Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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S.B. custodian charged with laptop thefts
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — After more than two years of investigations, South Brunswick police arrested and charged George Elliott, 55, of Marlboro, in connection with laptops stolen from the South Brunswick school district. Elliott, a 20-year employee of the South Brunswick Board of Education [BOE] and head custodian at Brunswick Acres Elementary School, was arrested March…
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NBPD lieutenant retires after 25 years of service
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Lt. William Kloos NORTH BRUNSWICK — After serving the township for 25 years, Lt. William Kloos is retiring from the North Brunswick Police Department. Hired in 1986 after serving at the state Department of Corrections for two years, the former North Brunswick resident will officially be off duty as of…
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Owner of Dance Dimension in No. Brunswick passes away
Elizabeth Price led dance studio for 29 years NORTH BRUNSWICK — The owner of Dance Dimension on Georges Road has passed away. Elizabeth Katherine Ehas Price, 75, of North Brunswick, owned the dance studio for the past 29 years, though the company celebrated its 51st anniversary last year. She purchased the former Miss Marge School…
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NBPD promotes two officers, hires one
Thomas Vingara and Mike Brandt move up in rank; John Strzykalski comes from Franklin Township BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Sgt. Thomas Vingara NORTH BRUNSWICK — Thomas Vingara has seen the best and the worst that being a policeman has to offer. The 40-year-old former township resident was hired as a dispatcher in town in…
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Drug conviction overturned due to definition dispute
Definition of ‘elementary school’ plays into appeal of cocaine charge NORTH BRUNSWICK — Charges against a man who sold drugs near a township school have been overturned because of a definition dispute, according to a Supreme CourtAppellate Division decision rendered March 9. Jason Shelley had been convicted of the third-degree offense of distributing cocaine within…
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GreaterMedia Newspapers garners NJPA awards
Eric Sucar, “High Noon Sledding,” third place, Feature, Independent Greater Media Newspapers received a combined 11 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2010. The newspaper group, based in Freehold, publishes 10 weeklies, serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. Former Greater…
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DOT to resurface Route 18 in Middlesex, Monmouth counties
A pproximately 10 miles of Route 18 in Old Bridge, Marlboro, Colts Neck and Freehold will be resurfaced, state Department of Transportation Commissioner James Simpson announced last week. “This project exemplifies our commitment to improving our roads and our emphasis on investing in state-of-good-repair projects,” said Simpson. “This much-needed resurfacing of Route 18 will improve…
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Riya Bawa (l-r), Stacye Chen, Radha Niwargi and Kairav Parikh open their books during a reading session with Allie, a therapy dog, at the South Brunswick Library on March 10. The dog provided an opportunity for these regular education children to practice their reading skills in an informal, comfortable, nonjudgmental environment. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Red light camera system in place at Rt. 18, Tices
Those who cross intersection against red or turn right on red will receive ticket in mail EAST BRUNSWICK — Motorists who run a red light at Route 18 and Tices Lane may not get stopped by police, but that doesn’t mean they won’t have to pay a fine. The township has installed cameras at the…
