Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Dylan Shrine goes on tour
Old Bridge resident says he wants young people to appreciate folk-rock star BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Mel Prussack of Old Bridge discusses the exhibit he set up at the township’s library in recognition of Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday. The display runs through June and will later be moved to libraries in East Brunswick and…
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N.B. amends landlord registration ordinance
Resident raises concerns over additional fees BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Landlords in town will be required to register their rental information every three years, effective Aug. 1. North Brunswick Township Council members have been debating code revisions to Chapter 266, “Rental Housing,” and Chapter 197, “Housing Standards and Occupational Limits,” in…
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White Pine Road in S.B. closed for bridge repair
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — White Pine Road will be closed until further notice in order to allow Middlesex County to replace the current bridge crossing over Ireland Brook in the area of the South Brunswick and East Brunswick border. Detours have been set up in the area. There is no time frame yet for the completion…
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McCormick: Council packet delivery does not impact police
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Township police officers are assigned to deliver information packets to members of the Township Council each week, but this practice does not seem to be a disruption in manpower or time, according to officials. On the Friday before a meeting, the six elected council members receive a…
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N.B. discusses changing public comment protocol at meetings
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Currently in town, a resident has five minutes to discuss an item of concern during the public portion of a regular Township Council meeting. After everyone has had a turn to speak, residents can return to make additional comments or ask further questions. This occurs at the…
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Corrections officer from S.B. fatally shot in Newark
Suspect dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A corrections officer from Monmouth Junction was fatally shot during a barbecue on July 5, according to a statement on the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office website. Katrina Owens, 37, was shot and killed in the vicinity of Columbia Avenue in Newark…
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Jamesburg man fatally injured in S.B. motorcycle crash
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A 36-year-old Jamesburg man was killed late Saturday night following an accident on Route 535 (Cranbury-South River Road) and Deans Rhode Hall Road. The accident took place at 11:39 p.m. when the Jamesburg man, Jabrel Warren, was driving his 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle south on Route 535, according to a post on Nixle.com.…
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No. Bruns. Realtor cooks up something special to read
‘Cooking With a Jersey Girl’ book signing held recently BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Joyce Ann Staples, of North Brunswick, recently hosted a book signing for “Cooking With a Jersey Girl,” a cookbook based on memories of growing up in an Italian family. Inset: Chocolate mousse cake is one of the recipes featured in the…
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Scenes from an Italian carnival
North Brunswick Carnevale Italiano set for July 20 to 24 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Games. Rides. Fireworks. Pasta fagioli. The annual North Brunswick Carnevale Italiano will get under way July 20 and run through July 24 at the corner of Route 130 north and Apple Orchard Lane. The carnival will be…
