Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Development issues at the fore during debate
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Fully aware they could inherit a municipality nearing buildout if elected, Township Council candidates debated development issues last week. Residents submitted questions at the debate between Democrats Ralph Andrews and Cathy Nicola, and Republicans Pat Melanson and Gregg Rubenstein at the Municipal Building…
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CHRIS KELLY staff New Brunswick’s Jose Darrido, 10, watches Rodolfo Castro, 10, of North Brunswick, finish their cake at the Family Fun Night at North Brunswick’s Parsons School on Monday.
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Developer joins in Pulda farm lawsuit
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Jack Morris sided with residents against high-density housing on the Pulda farm this week. The Piscataway-based developer and contract purchaser of the 70-acre farm on Old Georges Road, had his attorney file a motion to intervene on the side of North Brunswick Residents…
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‘What’s It Worth?’ You might be surprised
Antique appraiser shows collectors how to learn value, warns of scams BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Lori Verdame appraises a Tiffany vase during “What’s It Worth?” at North Brunswick Township’s Municipal Building on Sunday. She valued the vase, which belongs to Jeanne Dorn, of Milltown (at…
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Funding approved for Otken farm soil work
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Preliminary ground work for developing the Otken farm into a recreational facility will begin soon. During the Township Council’s regular Monday night meeting, officials unanimously voted to approve $44,000 in soil work on the 105-acre farm on Route 130. “Although the bid on…
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They’d pave paradise, put up a parking lot
Dawson Road residents object to planned school construction project BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer PHOTOSBY FARRAH MAFFAI staff A new parking lot to accommodate increased enrollment at South Brunswick’s Constable School may be built on the land between the school and this back yard. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Fears about a planned…
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Township on waiting list for flu vaccines
BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Flu season may be a little harder for some this year. The suspension of a manufacturing license for Great Britain-based Chiron Corp., the main supplier of flu vaccines for the United States, means limited supplies of the vaccine will reach South Brunswick. South…
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Appraiser will estimate values of odds and ends
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Residents with yard-sale finds, family heirlooms and other antiques can find out what they’re worth on Sunday. The North Brunswick Township Arts and Humanities Committee will host “What’s It Worth?,” North Brunswick Township’s version of an antique road show, at the Municipal Building…
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Building will offer real fires in simulated stores
County breaks ground on $2.2M BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Construction has begun on a unique $2.2 million “burn building” that will be used to train firefighters from throughout Middlesex County. The 5,000-square-foot building, scaled back by about a third from what was originally proposed, is being built at the Middlesex…
