Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Clifford E. Shelhamer
Mr. Shelhamer of North Brunswick died Feb. 24 at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he resided in Edison prior to moving to North Brunswick in 1965. He was an assistant plant manager at Whittaker Chemical Company, North Brunswick, for 32 years, retiring in 1991. He served with the U.S. Army…
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Animal control officer incapable of any type of cruelty
First, I would like to say, that my Uncle Frank takes me with him to run his dogs. He teaches me how important it is to take good care of animals, how to feed and groom and love them, so they can share a happy and long life with their owner. I know it is…
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Helen Elizabeth De Lisle Marzillier
Mrs. Marzillier, 87, of Matawan, died March 2 at home. Born in Newark, she resided in the Colonia section of Woodbridge, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Rahway before moving to Matawan. Mrs. Marzillier was a librarian at Merck and Co., Woodbridge, where she was employed several years before retiring. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry Marzillier.…
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AP enrollment exceeds N.J. average in some districts
Not all students, however, choose to take the test BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer The School Report Cards for 2003-2004, which were recently released by the state Department of Education, show some very positive signs for several local Middlesex County districts when it comes to participation in high school Advanced Placement…
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ASK tests for fourth grade show mixed results
Math in particular remains a challenge for many schools BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — School officials are doing the math on the results of one academic proficiency test, and they think something isn’t quite adding up. Edison students are making the grade when it comes to the…
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Area schools aim for improved HSPA scores
11th-grade proficiency assessment measures math, language arts BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer As 11th- and 12th-graders throughout the state this week take the 2005 HSPA (High School Proficiency Assessment), school officials of even the highest scoring districts in Middlesex County are keeping their fingers crossed for improved scores, especially in mathematics,…
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Teacher salaries vary by towns
Officials: Money not necessarily only factor in quality education BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Depending on who you talk to, when it comes to teachers’ salaries in Middlesex County, either the “you get what you pay for” or “money does not mean quality” philosophy applies. In Edison, for teachers…
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End parkway tolls before more millions are wasted
It takes a bureaucracy of more than 800 people to collect Garden State Parkway tolls. This total includes a pro-rata share of E-ZPass personnel. Imagine if each state highway had such a bureaucracy. Toll collecting is a 24/7 operation, so the costly toll-collection operation must be in place even at 3 a.m., when traffic is…
