Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • For the Record

    During the North Brunswick Board of Education Retiree Reception on June 13, departing teachers, staff and administrators were recognized for their service. The following personnel were not mentioned during the presentation but the school district would like them to be recognized: Sue Blanchett spent 24 years as a third-grade teacher at Judd Elementary School and…

  • N.B. school menus will be healthier next year

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – You are what you eat. That’s why the Board of Education has adopted a new school nutrition policy to help ward off child and adolescent obesity, in accordance with a state mandate to alter the nutritional offers of school menus. Because poor diet…

  • YMCA extends thanks to high school’s senior society

    The Senior Society at South Brunswick High School consists of students with high academic achievements who are rewarded by providing them an opportunity to volunteer at local organizations for two weeks. For the past several years, the South Brunswick Family YMCA has been the beneficiary of volunteer work by members of the senior society. This…

  • They sure have a funny definition of romance

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? At a family reunion last weekend, I learned that my nephew had proposed to his girl by telling her that he’d like to be on her insurance by the end of the summer. After hearing such a tale of love, I couldn’t help thinking of the way that my…

  • Gov. must balance needs of citizens, businesses

    How long can the taxpayer of New Jersey, whether individual, small business or corporate, be expected to be the sole source of new income to cover New Jersey’s extraordinary expenditures and borrowing, both past and present? We will all know in the next few weeks exactly how the state Legislature will react to this year’s…

  • Time to take down ‘Frank for Mayor’ signs

    Time’s up for those “Frank for Mayor” signs, don’t you think? You know the big signs proclaiming the mayor’s candidacy in June and November at New Road and 522 by the municipal building, at Sand Hills and Route 1, at Stouts and Ridge, etc., etc. The sign ordinance says time matters – no political signs…

  • North Brunswick council commended for soil monitoring ordinance

    In reference to the article in the June 15 edition by Jennifer Amato (“Stronger regulations enacted for use of fill”), I would like to commend the Township Council for adopting an ordinance to monitor soil coming into the township. It is so important for the council and the residents to be vigilant when it comes…

  • Residents can sign up for school e-mail alerts

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Board of Education’s Web site will now offer registration for e-mail alerts to be sent to residents regarding information about upcoming special events and programs occurring in the district. To coincide with the open government the school board is trying to establish,…

  • Blood donors especially needed during summer months

    With summer 2006 upon us and the likelihood of a blood shortage in New Jersey, it can be a frustrating time for patients needing blood transfusions. A few summers ago when New Jersey resident Hank Klehm was 14 years old and battling leukemia, the last thing he and his mom needed was to be stuck…