Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Jump around
Becca Malkin, 8, (r), and her sister, Alex, 7, of Manalapan, have fun in the tornado simulator during an afternoon at jerZjump, a family entertainment center in South Brunswick, on April 7. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Local resident faces diagnosis of moyamoya
Francis Lee had a stroke at age 27, followed by two brain surgeries within months BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE – Two years ago, Francis Lee’s life changed drastically. As a 27-year-old going through the police academy, Lee was looking forward to beginning a job with the Woodbridge Police Department. Becoming an officer was…
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Austin Longo, 7, of North Brunswick, has fun playing air hockey during an afternoon at jerZjump, a family entertainment center in South Brunswick, on April 7. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Two men charged with trying to sell Cialis pills
SOMERVILLE — Two local men have been charged with allegedly trying to sell 200 Cialis pills on the streets. Dhavalkum Thakkar, 27, of Edison, was charged with possession of prescription legend drugs with the intent to distribute, and Mrunac Joshi, 22, of North Brunswick, was charged with conspiracy to distribute prescription legend drugs, according to…
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So. Brunswick updates its lighting standards
Streets and sidewalks to be properly illuminated BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The streets and sidewalks of future South Brunswick developments will be more properly illuminated in accordance with updated lighting standards, according to Public Affairs Coordinator Ron Schmalz. Township Planner Bryan Bidlack recommended new design standards to township officials at the end of March. The…
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‘Jack and Annie Visit the Library’
Top: Teacher Gerry Agyeman is joined by colleagues Lisa Rudolph (l-r), Laurie Gilmore, Debbie Druker and Erika Santiago as Parsons Elementary School kindergartners and their parents participate in an educational program called “Jack and Annie Visit the Library” at the North Brunswick Library on March 28. Above: Students eagerly wait to answer questions. PHOTOS BY…
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So. Bruns. officials discuss road overlay program
Five roads already repaved; 41 more scheduled for improvements BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Local officials are deciding which South Brunswick roads require top priority as they move forward with their road overlay program. While five roads have already been repaved, 41 more are slated for improvements. The Kendall Park firehouse, Stouts Lane, RivaAvenue, Perrine Road…
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Local rabbi visits Israel with Gov. Christie
Rabbi Mendy Carlebach, of the Chabad of North and South Brunswick, stands in the background while Gov. Chris Christie and the Jersey to Jerusalem delegation tour the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem on April 2 with Robert Rozett (r), director of the Yad Vashem Libraries. PHOTOS COURTESY OF TIM LARSEN OF GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIES…
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Lyme disease patient is not out of the woods yet
However, young woman has made great strides after being diagnosed nine years ago BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — At the age of 18, most graduating seniors are focused on driving to school, picking out a prom dress, filling out college applications and making plans for after graduation. Alaina, of North Brunswick, is…
