Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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New school year brings new N.B. employees
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Board of Education has appointed several employees to fill newly created positions and jobs left vacant by personnel leaving the school district recently. With the resignation of Geri Margin, the former assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, in July, Schools Superintendent Brian Zychowski recommended dissolving her…
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When it comes to new law, less is almost always more
GREG BEAN Coda In “Civil Disobedience,” his great work on the duty of all men to rebel against unjust governments, American philosopher and noted recluse Henry David Thoreau said, “I heartily accept the motto – That government is best which governs least.” It was his notion that we are not served well by lawmakers who…
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This freshman mom has an achy-breaky heart
LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet? We took our oldest son to college last Thursday, and I can’t help but wonder if other mothers handle it as poorly as I did. Although I had been cautioned that it would be tough, I didn’t heed the warnings. I just told myself that his leaving home would…
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Legislative futility is costing us all
It is now the time of year when mailboxes start getting stuffed with slick, glossy campaign fliers trumpeting the achievements of candidates for office. “As a member of your Legislature, I fought to end corruption,” you might read, or “I worked to get guns off the streets.” In political spin, there’s always some kernel of…
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Obituaries
Thomas Gowen Mr. Gowen, 59, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 24, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was born in New Brunswick and had resided in the Freehold area for many years. A graduate of New Brunswick High School, he attended the University of Miami in Florida, as well as many professional…
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Club aims to educate youth on conservation
The conservation department of North Brunswick Woman’s Club recently completed several activities throughout the township and surrounding areas to draw attention to our need to conserve our resources, educate our citizens and help improve the lives of those around us. A competition held throughout the schools was designed to educate our students on the importance…
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Volunteer excited to be involved in Singh effort
For my first time volunteering on a political campaign, I am excited to be involved in Seema Singh’s fight for the state Senate seat. My family has known Seema for several years now, and to know that she is a favorite candidate to make a difference to the 14th District where I live has really…
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Mother of missing daughter wishes her a happy birthday
My name is Terri Diel. I live in Illinois, and I would like to wish a happy birthday to my daughter. My daughter will turn 30 Aug. 25. I cannot send her a card nor can I call her on the phone. I have no way of letting her know that I love her and…
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Brain-tumor group offers support, encouragement
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital sponsors Brain Tumor Support Group meetings at 7 p.m. every second Monday of the month in the first-floor children’s section of the hospital, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick. The goal of the support group is to provide an environment where brain-tumor survivors and their families and friends can…
