Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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On Campus
Jonathan Bellows of East Brunswick, son of Bernice and Steven Bellows, has earned a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems, cum laude, from Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn. He was also on the dean’s list for each semester. Laura Rose Briscese, East Brunswick, has earned a master’s degree in social work from the Rutgers…
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School groups raise funds for family of late child
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The community has come together to raise money for the family of Alexander Khoudiakov, a 12-year-old boy killed when a gun belonging to his friend’s father went off. Khoudiakov died June 26 from a single gunshot wound to the head while playing at…
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Milltown webmaster was dedicated volunteer
It seems the Milltown Council has decided to “give the boot” to a man who gave a considerable amount of time and effort serving as the webmaster of the town Web site. To add insult to injury, at a time when we are being told there is no money and the next school budget move…
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Restore funding to Rutgers, other state universities
As both a proud alumnus and current employee of Rutgers University, I am concerned over the proposed budget cuts to New Jersey’s higher-education institutions. Higher education should be viewed as a serious investment in New Jersey’s future, not merely an expense to be dealt with at budget time. For every $1 that New Jersey invests…
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More accountability needed in education funding
In her “Your Turn” guest column, “Deny Quality Education, Hurt Town’s Future,” (Sentinel, June 15) Mindy Shepetin not only contradicts herself, she espouses the usual failed liberal philosophies and fails to address a significant concern of our public school system. On the one hand, she correctly notes that “a good school system sells a community,”…
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Blood donors needed during summer months
With summer 2006 upon us and the likelihood of a blood shortage in New Jersey, it can be a frustrating time for patients needing blood transfusions. A few summers ago when New Jersey resident Hank Klehm was 14 years old and battling leukemia, the last thing he and his mom needed was to be stuck…
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Orchard, trail area restored for school use
Bowne family follows through on late father’s wishes to help EBHS BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent EAST BRUNSWICK – Monroe Bowne was “the kind of man who saw what needed to be done, and just did it.” That’s according to Laura Bowne Barry, whose father was a lifelong resident of East…
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Top of the Class of ’06
Spotswood High School Valedictorian: Nicholas Ku Age: 18 GPA: 4.51 SAT Score: 2100 College: School of Engineering, Rutgers University. Major: Ku said he is leaning toward electrical and computer engineering. “I took some programming classes in high school and I really liked them,” he said. Academic Success Strategy: “When you’re in class just have fun…
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Moving on
PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Graduates proceed along the school track to the football field at Monroe Township High School for class of 2006 commencement exercises June 22. Below: Sasha Potter (r) cheers for a fellow classmate during the graduation ceremony.
