Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Year of the Rat
ERIC SUCAR staff A group of students at Livingston Park Elementary School in North Brunswick fastened their celebratory masks before taking part in a dragon parade in celebration of Chinese New Year last Thursday.
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Pet owners need to be cautious during Valentine’s season
Warning to pet owners: danger lurks in your Valentine’s Day candy box. In the weeks leading to Valentine’s Day, large quantities of chocolates and candies are purchased. Before heading to your local retailer for your “goodies” purchase, remember that most of these treats are extremely harmful to pets. Some have been known to cause death.…
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Students learn to take a stand against bullying
Parsons Elementary School teaches tolerance using grant funds BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Fifth-grade students at Parsons Elementary School help their kindergarten partners make footprints displaying words about how to avoid a bullying situation. NORTH BRUNSWICK – “Have you ever seen or heard someone else beingmade fun of, someone else being teased, someone else being…
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Coda
Besides Rush, there wasn’t a friendly face in the house GREG BEAN You have to give Gov. Jon Corzine credit for walking into the lion’s den. Either he just doesn’t care that so many people are furious with him, or he feels safe because of the New Jersey State Police security detail that protects him…
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Lois “Jean” Ricevuto
Mrs. Ricevuto, 60, of North Brunswick, died Jan. 26, 2008, atRobertWood JohnsonUniversity Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a communicant of St.Mary ofMount Virgin Roman Catholic Church,NewBrunswick. Shewas predeceased by her husband, Lawrence J. Ricevuto in 2000. She is survived by a daughter, Lisa Ricevuto of North Brunswick; her parents, John and Nelsa Miller Carroll of…
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Hitting a home run with history
ERIC SUCAR staff A group of students listens to former Major League Baseball player “Hank Aaron” describe his role in African American history during the annual Black History Month Wax Museum held at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick on Feb. 6.
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Lerma Espiritu Retuta,M.D.
Dr. Retuta, 58, of North Brunswick, died Jan. 22, 2008, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, NewBrunswick. She and her husband had amedical practice in Jersey City the past 25 years. She is survived by her husband of 34 years,Esmeraldo F.Retuta; a son and daughter-in-law,Marc E. and Allison Retuta of Royers Ford, Pa.; three daughters and…
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Red State/Blue State
Iron Mike knows football, and he’s not bad at politics DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: What can football…
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Parents should demand remediation
Recently, state and federal health agencies announced that cancer risks were low for North Brunswick students attending a school addition built on an old municipal dump with contaminated soil and groundwater. Having worked firsthand with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the state Department of Health on contaminated sites across the…
