Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion
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Experience has made principal a year wiser
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Tim Matheney has learned a lot in school, especially since becoming principal of South Brunswick High School one year ago. “Before I started this position, I thought I knew how to manage my time. This position presented even more challenges in time management, so I’ve had to develop better skills in that,”…
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Pair attends classes on better student councils
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer North Brunswick NORTH BRUNSWICK — Linwood Middle School’s leading ladies attended a leadership training conference sponsored by the New Jersey Association of Student Councils Aug. 14-17. Traci Rubin, the student council president, and Katie Curtin, the student council vice president, visited the Fairview Lake YMCA Camp…
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Letters
Residents urged to take part in 2005 Heart Walk Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women. According to the American Heart Association, a woman is 10 times as likely to die from heart disease as from breast cancer. Nearly 500,000 women die each year in our country due to cardiovascular disease, including almost…
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Outpour of support a tribute to community
Community members in South Brunswick will gather Sunday to reflect on a tragic chapter in American history, but the latest one will surely be in their thoughts and prayers. The township will unveil its “Remembrance Fountain” memorial to three local residents who perished in the 9/11 attacks at the municipal building at 11 a.m. In…
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Tax breaks could ease our pain at the pumps
Coda Greg Bean Who’s the hardest-working guy in New Jersey this week? Well, if you notice what’s been going on at your local gas station, it’s the guy who’s out there with a long pole, changing the prices every half-hour. I know this is a fluid situation, and Lord only knows what the price of…
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Obituaries
Arthur A. Barbely Mr. Barbely, 87, of Milltown, died Sept. 6 at Applegarth Care Center, Monroe Township. Born in Franklin, Va., he resided in Milltown for more than 60 years. Mr. Barbely was a clerk at M.C. Systems and EDP Department, New Brunswick, for approximately 10 years, retiring in 1996. Prior to that, he worked…
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Results of referendum apparent in schools
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — School started again for nearly 9,000 of South Brunswick’s children, but more than just new books and fresh pens awaited those enrolled at Greenbrook and Brunswick Acres elementary schools. This year marks the end of the first phase of renovations performed on many…
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District looks to rebound in No Child Left Behind
Four South Brunswick schools fell below federal standards last year BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Four South Brunswick schools are entering into, according to the terminology of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), an “early warning year.” The schools are South Brunswick High School, Crossroads South Middle School, Crossroads North…
