Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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New contract with Xerox brings savings to N.B. schools
District will save $12,000 each year for the next five years BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Through a newly renegotiated contract with Xerox Corp., the North Brunswick Township school district will save more than $60,000 over the next five years. The contract was approved during the June 27 Board of Education meeting. According to the…
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S.B. council discusses park-and-ride locations
Beekman Road not entirely off the table yet BY DEANNA McLAFFERTY Correspondent The South Brunswick Township Council continues to search for an appropriate location for a second park-and-ride planned for installation within the township. The council approved the project’s construction at the intersection of Route 27 and Beekman Road at its Dec. 13 meeting, with…
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Saying yes to the dress for less
A bride’s experience with the no-frills version of Kleinfeld: the sample sale BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer An elaborate gown by Pnina Tornai, exclusive designer for Kleinfeld, greets shoppers in the store’s expansive lobby. JENNY WOODS I laughed, I cried and I sustained an injury before finally prevailing victorious — and that was just in…
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a scissor lift
So. Brunswick enters into agreement for use of SkyWatch surveillance platform BY DEANNA McLAFFERTY Correspondent SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Upon the recommendation of Police Chief Raymond Hayducka, the South Brunswick Township Council is looking to enter into an agreement with Middlesex County for use of a newly acquired SkyWatch surveillance platform. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office…
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Child saved from drowning, gun taken off street within 4 minutes in N.B.
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — At 6:40 p.m. July 9, a police chase resulted in the apprehension of a suspect and a weapon in the Governor’s Pointe section of North Brunswick. Four minutes later, in the same housing complex, a child was saved from drowning in a pool. Police had initially received…
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Sunny days ahead in South Brunswick
Sunny Delight Beverages Co. fosters environmental and social sustainability SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Sunny Delight Beverages Co., including its township facility, has achieved economic performance, environmental stewardship and social responsibility, according to its fourth annual Sustainability Report. According to the report, the average number of calories per beverage serving has been reduced from 92 calories in…
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TVs, computers will no longer be collected curbside in N.B.
DPW drop-off dates scheduled for upcoming months BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — TVs and computers that are being recycled will now have to be dropped off at the North Brunswick Department of Public Works (DPW). Curbside pickup was discontinued on July 1. “It is dangerous to our employees and dangerous to kids…
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Man charged with possessing fake handgun
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A 22-yearold man allegedly brought an imitation firearm to the South Brunswick municipal building on July 13. South Brunswick Police Detective Sgt. James Ryan observed a burgundy Jaguar parked in the fire lane in front of the municipal court around 3:30 p.m. last Friday, according to reports. Ryan approached the vehicle and…
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Just dance
People dance to the beat of the music during a Zumba fundraiser for Autism Speaks that Devon Hippeli coordinated on July 14 at North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company No. 1. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
