Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Freeholders approve Monroe’s land swap
County board getsmixed bag of adviceduring public session BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer County board gets mixed bag of advice during public session BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer Middlesex County officials will allow Monroe Township to build a high school in a section of Thompson Park if a proposed land exchange receives state approval. The county…
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Debt structure may help budget woes
Spreading out payments to save $4 million BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township is hoping that spreading out its debt payments will help ease this year’s budget. Manager Matt Watkins proposed a "restructuring" of debt payments during the next three years that he said will…
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Milltown police make arrest in burglary
MILLTOWN — An Ocean County man has been charged with burglarizing a North Main Street residence. Police said they were called about the burglary after the alleged victim returned home from Florida to discover that fur coats, two guns, jewelry, silverware, collectable coins, a radio, personal papers and credit cards had been stolen sometime while…
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Annual dance to help local resident
Father/daughter event now in fifth year BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Fathers and daughters are invited to dance the night away to help a special resident. Annually, Showstoppers Entertainment, a full-service party- and event-planning company based out of North Brunswick, partners with members of Our Lady of Peace…
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Home Depot eyes So. Bruns. plaza
Two new anchor stores may help retailersrecapture business BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer Home Depot eyes So. Bruns. plaza FILE PHOTO The empty Macy’s building in the South Brunswick Square Mall on Route 1 may be the home of a new Home Depot Village store Two new anchor stores may help retailers recapture business BY…
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Blood donors sought due to winter shortage
Blood donors sought due to winter shortage NEW BRUNSWICK — Winter weather and winter illnesses have taken a serious toll on the region’s blood supply, according to local hospital officials. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the New Brunswick Affiliated Hospitals Blood Center called upon citizens of central New Jersey to donate blood last week…
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No. Bruns. plans bond for $11M cleanup
Board will help payfor remediation ofcontaminated site BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer No. Bruns. plans bond for $11M cleanup CHRIS KELLY staff The fenced-in area near the west end of North Brunswick Township High School has been deemed hazardous by the DEP because of elevated levels of pollutants in the soil. Board will help pay for…
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Fatal accident claims life of Woodbridge man
BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating their second fatal accident this year. Police believe the driver, identified as a 59-year-old male from Woodbridge, may have had a heart attack around 1:22 p.m. Wednesday. South Brunswick police spokesman Jim Ryan said the man’s car left…
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Panel values Otken land at $9.5 million
Mayor hopes towndoes not appealcommissioners report BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Panel values Otken land at $9.5 million Mayor hopes town does not appeal commissioners report BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township will pay $3.5 million more than expected for the Otken farm. State Superior Court Judge James Hurley, sitting in New…
