Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Abbott districts spell trouble for state’s taxpayers
Greed has taken over the Abbott school districts. Gov. Corzine smelled the coffee burning and attempted to slow the pace of taxation without representation. The Democratic mayors of Perth Amboy and Asbury Park have seen fit to sue in order to override the only thing that has been attempted to control the outrageous costs of…
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Lori Clinch
Are We There Yet? Hands-off approach has a very high cost Raising boys certainly is enlightening. For example, did you know that a decorative lawn ornament strategically placed close to the house is reason enough for any boy to scale up it and then climb onto the roof? Until recently, neither did I. I guess…
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Pair of NBTHS students named April scholars
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Brandon Druker NORTH BRUNSWICK – The youth of the township are making the adults a little nervous. “It seems each month we honor kids who are 15, 16 years of age accomplishing more than those of us at 50, 60 years of age,” Mayor Francis “Mac”…
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Students show their true colors as human rainbow
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer PHOTOSBY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Livingston Park Elementary School students and faculty form a human rainbow in North Brunswick on May 4, inspired by a feat described in the Guinness Book of World Records. NORTH BRUNSWICK – Livingston Park Elementary School was seeing red on Thursday. And…
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Fifth-grader wins 9/11 T-shirt design contest
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Using the theme of “Remember, Reflect and Recover,” fifth-grader Punam Patel’s submission for the Sept. 11 Committee’s T-shirt designing contest won first place and will be featured on shirts to be sold at the fifth anniversary commemoration on Sept. 11 at the memorial on…
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Obituaries
Edward J. Meredith Mr. Meredith, 64, of Matawan, died May 3 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided in Matawan the past 20 years. He was a CPA and sole practitioner in Matawan. He was a communicant of and usher at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Keyport. He is survived by two sons, Edward…
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Thanks for heroic actions of American soldiers
Dear beloved soldiers from every branch: the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and National Guard, to every man and woman who donated their most valuable and honorable time to keep America safe and free, I salute all of you for the sacrifices you endure to keep the freedom every human being has a right to…
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NUI School prevails in mock trial competition
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Noor-Ul-Iman School’s mock trial team had no objections to their first victory at the Middlesex County Bar Association’s mock trial competition. The team, composed of nearly one-third of the entire high school population of 48, was the winner of the Feb. 9 competition,…
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Students learn dangers of drinking and driving
Middlesex becomes first county to join HERO campaign EAST BRUNSWICK – Dozens of “heroes” were born Tuesday, as Middlesex County officials and business owners gathered to become part of a national designated driver program. Middlesex became the first county in the nation to be designated a “HERO County” as part of the John R. Elliott…
