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South River Board of Education member Anthony Razzano was the sole member to vote against moving the annual school election fromApril to November. Razzano said he did not want the board to take away voters’ ability to approve or disapprove a school budget.
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Musicians with the New Jersey Youth Symphony perform at Hammarskjold Middle School in East Brunswick on Feb. 16. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Shelter director offers thanks for support, donations
I would like to express my gratitude to the hundreds of local residents who have come forward to assist Sayreville Pet Adoption Center (SPAC) during our critical time of need. The outpouring of support from the local community has been overwhelming. Since the article about our shelter’s possible closure due to lack of funding ran…
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Proposed facility would be benefit to Monroe, seniors
A s a 90-year resident of the area, I can assure you the proposed Parker at Monroe nursing-care facility would certainly have been an important asset to the many seniors who live here. The Planning Board, however, rejected it. The approval of Parker at Monroe would have been a positive step in maintaining the dignity…
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Resident questions board’s fiscal decisions
Why can’t the school board follow Mayor David Stahl’s lead? In reference to the article titled “East Brunswick Municipal Taxes Going Down in 2012” (Sentinel, Jan. 26), Mayor Stahl is to be congratulated on the multiple successes mentioned there; it is clear that three years of fiscally responsible hard work is paying off. However, it…
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In praise of public-school education in America
I am sure that when my grandparents came to the United States of America in 1910 it was to have a better life all around, not to isolate themselves from other ethnic/religious groups in their neighborhood, but rather to live and grow together. I grew up in the 1960s and ’70s. We all had our…
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Resident works to honor fellow Korean War veterans
Charles Koppelman also seeks to educate youth about this ‘Forgotten War’ BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Nearly 60 years after being drafted into the medical corps of the United States Army, Monroe resident Charles Koppelman has again been asked to serve his country— this time as a local ambassador for the Korean War…
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Hatikvah schedules Open School Week
Hatikvah International Academy Charter School, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will host an Open School Week Feb. 27-March 2. Guests will have the opportunity to view the school’s classrooms in action. To RSVP or for more information on the event, call 732-640-5850, ext. 212, or email communicat ions@ hat ikvahchar terschool.com. For more information on…
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St. Bart’s School holding registration
St. Bartholomew School, 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, is conducting kindergarten registration. The school offers a full academic program of language arts, math, science and social studies; a religion program; a special-area curriculum including classes in Spanish, computer technology, art, music and physical education; daily before-school and after-school care; a full-time nurse; a hot-lunch program;…
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