Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Police: Drunk driver fled crash, stole truck
North Brunswick man charged in East Brunswick incident BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Police: Drunk driver fled crash, stole truck BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A man accused of drunken driving went on a rampage last week after initially causing an accident and later fleeing on foot despite a broken ankle, according to…
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Historic sites law presented to township
Task force reports after four yearsof work BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer Task force reports after four years of work BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — After four years, the township is close to having an ordinance that protects historic sites. "Overall there is public support for the ordinance," Historic Preservation Task…
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Place of reflection and remembrance
PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Zach McGinnis, 16, of Woodbridge, takes a look at the new memorial’s centerpiece. In recognition of not only the victims of Sept. 11, but of all those lost to terrorist acts and our soldiers fighting in the war on terrorism, the Middlesex County Victims of Terrorism Memorial now peers out…
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Incumbents keep seats on freeholders board
Incumbents keep seats on freeholders board MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Democrats easily retained their seats on the county Board of Chosen Freeholders in Tuesday’s election. Incumbents Jim Polos and John Pulomena finished with 64,336 and 62,555 votes, respectively, to hold off the two Republican challengers, Adam Bushman and David Barry. Barry took 49,150 votes while Bushman…
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Local Girl Scout earns Gold Award
Diane Lagowski, North Brunswick, a member of Senior Girl Scout Troop 1787, recently received the Gold Award from the Girl Scouts of Delaware-Raritan Inc. The Gold Award is Girl Scouting’s highest award. Lagowski’s project to achieve the award was the design and implementation of "A Trip Through Fairyland," a project on peer pressure, low self-esteem,…
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Menlo Park museum brings history alive
Collection shows breadthof Thomas Alva Edison BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Menlo Park museum brings history alive Collection shows breadth of Thomas Alva Edison’s work BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Edison historian Jack Stanley stands with an 1881 bust of Edison and a C250 Edison Diamond Disk Machine from 1918 in the Thomas…
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New plan would provide riverfront attractions
New plan would provide riverfront attractions A Raritan Riverfront Strategy Plan recently released by Middlesex County officials focuses on the river as a regional destination for recreational boaters. New Brunswick Landing, a proposed transient docking area for boats, will become the project catalyst for using the entertainment and cultural attractions in New Brunswick, according to…
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Groundwater to be tested near NBTHS
DEP must agree with township and board on cleanup BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The results of more soil testing around the high school will lead to a groundwater investigation, according to North Brunswick officials. "We were hoping for everyone’s sake that there wasn’t a groundwater issue here, but the identification…
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Word on the Street
How do you feel about Johnson & Johnson Word on the Street It’s not a good decision. I work as a hairdresser in town and we’re already slow. When they take these jobs away from the community, it affects all of the businesses in town. — Laura Kenny Monroe How do you feel about Johnson…
