Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Celebration
Dancers make their way around the gym floor of Crossroads South Middle School during the Navratri Garba celebration, organized by the Indo-American Cultural Foundation of New Jersey, on Oct. 27. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Success is brewing at local homebrew retail supply shop
Love2Brew in No. Brunswick is thriving, expanding BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Ron Witkowski, co-owner of Love2Brew in North Brunswick, packs one of the custommade homebrewing kits offered at the retail supply shop. JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — A local business is spicing things up at its home brewing supply shop. Love2Brew, located on Livingston…
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Local haunts
Guests listen as Allan Savolaine (not pictured) relates stories about some of the graves at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Matawan, on Oct. 20. The two-hour tour included tales of the 1916 Matawan Creek shark attack victims, the Great Matawan fire of 1901, and ghost sightings at Rose Hill. The cemetery tour is one of many…
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Election 2012
What is your educational and professional background, and how will that make you a beneficial member of the council? Joe Camarota (incumbent)Party Affiliation: DemocratLocation: South BrunswickOccupation: Business ExecutiveNumber of years in the township: 23Number of years in public service: 30 Charlie Carley (incumbent)Party Affiliation: DemocratLocation: Kendall ParkOccupation: Civil EngineerNumber of years in the township: 22Number…
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N.B. schools receive Energy Star label, award
District has saved more than $2 million in energy expenses over the past four years BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick Township school district is continuously proving its commitment to energy efficiency. During the Oct. 17 school board meeting, Ross Kelly, vice president of Energy Education, presented the Chairman’s Sustainability Award to the…
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Greater Media New Jersey wins at 38th annual Jasper Awards
Greater Media New Jersey recently took top honors at the 38th annual Jasper Awards on Oct. 12 at the Robert Meyner Reception Center at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel. The Jasper Awards were established in 1974 to honor excellence in the New Jersey communications industry. This year’s awards received more than 220 entries in…
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Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County launches ad campaign
Since 2011 launch, police have received more than 150 tips, leading to numerous arrests Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Anthony A. Caputo, chairman and president of Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County, last week announced a comprehensive advertising campaign that underscores successes of the program while encouraging residents to take an active role in…
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Care to Walk
Above: Lou Ann Benson (waving) and Evelyn Smirnow (r) lead the Survivors Walk during the 14th annual Care to Walk for breast and ovarian cancer at North Brunswick Township High School on Oct. 21. Left: Walkers make their way out of the woods during the walk. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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So. Brunswick adds to its open space inventory
Himmel Property’s 40 acres will be left undeveloped BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township and Middlesex County Freeholders announced Oct. 18 that they have added an additional 40 acres of property to the town’s existing 2,000-plus acres via the Open Space Preservation program. The Himmel Property, a former farm along Davidson…
