Your Local Connection Brunswick PubJicLjhr no Kingston Lane Junction, N.J. o88G.: July 12, 2007 North Brunswick * South Brunswick 50$ Strength without numbers Nob Valley swim team still a force Page 26 Unwelcome view Neighbors upset by tree removals at N.B. school ' ' U* Page 11 Quote of the week: end of the day J ;:}S;,V-:Vv •"-.• •-•• -: CHRIS KELLY staff - |i>at our AvI Datta, 10, of North Brunswick, watches a shot attempt roll toward his opponent's goal as a group of youths play a game in the sweltering heat during North Brunswick's summer camp at Veterans Park on Tuesday. thai eventhough North Brunswick is a safe be, we are stitt not Former schools chief leaving NJB. "I have worked with some of the finest edu- wonderful experience in town, enjoying and MkhaelMisureli Margin guided district cators in the state," she said. appreciating the fact that she worked closely Margin said that during her experience as with so many families and staff members in after supt.'s surprise the acting superintendent for the past year, the district. One of those staff members was resignation in 2006 she "truly enjoyed having that responsibility fellow administrator Sigall, who served the and taking on the challenges of the role of district for six years. He could not be reached BY JENNIFER AMATO superintendent." She believes the retiring for comment. Staff Writer superintendent of Manasquan, Carol Knopp "Mr. Sigall and I shared responsibilities in wo top officials with the North Brunswick Morris, has left that district in "great shape" the past year and we worked as a team to OassHted... ..33 and she hopes she can "fill her shoes and maintain this district. I personally feel we Crossword ........ .16 School District will no longer be working there by month's end. maintain the high-quality educational pro- accomplished that goal. We made sure the Edltorteb ...........8 T gram Manasquan is known for" while she facilities were cared for and education went Entertainment ;<.,.,.17 Geri Margin, the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, is resigning effec- "help[s] raise it to new heights." on, and as we review the state scores this year, OWtuaHes ...,....,25 She said she chose to not pursue the posi- I think we will see we made improvements," PoHceBeat .........6 tive July 31, and Marshall Sigall, the school business administrator, retired June 29. tion in North Brunswick because "it was clear Margin said, noting that the district is a col- Real Estate 28 the board was going in a different direction laboration of the effort of all professional and Sports .26 Margin, who served as the interim superin- tendent after the resignation of Robert here," but she hppes the district continues to nonprofessional employees of North Rimmer in May 2006, accepted a position as strive for student achievement and faces the Brunswick. the new superintendent of Manasquan effec- growing challenges of diversity and student Current Superintendent Brian Zychowski tive Aug. 1. She has been with North population, all while maintaining proper facil- thus said that with two top-level positions Brunswick for about 11 years, working with ities. open, there is no concern for the future of the the district to improve student achievement, "The North Brunswick community has a district because the "nucleus" is still intact. In bring current research and data to the teach- reputation of supporting the schools and qual- the meantime, James Riehman, who briefly 4 Greater Media Newspaper ing staff, change the instructional program of ity education for all children, which I believe filled the position of business administrator the district, complete the renovations at the will continue because of the strength of this while Sigall was on leave, will be the interim www.gmnews.com ] high school, and begin the construction proj- district," she said. business administrator and Terry Burik will ects at the middle and elementary schools. 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NS SENTINEL, July 12, 2007 3 Drill to test emergency responders' readiness mand staff who in turn will coordinate Volunteers needed the fire department, first aid and rescue squad and Office of Emergency to participate in fake Management to respond, while dealing chemical attack at J&J with the incident itself. The police will survey the area, launch a criminal inves- BY JENNIFER AMATO tigation and assist the injured until the Staff Writer fire departments and first aid squad arrive, who will then set up a decontami- NORTH BRUNSWICK - Six mem- nation tent and an emergency shelter. bers of an angry activist group are plan- Patients will be evaluated and treat- ning on attacking a meeting concerning ed, having their vital functions stabilized the development of a new testing facility and the chemicals washed off them while at the industrial complex on Route 1 and keeping the environment and non-con- Aaron Road this weekend. The group taminated people safe. Certain victims believes the new company will be cruelly will get wet during the process while oth- testing animals for various cosmetic and ers will stay dry as they are instead biotechnology companies. interviewed by detectives. The six homegrown terrorists are said "It's an excellent opportunity to evalu- to be equipped with military-style rifles ate if the training we've done is effective, and are planning to fire shots and release and it also enables us to judge the effec- FILE PHOTO chlorine gas into the building's ventila- tiveness of all the township's emergency Emergency crews will be at the Johnson & Johnson property, Route 1, from 10 a.m. to tion system. They are also expected to services working together as a unit," said 2 p.m. Saturday to practice their preparedness for a terror scenario. detonate explosives outside of one of the acting Police Capt. Michael Misurell, who buildings in an attempt to delay emer- is coordinating the event with Chief Jeff However, this is the first time the train- added police, fire and emergency services gency responders. The group is trying to Steinman of the First Aid and Rescue ing will be utilized in a controlled envi- presence around J&J and the rain terror on any company that hurts Squad. ronment and will thus evaluate the coor- Renaissance development. The only animals. After surveying several major inci- dinated effort of various squads interact- inconvenience to residents should be a Although this storyline was fictitious- dents since Sept. 11, 2001, Police Director ing together. detour off Route 1 during the drill. ly created by members of the North Kenneth McCormick decided a coordinat- "At the end of the day we hope that The entire public safety department Brunswick Police Department, Fire ed effort must be perfected before such a our police officers realize that even will be involved, except for a selected Department and First Aid & Rescue situation occurs within the town. Since though North Brunswick is a safe and group of emergency service personnel Squad, on Saturday a simulated emer- the last major drill in town was conduct- wonderful place to be, we are still not who will be performing daily patrol oper- gency preparedness exercise will be con- ed about 20 years ago, the departments immune. I'm also hoping everyone ations. Mutual aid from surrounding ducted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the site felt it was necessary to avoid the mis- involved in the exercise will realize the towns will be available in case of a real- of the former Johnson & Johnson proper- communication and lack of communica- importance of teamwork and working life emergency. ty. tion that occurred during the World together as a cohesive unit," Misurell No funding was available for this proj- During Saturday's exercise, an explo- Trade Center attacks in New York City. said. ect but Misurell said that the PBA and sion will be simulated on scene.