Author: JENNIFER AMATO
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NBTHS first school in New Jersey to use personal training app for students
NORTH BRUNSWICK – To encourage students at North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) to live a healthier, more fit lifestyle, the school has employed the use of Volt software with app to track students’ progress. Dean Petrillo, a teacher and coach at NBTHS, wanted athletes to use the weight room at the school more. So,…
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Kilpatrick deemed mayor of Sayreville; Rittenhouse to contest in court
SAYREVILLE – In a tight race for the mayor’s office in Sayreville, Democratic candidate Victoria Kilpatrick has been elected by a gap of six votes. A recount took place on Dec. 5 following the Nov. 5 general election. “I am honored and grateful for the trust my Sayreville neighbors have given me as their next…
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North Brunswick man braves the cold to ride 80-mph roller coaster at Great Adventure
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A young man is continuing his crazy ventures at the Great Adventure theme park. Nick Cromwell, who rode the Kingda Ka roller coaster 60 times on Aug. 29, participated in Six Flags’s recent Polar Challenge on Dec. 7, riding the Nitro roller coaster while dressed in summer attire. According to information provided…
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Newspaper Media Group, centraljersey.com hold annual Holiday Shopping & Craft Bazaar at iPlay America
PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO/STAFF Newspaper Media Group and centraljersey.com served as the hosts to their annual Holiday Shopping & Craft Bazaar at iPlay America in Freehold Township on Dec. 8.
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Old Tennent Presbyterian Church drive through tells the story of the birth of Jesus
PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO/STAFF Old Tennent Presbyterian Church in Manalapan held its annual Christmas Drive Through on Dec. 7.
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Community Bulletin Board: Criterion Sentinel (for December 18)
The YMCA in Metuchen will hold a blood drive from 1-7 p.m. on Dec. 26 at the Y, 65 High St., Metuchen. All donors will receive a $10 coupon for Houlihan’s. To make an appointment, visit nybc.org. Join Congregation Neve Shalom for a special musical Havdalah led by song leader Lincoln Richman…
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Mothers offered a comfortable, natural setting for delivery at Saint Peter’s
Baby Zane’s birth was extra special, as his entrance to the world was as the first baby born at Saint Peter’s University Hospital’s new Mary V. O’Shea Birth Center. New Brunswick residents Emely Madera and Hassan Hazim welcomed Zane on Nov. 17, though the New Brunswick hospital opened its new center on Oct. 28; the midwifery…
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Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for December 11)
The Suburban Artist Guild will meet at 2 p.m. on Dec. 13 at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Watercolor artist and teacher Robert Heyer will demonstrate his techniques, such as how to paint light and shadow, how to mix colors, and how to compose a painting will…
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Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for December 4)
The Friends of the Jamesburg Library will hold its annual holiday sale starting Dec. 7 at 229 Gatzmer Ave, Jamesburg. The sale of gently used items will run throughout December. Handmade dish towels. The library is closed Tuesdays and Sundays. Call 732-521-0440 for more information. All proceeds help to fund summer programs. The East Brunswick…
