Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Teachers explore their hobby outside the classroom
‘Teachers as Artists’ exhibit will run through September in S.B. BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — People often say that when you can’t do something, you teach. But when these township teachers aren’t teaching, they “do.” The South Brunswick Arts Commission (SBAC) invites residents to see what their local art teachers are doing,…
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Middlesex County College opens new biotech lab
EDISON — A state-of-the-art biotechnology lab was recently opened at Middlesex County College. The teaching lab includes a preparation room, a clean room for tissue culture work and dedicated space for specialized equipment. The facility will allow students to become proficient in laboratory techniques used in the biosciences industry. Representatives from the college and area…
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Class of 2011
Top: Graduates wait in line to receive their diplomas during North Brunswick Township High School’s graduation ceremony at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton on June 20. Above: Graduates make their way to their seats during the commencement exercise for South Brunswick High School, held at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton on…
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No. Bruns. council mulls over several agenda items
Landlord registration, street namings among topics BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council isn’t on summer break just yet, and they discussed several important items at Monday night’s workshop meeting. With the upcoming budget season fast approaching, the council must decide if they wish to restore money to the library’s budget…
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S.B. resolution calls for vote on charter schools
Rally held last week in support of voter approval BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The South Brunswick Township Council has passed a resolution supporting Senate bill S-2243, which would require voter approval of charter school applications. Arally held prior to the meeting on June 21 had special significance in South Brunswick because the town is…
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Endurance challenge
Above: Angela Winther, of Monroe, lifts her kettlebell during an endurance challenge held by Fitness Solutions of North Brunswick at North Brunswick Community Park on June 25. Top right: Carolyn Robinson, of Milltown, hops along in a relay race. Right: Competitors participate in the kettlebell lift. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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A hometown baseball legend is remembered
Shop owners deliver on decades-old promise to mother of Frankie Hayes BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Rich Reinhardt holds a photograph of the late Major League Baseball player Frankie Hayes at Barbara’s Unique Antique Boutique in Jamesburg on June 8. Hayes, who played for several American League teams, was born in Jamesburg and is buried…
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Linwood task force addresses concerns of students, parents, staff
Bullying, discipline cited as major areas to improve BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK— Inconsistent disciplinary procedures, bullying and the monitoring of common areas are at the top of the list of issues to address at Linwood Middle School (LMS) in the upcoming school year. Rick Selover, chairman of the LMS Climate Task Force,…
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Dow Jones employee charged with wire fraud
Pa. woman pleads guilty to stealing more than $429,000 to use on personal purchases SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A former employee of Dow Jones & Co. in Monmouth Junction admitted to stealing more than $420,000 while employed. Jacqueline Bucco, 32, of Bensalem, Pa., entered a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud on June 23…
