• on campus

    Anthony Battaglia of North Brunswick received a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Providence College, Rhode Island, on May 16. The following area residents were named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2010 semester at Quinnipiac University, Conn.: Kristen Babcock of North Brunswick; Sarah Kaye of North Brunswick; and Chloe St. Rose of…

  • N.B. student receives Good Deed award

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — A township student has been selected as a winner of the Good Deed Awards for New Jersey Teenagers 2010. Christopher Lynch was nominated by Linwood Middle School Principal Pete Clark for the award, which was presented to him on May 27 by Rabbi Aryeh Goodman of the Chabad of East Brunswick. Lynch…

  • Judd Elem. School holds green expo

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Judd Elementary School held its “Go Green!” environmental expo May 25, with the Project Wise gifted and talented students putting their projects on display. The third-grade students, advised by Heather Griffin and Lita Guberman, created an energy-saving product to help the environment. “The Green Guys” created a…

  • N.B. recognizes its Teachers of the Year

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township school district honored six teachers who were selected as the Governor’s Teachers of the Year. The educators were recognized during a special luncheon May 25 at the Board of Education office. Alice Rokita, an academic support teacher at John Adams Elementary School, was described as…

  • for the record

    “Living Voices: A Tribute to Monmouth County’s Jewish World War II Veterans” is on exhibit at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, now through this fall. Admission for the exhibit is $3 for museum members, $5 for nonmembers and free to all service veterans. An item in last week’s Just Go page…

  • Teaching is a great but misunderstood profession

    As a current elementary school teacher for the Howell K-8 School District, I wear many hats. I am an educator, a nurse, a caregiver, a counselor, a friend and a colleague, to name a few. I am also a decision-maker, a problem solver, an artist, a singer, a poet and an author. M y day…

  • Writer suggests way to broaden candidates

    Local political bosses get to choose who we vote for because they have the money and organization to field candidates. A healthy body politic needs to be competitive. Broadening the playing field could mean helping candidates who are not part of any political group and don’t take political action committee (PAC) money. The cost to…

  • Residents urged to petition decal law

    Every time I turn on the news I hear protests of outrage against the new Arizona law that empowers law enforcement officers to require people stopped for potential illegal activities to prove they are in this country legally. People complain this is profiling and discriminatory. Recently New Jersey enacted provisions within Kyleigh’s law that require…

  • This is a people problem, and not a dog problem

    CODA GREG BEAN The City Council in Garfield has backed off its misguided attempt to impose punitive restrictions on anyone who owns a pit bull. But that does not solve the problems for this misunderstood, and sometimes feared, breed of dogs in our state. The controversy started earlier this spring, when the council introduced an…

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