Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Graduates mingle prior to the commencement ceremony for North Brunswick Township High School held June 18 at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton. For more photos, see page 3. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Residents warned about the dangers of fireworks
With the approach of Fourth of July festivities, residents are urged to heed the warnings about the dangers of fireworks. A letter from Howard Black, director of Public Safety & Occupational Safety & Health, through the N.J. Department of Labor and Workforce Development, states that there were 12 people treated last year in hospital emergency…
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Save Our Schools NJ opposes new funding formula
Members say changes would result in substantial loss of state aid BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The 7,000 members statewide of Save Our Schools NJ are opposed to the changes to New Jersey’s current school funding formula, which are included in Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed fiscal year 2013 state budget. According to the Education Funding…
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Safe driving
North Brunswick letter carrier Rich Chiselko has driven 1 million accident-free miles during his 30-year career, the equivalent of traveling around the earth 40.1 times. Chiselko, of Somerset, begins his work at the New Brunswick Carrier Annex and delivers mail in the Nathan Drive and Hidden Lake Drive neighborhoods of North Brunswick. He received the…
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Peachy keen
Top: Eric Siegel (l-r) and Ed Kowacz, of Von Thun Farms in South Brunswick, wait patiently for the next customer during the Metuchen Market Day farmers market held along Pearl Street in downtown Metuchen on June 16. Above: Walt Nenzel, of Von Thun’s, arranges a bin of peaches. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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Hometown Heroes program recognizes two NBTHS teachers
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Two staff members at North Brunswick Township High School have been named Hometown Heroes. Joel Chesler and Beth Passner received a certificate of recognition during the United Way of Central Jersey Volunteer Services Advisory Committee’s dinner, held May 30 at Middlesex County College in Edison. Chesler has…
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WCTC’s Ellery honored with lifetime award
Jack Ellery Greater Media New Jersey’s legendary radio morning show host Jack Ellery of 1450 WCTC-AM, New Brunswick, has received two major honors from the New Jersey Broadcasters Association. Ellery has been given the NJBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his more than 60 years in radio, including nearly 50 years atWCTC. He is only the…
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Children are ‘hooked’ on their fathers
Top: Cousins Graycon Brockman, 3 (l-r), Jack Connor, 5, and his brother Josh, 2, check out a fish caught by Colin Brockman, 6, during the 36th annual North Brunswick Father’s Day Fishing Derby, held at Boyd Ponds on June 17. Above: Louis Negron and his sons Nathanial, 4, and Nicholas, 7, look for a fish…
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Assistant scoutmaster accused of having child porn
Phil Rogozenski An assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 132 in East Brunswick has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. Phil Rogozenski, 49, of East Brunswick, was arrested on June 14 at his place of employment at Bristol-Myers Squibb in North Brunswick, where he works as a senior manager of automation, according…
