Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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N.B. school board chooses new leadership
Dealing with failed 2007-08 budget is group’s immediate priority BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Claire Padovano NORTH BRUNSWICK – Claire Padovano was elected school board president Tuesday, taking over the position from Ann Casey, who decided not to run for re-election this year after serving a three-year term. “It feels good,…
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It’s safer to receive Social Security via direct deposit
There’s no doubt that identity theft is a problem in America. New Jersey has responded by passing one of the toughest anti-identity theft laws in the country (The Identity Theft Protection Act). But according to the Department of the Treasury and Reserved Banks, four out of every 10 Americans have been victims of identity theft,…
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Resident applauds N.B. for debris removal
(Open letter to North Brunswick Township Department of Public Works, mayor and council regarding the recent heavy rainstorm): You are to be commended for your year-round maintenance of catch basins, drain lines, and road gutter cleaning! The flooding could have been worse if your ongoing debris removal program did not exist. Good job! Matthew House…
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South Brunswick board bids fond farewell to student services head
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – With a heavy heart, the Board of Education accepted the resignation of Director of Student Services George Scott at its Monday meeting. Scott, who has been working in education for 37 years and in South Brunswick for 10, will be leaving the district…
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Coda
We’d all feel better if the punishment fit the crime Greg Bean There was a while in the last decade when, in addition to my newspaper work, I wrote mystery novels. Four of them were published by St. Martin’s Press, and are currently out of print. I gave up fiction writing when I finally had…
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Are We There Yet?
Time rushes by, and then the kids are gone Lori Clinch When our four boys were little tots, it was quite a task to take them out and about. It seemed as though our mere presence created a disturbing scene. Our outings were an adventure and, more often than not, a series of unfortunate events.…
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Obituaries
Richard John Jehn Mr. Jehn, 65, of Manalapan, died April 4, 2007, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Milwaukee, he had lived in Hazlet for 23 years before moving to Manalapan 16 years ago. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church, Englishtown. Mr. Jehn was a…
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Bookmobile was a resource to schools
It’s a hard job, but somebody has got to do it – speak out for our library. It was distressing to read that our library bookmobile would not longer be making stops at our school district’s elementary schools. The arrival of the South Brunswick bookmobile has always seemed to bring equivalent joy to our children…
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Contact congressman to facilitate changes
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. was recently appointed as chairman of the Congressional Health Committee. He told me during one of his New Brunswick branch office open house, in-person meetings this past summer that he now supports medical marijuana. Readers should contact Congressional Health Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. for support of: 1. Medical marijuana; 2.…
