marriage Last weekend, my stepfather got married to a wonderful woman, and I couldn’t be happier. This is a guy who came into the lives of me and my brothers after my father died, and not only loved our mother, but nursed her through her last…
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Staffing new space contributes to hike
$129.4M school tab would raise taxes 36.1 cents per $100 BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer JoAnn Magistro EAST BRUNSWICK – The Board of Education last week adopted a school budget that is up nearly 4 percent due to salaries and benefits, staffing new classrooms, and improvements that officials say are desperately…
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Field of five discusses So. River school issues
Three incumbents, two newcomers seek three seats on BOE BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Sharon Mulvihill SOUTH RIVER – – Five candidates are vying for three spots on the Board of Education April 17. During a March 29 public forum at the high school, residents were able to ask questions and…
