Category: Sentinel-NBS Calendar
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S.B. BOE candidate kits available
Township residents interested in becoming a member of the South Brunswick Board of Education have until 4 p.m. March 1 to submit a nominating petition. Three seats for three-year terms will be selected by voters on April 20. Prospective candidates may obtain a “School Board Candidate Kit” at the Board of Education Office, 231 Black…
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No change in S.B. garbage pickup on Jan. 18
South Brunswick Department of Public Works has announced there will be no interruption of service of garbage or recycling on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 18. Township offices will be closed, but the contractor will be performing normally scheduled collections. For more information, call Public Works at 732-329-4000, ext. 7260.
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Eight H1N1 clinics slated in Middlesex County
The Middlesex County Public Health Department will sponsor H1N1 vaccination clinics during the next four weeks. Free injectable and nasal vaccinations will be available for persons age 6 months and older. Clinics will be held during January and the beginning of February in East Brunswick, Edison, Monroe and Sayreville. Clinic dates, times and locations are…
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LMS teacher awarded NASA fellowship
Mariano Buttitta, a teacher at Linwood Middle School, has been awarded a fellowship with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project allows teachers an opportunity to bring back to the classroom a greater understanding of NASA discoveries to inspire the next generation of explorers, scientists, engineers and astronauts. Educators…
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Two art exhibits at MCC open Jan. 21
Middlesex County College (MCC), 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, is presenting two art exhibitions beginning Jan. 21. One will highlight emerging artists from the mid-Atlantic region, and the other features sculpture, shown in a darkened room, illuminated only from the artwork itself. The exhibitions run through Feb. 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. A reception open to…
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Tutoring, tea slated at South B’wick Library
South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, is offering a Friends’ Membership Tea for adults 2 p.m. Jan. 24. Anyone wishing to attend must do two things: become a current member of the Friends of the South Brunswick Public Library, and RSVP. To RSVP, call Kitty at 732-297-8210.
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Entries now taken for safety essay contest
Entries will be accepted through Jan. 21 for the 66th American Legion Safety Essay Contest, sponsored in South Brunswick by American Legion Post 401. Topic is “What Safety Means to Me.” The essay must be between 300-450 words, and may be written on a computer, typewriter or by hand, as long as it is legible.…
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Olympics program, Career Day at Linwood
Linwood Middle School, 25 Linwood Place, North Brunswick, is seeking local residents who participated in the Winter Olympics to address students and share their experiences of the event. The school’s Social Studies Department is incorporating the Winter Olympics into its curriculum current events during February. A Career Day for the school’s sixthgraders will be held…
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Appeal made for Rh-negative blood
New Jersey Blood Services, New Brunswick, is appealing to the community to donate blood, because the recent storms, coupled with unusually high demands from regional hospitals, have impacted Rh-negative blood supplies, especially type O-negative. Healthy people of all blood types are encouraged to donate immediately, because blood is traditionally in short supply during the winter…
