Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Brunswick Acres Elem. welcomes new principal
Neel Desai wants to improve school-community connection BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Neel Desai has begun as the new principal of Brunswick Acres Elementary School. Desai was a third-, fourth- and fifthgrade teacher at Brooks Crossing Elementary School in the township from 2002 until 2009 before becoming the assistant principal last year.…
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Celebrities, congressman, physicians support FAAN Walk for Food Allergy on Sept. 11
More than 1,500 walkers expected at Long Branch Boardwalk LONG BRANCH — Keeping children with food allergies safe is a constant concern for their loved ones. And that’s one reason why journalist and author Janice Lieberman says she’s honored to be the honorary chairperson of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) Walk for Food…
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Debate continues over proposed Eiker Road temple
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — After the sixth meeting on the application for a proposed Sri Ramanuja temple at 17 Eiker Road in South Brunswick, a decision on the preliminary site plan approval still has not been reached. The temple in discussion would be a 13,600-square-foot house of worship on 2.99 acres…
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Fake wrestling fight leads to real charges
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A publicity stunt meant to draw attention to an upcoming wrestling match in Perth Amboy has led to two men being charged with disorderly conduct in South Brunswick. Just after midnight on Aug. 21, cops responded to 911 calls about a fight at One South American Grill, 4095 Route 1. The two…
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New parking lot created at Parsons for BOE’s custodians
BY JENNIFER AMATO BY JENNIFER Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township Department of Public Works (DPW) is creating a mini parking lot next to Parsons Elementary School to better accommodate school district custodian employees. Last week, Aug. 16-19, about five employees of the roads department renovated a 50-foot-by-50-foot grassy area to create six parking…
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A century of memories
Anna Bowman celebrates her 100th birthday by reminiscing about her ‘very happy life’ BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Anna Bowman NORTH BRUNSWICK — Anna Bowman has seen it all: Two world wars. The Great Depression. The landing on the moon. The assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The turn of…
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Local musicians jazz up their summer camp
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Three local students participated in the Rutgers Summer Jazz Institute, sponsored by the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts. Angela and Sabrina Porcelli, two sisters from Kendall Park, as well as a young man from Monmouth Junction were among the 50 students ages 13 to…
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India Independence Day
Top: Shreya Varadachari, 11, performs a classical Indian dance during the India Independence Day celebration at Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick on Sunday. Above: Youngsters get into the spirit of the day during the celebration. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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S.B. municipal budget reduced to 5-cent increase
Public hearing on the budget will be Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The South Brunswick Township municipal budget was amended during a meeting on Aug. 10, reducing the tax rate increase from an additional 8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to an additional 5 cents. Mayor Frank Gambatese said it…
