Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Water, sewer increase OK’d

    Second-quarter billswill reflect higher cost By charles w. kimStaff Writer Second-quarter bills will reflect higher cost By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Residents will be paying more for water and sewer starting next month. By a 4-1 margin, council members approved a 12 percent rate increase for water and sewer rates Tuesday…

  • Democrats prepare for primary fight

    Shamy and Womack vie for N.B. mayoral nomination By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer Mac Womack Shamy and Womack vie for N.B. mayoral nomination By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer There will be a Democratic primary in North Brunswick this year. George Shamy A small group of about 20 residents braved the biting cold Tuesday night to stand…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Reno, played by Simone Morris, leads the title number in Wednesday’s rehearsal for this weekend’s production of Anything Goes at Crossroads Middle School South, South Brunswick.

  • Buffer change may kill Nurseries deal

    Residents of Kingston seek By charles w. kimStaff Writer By charles w. kim Staff Writer The South Brunswick Township Council voted 4-1 to introduce a zoning change that may kill the deal it was supposed to cement. "I don’t want this ordinance to die," a reluctant Mayor Frank Gambatese said before voting at Tuesday night’s…

  • City restaurant reopens after surviving flood

    North Brunswickresidents bring exotic food to the region By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer City restaurant reopens after surviving flood North Brunswick residents bring exotic food to the region By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer North Brunswick resident Felitia Guobadia, co-owner of Makeda Ethiopian restaurant, New Brunswick, stands in front of a mosob, a communal vessel where two…

  • Committee struggling to shrink school budget

    One last meeting will try to bring down proposed 11-cent tax increase By charles w. kimStaff Writer By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Officials are still trying to pare down the district’s draft $104 million school budget. "There is one more meeting of the budget committee," Board of Education member Anna Tupe…

  • Much of unpaid taxes may remain uncollected

    Attorney says toomuch time has passedto collect due funds By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer Attorney says too much time has passed to collect due funds By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer Thomas Cafferty NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township may not be owed as much money as one consultant claims, according to Township Attorney Tom Cafferty. "We’re under…

  • County org. rewards smoke-free businesses

    By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer County org. rewards smoke-free businesses By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer Middlesex County Communities Against Tobacco (CAT) presented "Smoke Free in ’03," the first annual smoke-free business recognition ceremony, at the Ramada Inn on Route 1 Tuesday morning. CAT rewarded restaurants from 20 different towns in Middlesex County, including both North and…

  • Residents accuse board of violating Sunshine Law

    Claim council members wrongfully influenced Kaplan decision By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Residents voiced their concern to the Township Council over the Zoning Board’s recent approval of a new Kaplan building project. At a Zoning Board meeting Feb. 20, officials voted 5-2 in favor of Kaplan Inc. building…