Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Pride Weekend proceeds to aid Hurricane Katrina victims

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township public school system will kick off Pride Weekend on Saturday to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. “This year, tens of thousands of our fellow Americans who live in the Gulf Coast region have literally lost everything they had including their…

  • 9/11 memorial a serene place for reflection

    It has been said that the best way to get a house straightened up is to invite guests over, and so it seemed in the case of South Brunswick’s 9/11 memorial. In the weeks and days leading up to Sunday’s unveiling ceremony before residents and community leaders, construction on the new Remembrance Fountain seemed to…

  • Grant funds security cameras at two schools

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township has received $55,000 in grant funding for the installation of a digital camera system in and around the North Brunswick Township High School and Linwood Middle School to help deter and prevent crime, and for school security training. Under the direction…

  • District plans to bus private school students

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Board of Education settled a transportation dispute this week regarding the lack of busing for students attending Bishop George Ahr High School in Edison and St. Joseph High School in Metuchen. The township will use its own buses to transport the students…

  • Freshmen, seniors get set for big year ahead

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — South Brunswick High School held its annual convocation where freshmen and seniors were welcomed to their first or final year of high school as one. A handful of parents and a whole lot of freshmen sat in the bleachers to the back of…

  • Less is more as students calculate summer projects

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Many people planned pool parties, went shopping and took a vacation this summer — just not for a math project. Linwood Middle School’s summer math projects challenged students to bridge the gap between the academic years by participating in interesting activities involving mathematics.…

  • Obituaries

    Catherine M. Eden Kip Mrs. Kip, 89, of North Brunswick, died Aug. 27 at home. Born in New Brunswick, she was a lifelong resident of North Brunswick. She was a secretary at Custodial Service Systems, North Brunswick, for 10 years, retiring in 1992. Prior to that, she was a secretary at Fleming-McLoughlin Agency, North Brunswick,…

  • School board looks to fill vacant seat

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Board of Education is looking to fill a vacancy created when Michael Mahan announced in August that he was resigning to move to Georgia. The process of selecting a new member in an event such as this involves first writing a letter to the superintendent explaining the applicant’s qualifications for the…

  • Letters

    Superintendent expresses regret over transportation issue As educators we know the importance of meeting the needs of students every day, and especially on the first day of school. Transportation to and from school is one of the most important needs that must be met. Unfortunately, there was a lack of interest among private bus contractors…