Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Stricter child-restraint laws take effect Dec. 1
Stricter child-restraint laws take effect Dec. 1 In cars, children under 8, weighing less than 80 lbs. require a special seat By cindy tietjen Staff Writer Under regulations set forth in New Jersey’s new child passenger safety law which goes into effect Dec. 1, all teen-agers and children under 18 will be required to wear…
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New hair salon clipping away during first month Angles on Route 1 doing a brisk business in a short time
Staff Writer By dave goldberg New hair salon clipping away during first month Angles on Route 1 doing a brisk business in a short time VERONICA YANKOWSKI Hairstylist and co-owner Wanda Sutton works on a client’s hair at the recently opened Angles Hair Design in North Brunswick on Route 1. NORTH BRUNSWICK — The newly…
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Transit rolling into red, Rutgers study claims ‘Ambitious’ project list is hurting transportation agency
Staff Writer By CHARLES W. KIM Transit rolling into red, Rutgers study claims ‘Ambitious’ project list is hurting transportation agency NJ Transit Executive Director Jeffrey Warsh If a Rutgers University study released last week is accurate, NJ Transit is heading for a financial train wreck. "An impending crisis affecting the agency’s entire fiscal structure is…
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NORTH BRUNSWICK — State Superior Court Judge James P. Hurley will rule Dec. 9 whether the township will pay the Otken and U.S. Home legal fees in relation to a failed attempt to condemn the 105-acre farm on Route 130.
NORTH BRUNSWICK — State Superior Court Judge James P. Hurley will rule Dec. 9 whether the township will pay the Otken and U.S. Home legal fees in relation to a failed attempt to condemn the 105-acre farm on Route 130. JERRY WOLKOWITZ Ed Otken Jr. cleans his truck earlier this year on the 105-acre Otken…
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Watershed program starts second year
Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Shinn announced the start of the second year of the New Jersey Watershed Ambassadors AmeriCorps program to raise awareness about watershed issues across the state. "AmeriCorps members act as liaisons to the DEP’s Division of Watershed Management and as ambassadors of their assigned watershed management areas. This program strives…
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Falun gong supporters call for N.B. resolution
Falun gong supporters call for N.B. resolution Practice brings wrath of Chinese government, follower claims By dave goldberg Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Local supporters of falun gong are looking for aid against their treatment in China. "I ask you, as representatives of the people of North Brunswick, to help these people in need by…
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Downed pilot remembered fondly day after N.Y. crash
Downed pilot remembered fondly day after N.Y. crash Plainsboro resident Edward States described as ‘phenomenal man’ By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The pilot of American Airlines Flight 587 was remembered this week as a "phenomenal man." Edward States, 42, lived on the border of South Brunswick and Plainsboro with his wife,…
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NJ Transit covering all the bases on new line Latest plan to be looked at was considered and rejected five years ago
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan NJ Transit covering all the bases on new line Latest plan to be looked at was considered and rejected five years ago WEST LONG BRANCH — Adding the Freehold-to-Matawan route to the study for extending passenger rail service to Lakehurst in Ocean County will strengthen NJ Transit’s position when it…
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Spaulding looks to new N.B. council for civility
Spaulding looks to new N.B. council for civility David Spaulding Mayor wants changes in GOP leadership before next election By dave goldberg Staff Writer Mayor David Spaulding said that he hopes to improve his relationship with the North Brunswick Township Council after the new members take office. Peggy Scarillo Democrats Bruce Chandlee and Adam Weiss…
