Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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The hills are alive for So. Brunswick college student
Kendall Park resident spent three weeks studying abroad in Austria BY DEANNA McLAFFERTY Correspondent Kimberley McGrath, of Kendall Park, participated in the Susquehanna University Global Opportunities (GO) Austria program, through which she studied abroad for three weeks in the late spring. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — It is often said that there is no better or more…
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South Brunswick teen proves she is a warrior
Jessica Himmel competed in the 2012 Warrior Dash event BY DEANNA McLAFFERTY Correspondent SOUTH BRUNSWICK — On a Saturday afternoon at Lewis Morris County Park in Morristown, Jessica Himmel of South Brunswick bounded over fire, trudged through mud, and scaled obstacles over more than three miles of extreme terrain. She and nearly 7,000 other participants…
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Organizations sought for county Re-Use It Book
Comprehensive guide lists sites where residents can donate goods The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) is recruiting businesses, schools and other organizations that would benefit from a variety of donations for inclusion in its 2013 Re-Use It Book. The book is a guide to area sites where residents can donate their used, and in some…
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All are invited to cut Footloose this weekend at NBTHS
Young Adult Drama Group will perform musical tonight, tomorrow and Saturday BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Performers from the Young Adult Drama Group will perform “Footloose” tonight, tomorrow and Saturday at North Brunswick Township High School. PHOTOS COURTESY OF VICKI WANG NORTH BRUNSWICK — Andre Williams has written, directed and starred in his own play,…
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Local man becomes pro-active with prostate cancer treatment
Robert Jones visited ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Somerset for two months BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Patricia and Robert Jones NORTH BRUNSWICK — In the year 2000, Robert Jones found out he had bladder cancer. He received immunotherapy treatment at the time, and must be checked every six months by his urologist. Every three…
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Local residents invited to take a tour of the EARTH
‘Feast,’ farm walk, garden tours will be part of EARTH Center’s open house on Aug. 18 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Nestled within 400 acres of Davidson’s Mill Pond Park is the Middlesex County EARTH (Environment, Agriculture, Research, Teaching, Health) Center, home to the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County. There are…
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Man sentenced for robbing banks in East, North Brunswick
New Brunswick man considered a repeat offender; total prison term set at 39 years NEW BRUNSWICK — A New Brunswick man convicted of bank robberies in North Brunswick and East Brunswick has been sentenced to 29 years in prison. Dean A. Vourderis, 52, was convicted of robbing three banks in Middlesex County in 2009, according…
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The North Brunswick Senior Bocce Team and the North Brunswick Board of Education played their annual game on July 25. For more photos, see page 12. JEFF GRANIT staff
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S.B. to object to confiscation of COAH funds
The state council is expected to collect all unused money by Aug. 17 BY DEANNA McLAFFERTY Correspondent A s expected, municipalities around the state received letters from New Jersey’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) on July 17, requesting all unused money in their affordable housing trust funds. The trust funds hold fees collected from developers…
