Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Veterans to be honored at N.B. Memorial Day ceremony
Annual 5K walk/run also at Community Park on May 30 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick’s commemoration of Memorial Day will feature a ceremony honoring township Veterans of the Year. Phil Dellasala, 82, is a lifelong resident of North Brunswick. He was drafted in December 1950 and attended basic training at Fort Dix. He…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters expands to Middlesex
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) has opened an office at the United Way of Central Jersey in Milltown. Since January, the organization, which matches adults with children in need of a mentor, has brought all of its services to Middlesex County, since the…
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SBPD acknowledged with safety award
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The streets of South Brunswick are safe thanks to the South Brunswick Police Department. The department’s efforts were acknowledged recently with the prestigious New Jersey Law Enforcement Challenge award for its traffic safety initiative in 2010. The award recognizes the best overall law enforcement traffic safety programs…
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North B’wick has many hometown heroes
Several residents, employees honored with awards from the United Way of Central N.J. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Several representatives of North Brunswick have been honored with a United Way of Central New Jersey’s 2011 Hometown Hero Award. The StudentGovernmentOrganization (SGO) at North Brunswick Township High School received the Outstanding Group of…
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Belmar is ready for summer of fun
BYMARK ROSMAN Belmar drawbridge Everyone in Belmar is ready for the summer of 2011, and now there is only one thing left that matters. “We just need the weather” to cooperate, said Mary Brabazon, the tourism administrator of the popular Jersey Shore destination. The summer season will begin this week in the Monmouth County community…
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Pieces of art
Students of Lakshmi Durga’s Heera Art Center are displaying their artwork at the North Brunswick Gallery of Art, 710 Hermann Road. The exhibit is based on healthy choices, especially with food. Above is “Fruits Melody,” a watercolor by fourth-grader Heera Sai Durga. Below is “Strawberries,” a colored pencil drawing by second-grader Tasha Coelho.
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St. Augustine students advance in Odyssey of the Mind
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Every day, thousands upon thousands of students are challenged to think “outside the box” in order to learn new things in school. For two groups of students from St. Augustine of Canterbury in Kendall Park, though, thinking outside the box is not enough. Instead, they are about…
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Cricket tournament to be held in So. Brunswick June 11
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — This June, residents are once again invited out to watch some wickets. On June 11, the Ananda College Old Boys Association (ACOBA) East Coast Chapter will host its annual East Coast Cricket Festival at Tall Timbers Park in South Brunswick. Residents will be treated to eight cricket…
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Get a ‘Taste of Bradley Beach’ Saturday with food, crafts, music
BY REBECCA MORTON Bradley Beach boardwalk The charm of a seaside town is proudly shown in Bradley Beach. With a stretch of beach neighboring Ocean Grove andAvon-by-the-Sea, Bradley Beach has a long history dating back to the 17th century. According to borough history, in the early part of the 20th century Bradley Beach became a…
