Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Isabella Richter, 4, of North Brunswick, comes face to face with a pretty feline during the Super Cat Adoption Event, held by the North Brunswick Humane Association at Our Lady of Peace parish hall on June 9. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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N.B. 2012 Road Program will improve 12 municipal roadways
North Brunswick’s 2012 Road Program, launched this week, includes nearly $3.2 million in street and utility improvements to 12 municipal roadways. Roadwork has begun on Miriam Drive, which will undergo base repair, spot curb and driveway apron replacement, mill and overlay, along with storm system upgrades. Arthur Avenue and Barton Place will follow and be…
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Local nurse warns of the dangers of Lyme disease
PowerPoint presentation is available to any interested organization BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer With the onset of outdoor summer activities, local registered nurse Kathleen Kirby is warning residents about the dangers of Lyme disease. Tick-borne diseases include Lyme disease, babesiosis and ehrlichoiosis. Lyme disease, the most well known, is a bacterial infection that is caused…
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Residents need permits for pools, sheds, fences in N.B.
The addition of fences, sheds pools and other accessory structures requires a municipal zoning permit, and in many cases a building permit as well, according to the township municipal code. “We are always supportive of residents seeking to enhance the quality of their home and their yards, but as a matter of public safety, community…
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Doe-eyed and bushy-tailed
A couple of kittens look for a good home during the Super Cat Adoption Event, held by the North Brunswick Humane Association at Our Lady of Peace parish hall on June 9. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Zimmerli to participate in Blue Star Museums
NEW BRUNSWICK — The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families through Labor…
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‘Shear’ genius: Local alpaca farmers spin fiber into gold
Bob Goldman and Liz Monteverde raise alpacas on their home farm BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Artie (front), Duane (back) and Ernie emerge from the barn after eating a dinner of grain. PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO Who would have thought that alpacas would be “sew” profitable? Bob Goldman, of Upper Freehold, does. Goldman and Liz…
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N.B. resident named Professional of the Year
NORTH BRUNSWICK — Evelyn Rembelles was awarded the 2012 Leading Age New Jersey Frontline Professional of the Year in May during the Leading Age New Jersey Annual Conference in Atlantic City. Rembelles has been a nursing assistant at The Martin and Edith Stein Residence in Somerset for more than seven years. In 1972, Rembelles’ father…
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Transportation forum discusses Route 1 corridor
Smart Growth initiatives could alleviate congestion and pollution BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Changes are needed to protect the Route 1 corridor from becoming a figurative parking lot. Bill Neary, the executive director of Keep Middlesex Moving, Inc., presented results from the Central Jersey Transportation Forum Route 1 Regional Growth Strategy Action…
