Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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B’nai Tikvah seeks members for BT Daytimers organization
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The B’nai Tikvah Synagogue is seeking more active members of its newly rejuvenized social club, BT Daytimers. The group replaces the now-defunct Fifty Plus Club, which attracted very few members under the age of 70, according to Board of Directors President Gary Bergman. All Jewish community members, and their spouses, are…
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Hanukkah around the world
On the eighth night of Hanukkah on Dec. 27, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the Port Authority Shomrim Society held a grand menorah lighting in the World Trade Center at ground zero. Rabbi Mendy Carlebach, of the Chabad of North & South Brunswick, hasworkedwith Bill Baroni, the current deputy executive…
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WCTC to be recognized for promoting hiring of veterans
NEW BRUNSWICK — WCTC radio, “The Voice of Central Jersey,” will be recognized Jan. 5 by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve of New Jersey (ESGR) for its role in promoting the hiring of veterans. WCTC will receive a personalized statement of support from the Guard and Reserve in acknowledgment of the station’s…
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The brain game
Top: A student reacts to her group’s response to a question during “The Brain Show” educational trivia game, sponsored by the Linwood Middle School Parent-Teacher- Student Organization on Dec. 21. Above: A student dances with her group after answering a question correctly. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff
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Business owner helps teens make lasting memories
Laura Karmin collects used prom dresses; fashion show Jan. 8 will benefit scholarships BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer High school is a very important time for teenagers. SATs, choosing a college and making lifelong friends are among the priorities of students who are just entering adulthood. However, prom and graduation are just as important milestones…
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Students react after answering a question correctly during “The Brain Show” educational trivia game, sponsored by the Linwood Middle School Parent-Teacher-Student Organization on Dec. 21. JEFF GRANIT staff
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S.B. Republican running for state Assembly seat
John Saccenti hopes to fill the redistricted position left vacant by the late Peter Biondi BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer John Saccenti John Saccenti, a 42-year resident of South Brunswick and president of the New Jersey Local Boards of Health Association (NJLBHA), is seeking the state Assembly seat left vacant by the death of Peter Biondi…
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Military personnel welcomed back home
The G.I. Go Fund will assist troops with reassimilating to civilian life BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The G.I. Go Fund, a veterans assistance program that began in South Brunswick, has its hands full as thousands of soldiers return to New Jersey as a result of the recent troop withdrawals. More than 40,000 troops from Iraq…
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Top 10 stories of 2011 in No. and So. Brunswick
Charter school debate, hurricane damage top the list 1. Mother Nature in all her fury Hurricane Irene barreled through Middlesex County at the end of August, and North and South Brunswick suffered severe effects from the storm. Middlesex County officials said South Brunswick was the hardest hit community for power loss in the county; 25,000…
