Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Message in a bottle leads to unlikely friendship
Middlesex County couple’s note turns up in France after 3,000-mile, 9-month journey BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Amalia Claffey and Phil Baumann show a letter they received from the French couple that found their message in a bottle while vacationing on the island of Groix. HELMETTA — Phil Baumann and Amalia Claffey were somewhere in…
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A light rain couldn’t stop Harita Vallalath, (l-r) 14, of Princeton, Divya Murali, 14, of Dayton and Sanika Joshi, 10, of Princeton, from performing their Bollywood dance during the fourth annual Indo-American Cultural Foundation’s celebration of India’s Independence Day, held at the South Brunswick YMCA Aug. 21. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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New panel to help growing Hispanic business market
Chamber responds to growth of county Hispanic population BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I n an area with a growing population and burgeoning number of business owners, the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to the untapped Hispanic market. The chamber’s newly created Hispanic Business Council was established to help Hispanic business…
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Youngsters learn from NHL coach and player
BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks spent time off the ice with young people who were taking part in a youth hockey clinic at Howell Ice World in Howell on Aug. 5. ERIC SUCAR staff I t is not every day that a young hockey player gets a chance to learn…
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No. Bruns. youths spend summer with the police
Junior Police Academy exposes group to law enforcement field, physical training BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Above: Junior cadets work on their pushups during the physical training session of the North Brunswick Junior Police Academy Aug. 5. Cadets are learning about law enforcement for two weeks this summer. Left: junior cadets Cameron Kaltschmid (l) and…
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No. Brunswick council celebrates achievements of residents
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council honored several residents with proclamations during the Aug. 1 council meeting. To begin, Keri Shutz was sworn in as a new township police officer. Next, the third group of North Brunswick’s Community Emergency Response Team [CERT] volunteers were recognized for completing their 20 hours…
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Increased drunken-driving enforcement through Sept. 5
Local law enforcement officers will be cracking down on drunken drivers from Aug. 19 through Sept. 5 as part of the statewide “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign. Local and state officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints, looking for motorists who may be intoxicated. High-visibility enforcement and public education tools, including posters, banners and mobile video…
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No. Bruns. adds patrolwoman to Police Department
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township Police Department has added another female to its police force. Keri Shutz, 27, originally was an agent for the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office for 3½ years after graduating from Seton Hall University in 2006 with a degree in criminal justice. Preferring to be outside on…
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Artists’ reception slated for Aug. 21 at Fiddleheads
JAMESBURG — Three New Jersey artists will hold a free reception Aug. 21 at Fiddleheads Restaurant, East Railroad Avenue. Indrani Choudhury of Edison, and Fran and Maxwell Nimeck, both of North Brunswick, will host the fall 2011 gallery show from 2:30 to 4 p.m. The show includes complex watercolors, acrylics, oils, encaustics and lithographs, framed…
