Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Three South Brunswick residents killed in Ky. crash
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A fatal accident near Frankfort, Ky., took the lives of three township residents Nov 29. The two adults and infant were traveling west on I-64 when their SUV crossed into the emergency lane and a ditch, overcorrected and crossed both lanes and finally crashed into a copse of trees, according to police.…
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Man left critically injured after crash on Rte. 535 in S.B.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An accident on Route 535 south has left a Plainsboro man critically injured, police said. The accident occurred a little after 11 a.m. Dec 3. Authorities reported that the driver, Anthony Couch Jr., 43, crossed the double yellow lines and struck the rear of a tractor-trailer. Couch was trapped in his car…
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Tanker accident
A 2000 GMC Jimmy sport-utility vehicle rolled over underneath a tanker filled with hot tar on Route 1 north near Ryders Lane in North Brunswick around 10:50 a.m. Nov. 27. The vehicle had attempted to pass the tanker in the middle lane, police said. The rear left tire struck the divider and caused the driver…
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Bringing more light into the world
Chabad sponsors Hanukkah ceremony to bring together multicultural community BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The Chabad of North & South Brunswick held a lighting ceremony for an 18-foot-tall menorah at the Monmouth Mobile Home Park on Route 1 in South Brunswick on Dec. 1. SAM SLAUGHTER SOUTH BRUNSWICK — While the headlights on Route 1…
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Photographs
Left: Lorraine Starks, the leader of Girl Scout Cadette Troop 81554, helps Samone Meyers (l) and Kellie Andreko hang ornaments on a tree at the Slack-Carroll House during the Dayton Village Citizens Coalition’s holiday lighting celebration Dec. 5. Right: A familiar snowman pays a visit. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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WCTC listeners contribute to LeGrand ‘Believe’ fund
NEW BRUNSWICK — Six thousand dollars will be added to the Eric LeGrand “Believe” fund, thanks to the fundraising efforts of WCTC (1450-AM) radio morning personality Jack Ellery and midday host and Program Director Bert Baron. The fund was established in an effort to defray expenses for paralyzed Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand, a…
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Voices of September 11th documents lives lost
Archive will hold workshops at Middletown Library on Dec. 16, Jan. 6 BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Staff from Voices of September 11th will be at the Middletown Township Public Library on Dec. 16 and Jan. 6 to archive and document the lives of those lost for its 9/11 Living Memorial. Those who…
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Lakeview’s careful restoration proceeds
Basement required concrete slab to prevent walls from caving in BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer The first phase of a multiyear restoration project aimed at returning the Lakeview mansion in Jamesburg to its former splendor is wrapping up. Shuttered for nearly two years due to a number of structural deficiencies that caused portions of the…
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Photograph
Mahum Zaidi (l) and Emma Phelps created homemade dolls from their country of origin for a multicultural event for third-graders at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick on Monday. For more photos, see page 3. JEFF GRANIT staff
