Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Edward F. Lisoski
Mr. Lisoski, of South River, died Nov. 22, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1989, he was employed for many years as a window clerk with the U.S. Postal Service, South River. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn A. Saraka Lisoski; a daughter, Cheryl Tibbetts, and her husband,…
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Project ideas ‘pop’ into the heads of Linwood students
Joey Ikuss, Corianne Cha are semifinalists in Bubble Wrap competition BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Left: Joey Ikuss uses his “Bubble Gripper” to retrieve a mug from atop a cabinet. Right: Corianne Cha shows off her Stroke Rehabilitation Color Chart, which helps stroke patients recover, using color recognition, counting skills and hand-eye coordination. NORTH BRUNSWICK…
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Mumbai murders stun and sadden local rabbi
On Black Friday the news I so dreaded was confirmed. My close friend and classmate, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivki Holtzberg, were brutally murdered by terrorists along with hundreds of other victims in Mumbai, India. It is now over a week and I am still numb. Gabi — as he was known to…
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LMS students donate 1,000 items of food
The SAFE Teens club at Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick held its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for the North Brunswick Food Bank during the last week of October. All 61 homerooms participated in the “Food Drive Contest,” led by club advisers Megan Keegan and Mercedes Arias, and the students brought in 1,000 items of…
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Thanks extended to residents of North Brunswick
My name is Peter Kenny. I am the newly elected vice chairman of the North Brunswick Abilities Council. I am 20 years old and I have autism. I’m writing this letter to thank North Brunswick for being so gracious to me in my political career. I want to thank the North Brunswick Township High School…
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Students hold ‘fast’ to commitment to Darfur
NBTHS club members fast on Dec. 3 to raise money BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Forty students and three teachers at North Brunswick Township High School fasted during breakfast and lunch Dec. 3 and raised $528 in support of the victims of genocide in Darfur. The school’s new Human Rights Coalition (HRC),…
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Buy pets from a reputable source this season
People need to know that when they purchase puppies over the Internet, through newspaper ads or at pet stores, they are often unknowingly supporting a puppy mill. Puppy mills are inhuman breeding facilities that produce puppies in large numbers. They are designed to maximize profits and commonly disregard the physical, social and emotional health of…
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New administration needs to stick to facts
Continuing just what we need no more of, spin, our new president-to-be has just announced we will have 2.5 million more jobs here by 2011. Details released later said this figure includes both “new” jobs and jobs “saved” that might have otherwise disappeared without government help. This logic allows for 1 million “new,” 1.5 million…
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U.S. must redouble peacekeeping in Darfur
The crisis in Darfur, Sudan, has been devastating, and civilians are suffering from the violence. Armed combatants in Darfur — including Sudanese government forces, the pro-government Janjawid militia and rebel groups — have subjected women and girls to sexual violence and other brutal assaults. According to Amnesty International, on Sept. 5 alone, five women and…
