Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Taking Back Sunday hosts storm relief concert
Taking Back Sunday will present a hurricane relief concert Nov. 25 at Pine Belt Arena, Toms River. PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.TAKINGBACKSUNDAY.NET The rock group Taking Back Sunday will perform a concert to benefit the Toms River Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund on Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Pine Belt Arena, 1245 Old Freehold Road,…
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Edison man charged in shooting death of N.B. woman
EDISON — An Edison man has been charged with fatally shooting a 21-year-old woman and wounding a 28-year-old man in New Brunswick last month. Darryll Underwood, 19, was charged Nov. 15 with the murder of Jessica Torres, 21, of North Brunswick, and the attempted murder of the 28-year-old man, whose identity was not released. Underwood…
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Free post-storm legal help hotline
The New Jersey State Bar Association, the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have teamed up to provide help to residents. In the aftermath of Sandy, residents who cannot afford to pay an attorney can call the help line to request free legal assistance at 888-541-1900. The hotline is…
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Residents can apply for FEMA assistance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering disaster assistance to those who have sustained losses or damage due to Hurricane Sandy. To apply, visit www.DisasterAssistance. gov or call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585. The following information is necessary: Social Security number, private insurance information, address and zip code of the damaged property, directions to the…
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Federation assisting residents after storm
The Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County recently opened its office at 230 Old Bridge Turnpike to the community, offering a place to go, weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m., to those in need of warmth, power or Internet services. The federation also is collecting and distributing donated funds and basic living supplies to individuals in need.…
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Let the holiday season begin!
From model train shows and traditional stage productions to winter parades and menorah lightings, local communities will be aglow with holiday festivities through the end of the year.
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Jack Shanabrook, now a member of the Milltown American Legion, mans the gunline on board the USS Brush, a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Tonkin Gulf in Vietnam, in 1968. His wife Kathy says he will always be a hero to her, their son and daughter and five granddaughters. Readers may submit photos via email…
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Honoring our veterans
Above: Veterans from all branches of the Armed Forces salute after laying wreaths during the Veterans Day observance ceremony in South Brunswick on Nov. 11. Right: Hank DeGroff takes a moment to reflect. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Jewish history preserved through oral histories
Exhibit will be housed at S.B. library in November BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A traveling exhibit from the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey will be housed through November at the South Brunswick Public Library. The exhibit, titled “Tsars, Stalin, Perestroika, and Jewish Grandmothers: Jewish Immigration to Central New Jersey from…
