Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Francis Parker Memorial Home receives $25,000 grant
Seniors at Martin Gerber Apartments will benefit from ‘Club at Home’ program NORTH BRUNSWICK — Francis Parker Memorial Home is one of four recipients of a $25,000 grant in the initial round of funding through the Innovations Fund, which seeks to catalyze innovation among nonprofit providers of aging services by funding programs that promise to…
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Firm offering legal services to file tax appeals
However, South Brunswick mayor says the ‘ad campaign’ is negatively affecting the town BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer South Brunswick Township Mayor Frank Gambatese believes that an advertising campaign may be the reason for the increase in tax appeals in the township. The amount of tax appeals filed in South Brunswick has more than doubled,…
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Testimony continues on zoning application for So. Brunswick Chabad
No decision is expected for a couple months BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Discussion over the proposed new Chabad Jewish Center on Riva Avenue in South Brunswick continued during a Jan. 24 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, and could continue on for months still. The meeting was a continuation of a Dec. 6 meeting, when…
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Students have a howling good time learning about robotics
No. Brunswick Township H.S. ICE Wolves team is over the moon with awards BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Members of North Brunswick Township High School ICE Wolves robotics team pose with their robot, Beta, and their mascot, Lupa. I f the world of robotics doesn’t know the North Brunswick First Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotix Team,…
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Linwood Middle School challenges students to act with honor
‘Rachel’s Challenge’ program stresses how one person can impact the lives of others BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer When eighth-grader Zainab Kahn saw the program “Rachel’s Challenge” last year, it brought out many emotions. “It was upsetting, and then it turned inspirational,” she said of learning about the many people who were touched by 17-yearold…
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Livingston Park Elementary pays homage to MLK Jr.
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The students at Livingston Park Elementary School recently put on their smiles and sang at the top of their lungs for the man who had a dream. On Jan. 23, third-, fourth- and fifthgraders held a morning assembly of singalongs in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin…
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Landlord-tenant issues to be discussed March 7
A free seminar, “Landlord-Tenant Issues,” will be held 7-9 p.m. March 7 at the New Jersey Law Center off Ryders Lane in New Brunswick. The seminar is sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation and is open to the public. Speakers will include Michael Gildenberg, a senior staff attorney with Central Jersey Legal Services…
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Division of Law seeks applicants for Volunteer Associates Program
New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa and Division of Law Director Christopher S. Porrino have announced that the Division of Law is actively soliciting applications for its Volunteer Associates in Public Service (VAPS) program. VAPS is an initiative through which attorneys who are currently not working can gain experience — and possibly position themselves…
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Central N.J. Regional Brain Bee set for Feb. 9
New Jersey high school students are invited to prove their brain power by competing in the 2013 Central New Jersey Regional Brain Bee on Feb. 9. Modeled after a traditional spelling bee, the Brain Bee is a live question-and-answer competition in which students are quizzed about the human brain and central nervous system. There is…
