Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • NBTHS examining master schedule, student programs

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township high school has progressed in its evaluation of its policies and procedures that affect the way the entire school system operates. North Brunswick has been chosen as one of 22 New Jersey high schools by the state Department of Education to develop high school programs…

  • County, nonprofits discuss ways to meet demand

    Middlesex County officials and about 100 representatives from nonprofit organizations discussed how to serve their clients while having access to fewer resources during a meeting at the county fire academy in Sayreville on Feb. 4. The key issues that were discussed included improving communication and collaboration between agencies and the possibility of shared services and…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Anaysha Robinson (l) as Rosa Parks, and Sabriya Muhammad, portraying Thurgood Marshall, get ready to read biographies during John Adams Elementary School’s annual “wax museum” in honor of Black History Month in North Brunswick on Feb. 10. More photos, page 11.

  • Ed. Foundation preparing for upcoming fundraisers

    Over $120,000 in last 11 years provided to support classroom programs BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Stability balls are used in a special education classroom to build strength, flexibility and balance. SMART Board technology is utilized to allow for interactive features instead of just writing with chalk on a blackboard. Dance Dance Revolution helps combine…

  • The verdict is in: NBTHS students are county champs

    Three North and South Brunswick schools faced off in mock trial semifinals BY JENNIFER AMATO & MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writers The North Brunswick Township High School Mock Trial team won the county finals of the 2008-09 Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition on Feb. 10. They will now advance to the regional finals…

  • Elementary school hosts a unique day

    Indian Fields students learn about disabilities BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer PHOTOS BY MICHAEL ACKER Kevin Wainczak, 12, of Dayton, addresses a class of students in third and fourth grade as a speaker during the annual Celebrating Uniqueness Day at Indian Fields Elementary School in Dayton on Feb. 11. Kevin, who has diabetes, demonstrated how…

  • Parsons Elem. dedicates wing to former teacher

    BY KELLY D’ANNA Staff Writer Mary Banichar NORTH BRUNSWICK — Parsons Elementary School dedicated its newest wing to former teacher Mary Banichar Feb. 11. An auditorium filled with people came to celebrate “a very special teacher important to the history at Parsons,” according to Dr. Bruce Rothenberg, the principal of the school. After graduating from…

  • N.B. woman pleads guilty to theft from union, NBTHS

    ANorth Brunswick woman pleaded guilty to a charge related to stealing money from her union during a hearing at state Superior Court, New Brunswick, on Feb. 3. Deborah Gorden, 54, pleaded guilty to a count of misapplication of entrusted property, admitting she took approximately $6,300 from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees…

  • Scouts’ honor

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kevin Zyontz (l) and Phani Paladugu lead their team from Troop 10 in Monmouth Junction as Scouts from central New Jersey competed in the annual Boy Scout Klondike event in Thompson Park, Monroe, Saturday.