Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
-

New facilities in store for students next week
Superintendent search among issues to be resolved for 2006-07 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Robert Rimmer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The children’s rhyme “No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks” is a thing of the past as school sets to open in the township next Thursday. The main…
-

NBTHS students earn July Scholar Awards
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer “It’s important to help other people who need help. It helps with everything I do.” – Kaitlyn Curran NORTH BRUNSWICK – The July Scholar Award recipients were honored by the Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services for their academic, athletic and artistic talents at a…
-

Chief: Drive with caution as school begins
On Thursday, Sept. 7, the new school year for the South Brunswick Public Schools will start. The first few days of school will pose challenges, as more than 8,000 students will be added into the commute. In order to make the start of this school year a safe and successful one, here are a few…
-

Tax burden won’t lessen with new panel
New Jersey’s answer to the tax dilemma has been drastically changed. Previously there was the belief that the future held opportunity for improvement over the current disastrous taxation without representation. Gov. Jon Corzine spoke eloquently about the future and how special tax panels were going to ferret out the problems plaguing the system. One had…
-

Unions oppose loss of power-generating plants
I am writing today to inform the N.J. public that the unions representing more than 85 percent of the unionized work force at PSEG, including IBEW Local 94, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local 855 and Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 153, are strongly opposed to…
-

Coda
There is a silver lining in housing bubble blip Greg Bean There’s an old philosophical saw that says if a butterfly flaps its wings in Mexico, it can lead to a tidal wave in China. It’s the illustration of the immutable law of cascading consequences. One thing happens, no matter how small, but that thing…
-

Are We There Yet?
One man’s treasure is another man’s tear gas Lori Clinch While standing in a storage garage and waiting for a locksmith to figure out the combination on an antique safe that my husband had acquired, I couldn’t help wondering about many things. First of all, was my new moisturizer living up to its promise? Were…
-

Officials outline year’s goals for school district
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – District officials went into exhaustive detail on this year’s goals and objectives during Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Among the many areas covered were evaluations of several revised or pilot programs, higher scrutiny of district spending habits and increased attention on school safety.…
-

Dermatology nurse sheds light on dangers of tanning
I am greatly pleased with the new law regarding minors and tanning. The letter written by Chris Morosoff (“A moderate level of tanning is good for you,” Aug. 3) was disappointing but not surprising to me. Since the last five years, as a dermatology nurse, I have strived to make teenagers and their families understand…
