Tag: North Brunswick Board of Education

  • New faces will grace North Brunswick Board of Education

    New faces will grace North Brunswick Board of Education

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – The North Brunswick Board of Education will see some new – and familiar faces – when it reorganizes in January. Incumbent Claribel Cortes received 27 percent of the vote on Nov. 7, with 2,792 votes, according to election results provided by Middlesex County. “I want to thank everyone who supported me during…

  • Incumbent says she will focus on communication, security if reelected in North Brunswick

    Incumbent says she will focus on communication, security if reelected in North Brunswick

    Editor’s note: Four candidates are seeking three seats on the North Brunswick Board of Education. David Brockman, Richard Liguori and Howard Liu were profiled in the Oct. 18 issue of the Sentinel. Below is the profile for incumbent candidate Claribel Cortes. Claribel Cortes has lived in North Brunswick for 13 years. Her daughter is in…

  • Candidates poised for Monroe Township Council election

    Candidates poised for Monroe Township Council election

    MONROE — Two candidates are vying for each of the three, two-year ward seats and one, unexpired two-year council-at-large seat available on the Monroe Township Council in the upcoming election. Ward 1: Incumbent Democratic Candidate Elizabeth “Betty” Schneider will face Republican candidate John Krulewski. Schneider, who is a 17-year resident of the township, is seeking…

  • Reader: Liu is the choice for North Brunswick’s future

    Reader: Liu is the choice for North Brunswick’s future

    On Nov. 7, North Brunswick residents will have the opportunity to vote for three members of the Board of Education out of a slate of four candidates. I will be casting my vote for Howard Liu. Howard is a North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) graduate, Class of 2009. He has a personal perspective what…

  • Four candidates seek three seats on North Brunswick school board

    Four candidates seek three seats on North Brunswick school board

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A former board member, a newcomer and two incumbents will face off for three three-year seats on the North Brunswick Board of Education. David Brockman has lived in town for 38 years. His 9-year-old attends Livingston Park Elementary School and his 11-year-old attends Linwood Middle School. He works as a project manager…

  • First class of North Brunswick Middle School is just three years away

    First class of North Brunswick Middle School is just three years away

    NORTH BRUNSWICK –The date of Sept. 8, 2017, will forever be marked in North Brunswick’s history. Representatives of the school district, the Board of Education (BOE) and the township joined together for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the North Brunswick Middle School, the first new school to be built in town in 40 years. Motioning to…

  • New leadership at helm of North Brunswick schools

    New leadership at helm of North Brunswick schools

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Two new principals are in place at North Brunswick schools prior to the beginning of the school year. Diana Whalen will lead Parsons Elementary School. She was the head of the Early Childhood Center (ECC) and supervisor of school nurses. Jennifer Nicosia, the supervisor of Special Education for grades 6-8, will lead…

  • North Brunswick schools to share increase in state aid with taxpayers

    North Brunswick schools to share increase in state aid with taxpayers

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – The township school district will share $1 million of its state aid funding to bring relief to taxpayers. The North Brunswick School District will receive $2.75 million in state aid, the second highest amount in additional funding awarded this year, after being underfunded $33 million in past funding cycles. North Brunswick has…

  • Closed session meeting will discuss principal candidates for North Brunswick schools

    Closed session meeting will discuss principal candidates for North Brunswick schools

    The North Brunswick Board of Education will hold a special closed session meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at the board office, Maple Meade School, Old Georges Road, North Brunswick. The focus will be interviews for principal candidates. Formal action may be taken.