Category: Sentinel-NBS Opinion

  • Annual schools re­port card released

    Administrative costsfor both towns belowstate average BY CHARLES W. KIM & JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writers Administrative costs for both towns below state average BY CHARLES W. KIM & JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers The release of the 2002-2003 School Report Cards, issued last week by the N.J. Department of Education, shows the growth of the region. In South Brunswick,…

  • Obituaries

    Theodore Margolies Obituaries Theodore Margolies Mr. Margolies, 84, died March 7 at home. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he lived in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick for many years before moving to Hamilton two years ago. Prior to retiring in 1995, Mr. Margolies was a chemist and regional head for OSHA, Bellmawr, where…

  • Report cards show failing funding formula

    Report cards show failing funding formula Report cards show failing funding formula The release of the state’s School Report Cards shows the glaring inequality in funding schools throughout New Jersey. According to the annual report compiled by the state, the average district gets 49 percent of its money from local taxes, 42 percent from state…

  • Girl Scouts extend their thanks to dance team

    Special thanks are extended to Lisa Urbanowicz, Sari Abramson, and Danielle Lewis, members of the South Brunswick High School Dance Team. These very talented young ladies recently visited South Brunswick Girl Scout Troop 1276 to demonstrate what it is like to be a member of the dance team. Lisa, Sari and Danielle taught the Girl…

  • Supporting ‘Smart Bill’ will help property tax reform

    Since 1964, when I purchased my first home, New Jersey politicians have always run on the platform of property tax reform. They all promised and promised. Now its 40 years later and there is still no progress. I realize it’s a hard job, because New Jersey is one of the few states in the country…

  • Outsourcing will cost Americans jobs in the near future if this new trend is not reversed by U.S. politicians

    Outsourcing will cost Americans jobs in the near future if this new trend is not reversed by U.S. politicians America, wake up! If the report I read is correct, 3.3 million white-collar jobs and $136 million in wages will be lost by 2015 to outsourcing of American jobs overseas. Do you know there are consulting…

  • Students celebrate reading

    Read Across America Month starts witha birthday party BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Read Across America Month starts with a birthday party BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Judd Elementary School students in North Brunswick read with students from Indiana via teleconferencing during the school’s Read Across America program on Tuesday. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Judd…

  • Obituaries

    Margaret A. "Peggie" Peters Christo Obituaries Margaret A. "Peggie" Peters Christo Mrs. Christo, 75, of South River died Feb. 26 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1994, she was director of the South River Office on Aging. A member of the South River Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Aging and…

  • Budget should be supported

    Budget should be supported While the proposed South Brunswick school bud-get contains a substantial tax increase, we support it. During the last three years, the state has not lived up to its responsibility in funding schools throughout the state, including fast-growing districts like South Brunswick. According to Assistant Superintendent of Schools Jeff Scott, the district…