Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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As school year nears, field conditions vary
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer PHOTOSBYJENNIFER AMATO In stark contrast to the newly rehabilitated Raider Road field, the practice football field in the back of the North Brunswick Township High School has bare spots, crabgrass and dusty conditions just one week into the season. NORTH BRUNSWICK – Although the Raider Road…
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School district staff maps out goals for 2007-08
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “We did everything we set out to do, so our goal this year is just to maintain and monitor.” – Joanne Kerekes assistant superintendent SOUTH BRUNSWICK – District professionals outlined the goals they hope to accomplish this coming school year during the Board of Education’s Monday…
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Residency of far fewer N.B. students in question
Only 130 families have failed to respond to questionnaire BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Residency of far fewer N.B. students in question Only 130 families have failed to respond to questionnaire BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Only 350 families needed to recertify their residency status prior to the 2007-08 school year, with…
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Teachers’ union endorses candidates on both tickets
Influential NJEA backing goes to Greenstein, Baroni and Bushman in D-14 BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Bill Baroni The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) has thrown its support behind both Democratic incumbent Linda Greenstein and Republican incumbent Bill Baroni, as well as Republican newcomer Adam Bushman. Greenstein and Bushman are vying…
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School board member resigns, plans N.Y. move
South Brunswick now accepting applications for DeFalco’s replacement BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – After three years of service on the Board of Education, Attilio DeFalco announced he was leaving South Brunswick to pursue career opportunities in upstate New York. His resignation, which he read aloud during the board’s…
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Americans share history of immigration and hope
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda It’s tough to know the exact details, because family legend sometimes takes on certain fictional properties. In other words, the family members (at least in my family) passing the legend along don’t always let facts get in the way of a good story. That said, here – according to family…
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Kids get demonstration of Pop-Tart etiquette
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Kids get demonstration of Pop-Tart etiquette Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Yesterday there were three empty packages of macaroni and cheese on the kitchen counter. We had no drinking glasses left in the cupboard. Someone had poured himself cereal, added a load of sugar and most of…
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We have the means to fight global warming
A recent letter writer (“Global-warming theory a sham, just like N.J. legislation,” Aug. 2) ridicules politicians’ and rock stars’ statements regarding global warming, although they appear to be better educated than he is. There are facts from “real scientists.” More than 30 scientific societies and academies of science in all major industrialized countries have found…
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Complaints don’t advance debate
This letter is in response to Ron Nash’s letter “Global-warming theory a sham, just like N.J. legislation,” dated Aug. 2. An examination of newspaper articles published on any given day will reveal that scientists regularly discuss global warming. They do not make public policy but rather they try to inform it. This is the reason…
