Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • An emotional farewell for a close-knit class

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Joseph Adelino SOUTH RIVER — Through adversity, they’ve grown stronger. The 141 seniors accepting their diplomas at South River High School’s Denny Stadium on Tuesday have gone through a lot to get where they are today. Just ask Michelle Perkin, the class adviser. With her own…

  • On Campus

    Jeffrey Baliff, son of Ellen and Steven Baliff of Monroe, recently earned a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Rochester (N.Y.) School of Medicine and Dentistry, where he was the recipient of the Dr. William B. Hawkins Award, given to a graduating medical student who manifests the late Dr. Hawkins’ high personal standards,…

  • Obituaries

    Robert A. Glassen Mr. Glassen, 70, of North Brunswick and Tuckerton, died June 14 at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Orange, he had resided in Piscataway and Elizabeth before moving to North Brunswick in 1962. Mr. Glassen was a forklift mechanic at American Can Co., Hillside, for 37 years, retiring in 1990.…

  • MCC graduates choose success, not failure

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON — Jeffrey P. Muirhead was one of many happy Middlesex County College graduates who attended the commencement ceremonies recently. But unlike many of his fellow students, the road to a diploma didn’t come easy. Muirhead, an honors graduate in business, computer science and engineering technologies,…

  • Students: Early start, organization skills help

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Simran Sran, Monroe Township H.S., will attend Rutgers University. All’s well that ends well.That’s the philosophy of three area high school seniors who were accepted to, and plan to attend, the colleges of their choice this fall. As the curtain falls on this year’s application season,…

  • South River schools to follow Singapore’s lead

    School district will be third in N.J. to use math model BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — School officials hope a new way of learning can get students to the head of the class. Starting this September, the district will implement a new form of teaching mathematics, called Singapore…

  • Letters

    Support Smoke Free Air Act in New Jersey As a cardiologist and spokesman for the American Heart Association, I recently testified before the Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee in support of the New Jersey Smoke Free Air Act (S1926). State passage of this legislation will help limit disability and death from heart disease…

  • Dare to dream on Ford Avenue

    Your Turn I am a new resident of Milltown, having moved here in August 2004. Like many of our residents, I was attracted by the small-town atmosphere and close-knit community, which harkens back to an earlier and simpler time in central New Jersey’s history. Many people, both from Milltown and surrounding areas, have commented to…