Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Officer sees many changes in 30 years
BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer South Brunswick police officer Joseph Boguszewicz stands in front of the evidence wall at police headquarters. Boguszewicz will retire tomorrow after 30 years. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Things have changed a lot since Joseph Boguszewicz joined the Police Department in 1972. "The technology now really…
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2003: a year of change in South Brunswick
Referendum passes; Watkins returns Referendum passes; Watkins returns to manage twp. BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — There were several major changes and major issues in the township this year. From a change in management at town hall and the school district to a $46 million school bond vote, South Brunswick residents…
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Food pantry filled just in time for holiday
Food pantry filled just in time for holiday SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The holiday season has helped the town’s food pantry, for now. Although the township’s food pantry was empty one week before Christmas, residents were able to fill the pantry within days of the holiday, according to LouAnne Wolf, director of social services for the…
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Youth encouraged to help protect water
Volunteers neededto keep region BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Volunteers needed to keep region’s waterways clean BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A local organization is reaching out to young adults in the area to help preserve New Jersey’s waterways. Hoping to educate young adults and get them involved with important water quality issues,…
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ID theft on the rise; can take years to clear up
One scam used a jobfair to gain applicants BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer ID theft on the rise; can take years to clear up One scam used a job fair to gain applicants’ personal information BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer Your good name can be besmirched, your bank account pilfered, and crimes committed in your name without your…
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Council puts ‘pay-to-play’ ordinance on hold
Watchdog group warns law may not survivejudicial review BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Watchdog group warns law may not survive judicial review BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Town-ship Council tabled its version of a "pay-to-play" ordinance at the Dec. 22 meeting. If passed, the ordinance would limit the amount of money that…
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Womack to appoint new police director
Says promotion should come from within as promised BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Mayor-elect Francis "Mac" Womack intends to keep a promise he made to the North Brunswick Police Department in 2000. When Womack takes the mayor’s seat on Jan. 1, he will fulfill the promise of promoting a police director from within…
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’Tis the season
’Tis the season CHRIS KELLY staff A house on Route 130 in North Brunswick is trimmed with lights for the holidays. STEVEN M. BARON Rabbi Mendy Carlebach, director of Chabad of North and South Brunswick, speaks about Hanukkah at the North Brunswick municipal building Sunday.
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Alert mobilizes state, township
Security to increase at state BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer South Brunswick is taking action in light of this weekend’s raise of the terror alert system. "The South Brunswick Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the police department are instituting recommended procedures to address this upgrade," Deputy Police Chief Frederick Thompson…
