Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • New courses under discussion at high school

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township high school Principal Tim Matheney discussed the possibility of adding nine new classes to the curriculum next year. The costs of the new classes will be within the current budget and not require the hiring of additional staff, Matheney said at Monday’s…

  • Letters

    No. Brunswick PBA thanks supporters On behalf of the executive board and the entire membership of North Brunswick Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 160, we want to take this opportunity to thank all of the members of the community — including the residents and businesses — that support us each and every year. Because of this…

  • Judd Elementary looks after Louisiana school

    Students, faculty offer help to Katrina-affected Estelle Elementary BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Through the efforts of computer teacher Jennifer Herrick, Judd Elementary School has adopted a pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade sister school in Marrero, La. “I found them on the federal Department of Education Web site. I was…

  • Obituaries

    Florence “Babe” Lewis Partridge Mrs. Partridge, 96, of Freehold, died Nov. 17 at Roosevelt Care Center, Edison. Born in Englishtown, she had lived there for 40 years before moving to Highland Park, then to Freehold and later to Vermont before returning to Freehold 26 years ago. Mrs. Partridge was a schoolteacher in Freehold and in…

  • Letters

    North Brunswick mayor, superintendent say yes to referendum On Dec. 13, the citizens of North Brunswick Township will have the opportunity to cast their votes in support of a bond referendum to provide the necessary funds to complete the expansion of our township high school. We urge you to support our children and vote yes.…

  • Vote no on ‘$30 million boondoggle’

    Your Turn William Cook Guest Column William Cook Guest Column It has recently been reported that taxpayers in North Brunswick are being expected to shell out an additional $7.4 million via a special election to finish the endless expansion project at the North Brunswick High School. Well, enough is enough. I urge my fellow North…

  • Obituaries

    Jerome “Jerry” Asch Mr. Asch, 81, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, died Nov. 14 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Harrison, he resided in Monroe for 10 years, prior to moving to Kendall Park in 1995. He also had a residence in Delray Beach, Fla. He was the…

  • Letters

    Thanks for support of Project Graduation event The first annual South Brunswick High School Project Graduation craft show happened this past Saturday and was attended by more than 950 patrons. More than $4,000 was raised to fund an all-night, drug- and alcohol-free party for our graduating senior class. About one-third of the vendors have already…