Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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S.B. considers property tax relief for military personnel
A future plan needs to be explored, allowed by the state BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township officials are exploring their options to relieve military personnel stationed in an active combat zone of their property taxes. Councilman John O’Sullivan (R) proposed the idea in October, and it was discussed at a Dec.…
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Two charged in South Brunswick iPhone thefts
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township police charged two New York men on Dec. 5 with stealing Apple iPhones from a Verizon store on Route 1 in South Brunswick. The two suspects, 33-year-old Willie Winfield and 22-year-old Aaron Richard, allegedly walked into the Verizon store at the South Brunswick Square Mall. An employee reportedly observed the suspects…
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Disaster-recovery loans not just for small businesses
Small Business Administration urges businesses, homeowners and renters to apply now BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer By now, New Jerseyans dealt crushing blows from superstorm Sandy have likely contacted their insurance companies, and are aware of assistance available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund started by Gov.…
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Baby boy delivered in S.B. on side of highway
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A Piscataway family welcomed their fifth child into the world on the side of Route 1 in South Brunswick on Nov. 30. The baby boy was safely delivered late that night on the side of the highway before the family could reach the hospital, according to Nixle.com. At about 10:55 p.m., the…
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Campaign stresses driving sober during holiday season
Police officers will be targeting drunk drivers through Jan. 2 Law enforcement officials across the state will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the annual holiday season “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Through Jan. 2, officers will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints, looking for motorists who may be driving…
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Legislative bill would allow early voting option
Seeking to give residents more voting alternatives following the Election Day woes created by Hurricane Sandy, Assembly Deputy Speaker John S. Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) will introduce a bill creating an early voting option for primary and general elections in New Jersey. “People are busy. Many have long workdays or other responsibilities that prevent them from hitting…
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Grants may be used for storm cleanup
New Jersey municipalities and counties may tap into their Clean Communities grants to offset some of the cleanup costs associated with Hurricane Sandy, according to state Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer. “Hurricane Sandy’s devastation left a mess in many communities throughout New Jersey,” said Dancer (R-Ocean, Burlington, Monmouth and Middlesex). “We cannot stick local property taxpayers…
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Nationally renowned poets to read at South Brunswick library on Dec. 9
For South Brunswick native Adam Fitzgerald, Sunday’s poetry reading at the South Brunswick Public Library will be a homecoming. Fitzgerald, who lives in New York, was born in Staten Island, but grew up in New Jersey, graduating from South Brunswick High School in 2001. He tries to do readings as often as he can “as…
