Tag: North Brunswick School District
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Mayor’s letter ignored financial impacts of referendum
The letter by Mayor Francis Womack of North Brunswick (Sentinel, Oct. 6) endorsing the school expansion referendum has injected partisan politics into what is really a taxpayer issue. The mayor departed from the capital expenditure issue to take up almost a half page of newspaper space to present a “red herring-type” treatise defending the North…
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Referendum includes proposed new school in North Brunswick
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township school district will put forth a $68 million referendum in December, asking residents to fund the construction of a new seventh/eighth-grade middle school and to renovate the existing middle school. The new school will be built near the Renaissance development on Route 130 south. Renovations will be…
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Reader encourages voting ‘no’ for referendum on school expansion
The Empire Builder strikes back. The North Brunswick Superintendent of Schools Brian Zychowski and his Board of Education (BOE) are placing a $68 million school expansion bond referendum on a ballot in December Since having an $88 million referendum [$79 million for taxpayers] turned down last year, the board has miraculously found room at Linwood Middle School…
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Mayor supports school expansion, lauds graduation rates
I would like to respectfully respond to a recently published letter to the editor in a local daily newspaper concerning the North Brunswick school district’s proposed action to relieve overcrowding in our schools and improve high school graduation rates. I support the Board of Education’s (BOE) plan to give relief to overcrowded classrooms while meeting…
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North Brunswick schools recognized for energy-saving measures
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Faculty and staff in the North Brunswick school district are being recognized for their efforts to reduce energy use while increasing cost savings within the district. North Brunswick has achieved a 21 percent cost savings totaling $4,020,947 in 94 months since forming a strategic alliance with Cenergistic, a national…
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Monroe foresees new schools to serve rising enrollment
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Construction of an addition onto the high school as well as the building of a new elementary school and middle school may be on the horizon as school officials address student enrollment growth in the next five to 10 years. Monroe Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak presented the recommended…
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Children make their mark in Earth Day contest
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – More than a dozen students were honored for their consideration of the environment through the North Brunswick Earth Day Bookmark Contest. The winners were presented with awards during the North Brunswick Council meeting on May 2: First grade, first place, Selma Elbenni from Judd Elementary Second grade, first place,…
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North Brunswick School District wins note-able awards
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The NAMM Foundation is singing the praises of the North Brunswick School District. North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) was one of 118 schools across the nation to receive the Support Music Merit Award by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), which honors schools that have demonstrated…
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Diwali non-holiday still an issue for North Brunswick students
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Although Diwali will not be added to the list of school holidays in North Brunswick, a group of students said they will not stop their campaign to have the Indian holiday officially recognized by school officials. Superintendent of Schools Brian Zychowski said the request was denied because of…