Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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North Brunswick pulls together to aid victim’s family
Fundraisers being held in honor of Claudia Lopez, who was killed by an alleged drunk driver BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Several organizations within the township are assisting the family of a woman killed by an alleged drunk driver on May 15. She left behind a husband and five children, ranging in…
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Local salons to participate in Locks of Love on June 11
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Charity will be measured in inches instead of dollars on June 11 when the Indian Fields Elementary School hosts its second annual Locks of Love fundraiser. Locks of Love is a public nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the U.S. and Canada suffering from…
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Feline friends galore at N.B. cat adoption event
NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Humane Association will hold a Super Cat Adoption event on Saturday, June 9. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., more than a dozen local animal shelters and rescues will be at Our Lady of Peace parish hall, Route 130 and Washington Place, North Brunswick, with information on how to…
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Beach Beat joins lineup of GreaterMedia publications
Check out thebeachbeat.com every week to find out what is going on at the Jersey Shore. The Greater Media Newspapers roster of publications is growing again and has now reached 12. June 7 will mark the debut of The Beach Beat, an online-only publication that will cover the Jersey Shore communities of Asbury Park, Bradley…
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North Brunswick Youth Sports Festival to celebrate 15th year
Event will be June 14-24 by DeVry University on Route 1 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — With Mother’s Day over and children looking forward to Father’s Day, that could mean only one thing in North Brunswick: the Youth Sports Festival is on its way. This year the 15th annual event will be…
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Chandlee-Stout golf outing set for June 19
Annual event raises money for children with cancer, graduating high school seniors NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Ann Marie Chandlee – Tara Stout Foundation Annual Golf Classic will be held Tuesday, June 19, at the Knob Hill Golf Course in Manalapan. The foundation is committed to helping families who have a child or parent fighting cancer,…
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Police will ticket if seat belts aren’t being used
The North Brunswick Police Department will be cracking down on motorists and their passengers who do not use seat belts, as part of the national Click It or Ticket campaign. Through June 3, the annual initiative will include high-visibility law enforcement, seat-belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local and national publicity designed to…
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Men of honor
North Brunswick Councilman Robert Davis (l) and Richard Pender, vice commander of American Legion Post 459, stand in front of the flag pole at North Brunswick Township High School on May 24 as part of a Memorial Day project that mounted American flags on light poles on Raider Road to designate “Patriotic Way.” JEFF GRANIT…
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N.B. superintendent presents violence and vandalism report
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The statistics for the district’s vandalism, violence and bullying issues were reported publicly May 16. Superintendent of Schools Brian Zychowski said that there were 59 events of violence and one incident of vandalism in the district during the reporting period of September 2011 to January 2012. There…
