Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • School district seeks input for referendum

    Ad hoc panel will focuson broad set of plansunder consideration BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer School district seeks input for referendum Ad hoc panel will focus on broad set of plans under consideration BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Do you have an opinion on the proposed building referendum? If so, school officials want…

  • Spotswood to begin full-day kindergarten

    School officials expect four full-day classes for September startup BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Spotswood to begin full-day kindergarten BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Full-day kindergarten will be introduced in the school district next year as a way to better prepare children for future years. Long-anticipated and widely discussed, the program will officially begin…

  • Obituaries

    Todd R. Pardun Obituaries Todd R. Pardun Mr. Pardun, 43, of North Brunswick died Jan. 16 at home. He is survived by his mother, Claire Roberts Leasure of Monroe; his father and stepmother, George and Marjorie Pardun of Hobe Sound, Fla.; his paternal grandmother, Florence Hedge Pardun of North Brunswick; two brothers, Gary Pardun and…

  • Stress tops list of students’ problems

    Board may considerincreasing district BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Stress tops list of students’ problems Board may consider increasing district’s guidance staff BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Stress, underage drinking and smoking are among the biggest problems school officials have seen among local students. During its Jan. 8 meeting, the Board of Education…

  • Lower alcohol limit essential for safety

    Lower alcohol limit essential for safety The state Senate approved a measure recently that will lower the legal blood-alcohol-content limit for drivers from .10 to .08. The lower limit is intended to stop drunken drivers from getting behind the wheel. But will the lower limit get the message across to potential drunken drivers? Over the…

  • Investment in education now will pay untold dividends for New Jersey’s children in the decades to come

    In light of some recent, encouraging economic news, many individual investors are starting to feel more optimistic about their portfolios. Regardless of the economic outlook, millions of us continue to seek that perfect no-risk/high-return investment. And as we seek that magic investment bullet, we should turn our attention to New Jersey’s system of public education.…

  • Volunteer urges passage of AED legislation

    As a New Jersey resident, Monmouth County health care professional and American Heart Association volunteer, I am asking the local media and N.J. senators to help bring Bill S-1106 to the full Senate for a vote. If passed, this legislation could, over time, save an untold number of lives by requiring all New Jersey health…

  • Your Turn

    Frank J. CouryGuest ColumnHeavenly Farms figures just don Your Turn Frank J. Coury Guest Column Heavenly Farms figures just don’t add up Frank J. Coury Guest Column Heavenly Farms figures just don’t add up It has been very interesting to read the various articles pertaining to the proposed purchase of the 147-acre Heavenly Farms. The…

  • Free-standing senior center in Monroe is a bad idea

    This letter is in response to the article regarding Mayor Richard Pucci’s goals for Monroe Township ("Monroe Democrats Look at the Year Ahead," Sentinel, Jan. 8). One thing we don’t need in Monroe is a free-standing community center for seniors. Every senior complex built in Monroe has a clubhouse meeting center. The township also has…