Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Rec. field hockey program hopes to improve SBHS team
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Top: Teammates Danielle Gallagher (l) and Khaire Robinson chase after the ball during their indoor field hockey game at Deans Elementary School in Monmouth Junction on Jan. 9. The new program is being held through the South Brunswick Recreation Department. SOUTH BRUNSWICK—Anew township- run indoor field hockey program seeks to…
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Fatal fire closes down Finnegans Lane in S.B.
One fatality confirmed but not identified as of press time BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Afire at 2:36 a.m. Tuesday morning in a home on Finnegans Lane in North Brunswick left one man fatally injured. As of press time, officials had not revealed the identity of the victim because his family had not yet been…
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Goal!
Khaire Robinson (center) celebrates after her team scored a goal during the indoor field hockey game held at Deans Elementary School in Monmouth Junction on Jan. 9. The new program is being held through the South Brunswick Recreation Department. Story, page 15. ERIC SUCAR staff
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N.B. hires two new police officers
Richard De La Cruz and Ling Tsui to attend police academy through June BY JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) has hired two new officers who will begin serving the public next summer. Richard De La Cruz and Ling Tsui are both township residents, Marine Corps veterans and four-year college…
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South Brunswick takes steps to lower costs
Employees face up to 12 furlough days; buildings could close once a month BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer South Brunswick is taking steps to eliminate its economic footprint in 2010 by initiating municipal furloughs and jump-starting budget processes. Municipal employees will be required to take up to 12 furlough days in 2010. During these 12…
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Donation will have a butterfly effect at LMS
Outdoor garden will be created in memory of former student Joey Rogers BY JENNIFER AMATO Joey Rogers, seen here at age 15, passed away in March 2007 at the age of 22 from Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. His mother recently donated $6,000 from The Joey Rogers Scholarship Fund to benefit the Monarch Project at Linwood Middle School.…
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Woman’s best friend and lifesaver
Golden retriever helped detect cancer and nurse owner back to health BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer If there is a heaven, Brandy is resting at God’s feet. More than a friend, confidante and giver of unconditional love, the golden retriever was a lifesaver. Owner Donna Rice, of Millstone, may not have detected that she had…
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N.B. energy specialist tells pupils how to help save the environment
BY JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — Students at John Adams Elementary School were “energized” last week even though they had to stay after school. Members of the fourth-grade gifted and talented program listened to a presentation Jan. 6 by Ray Kuehner, an energy specialist for the North Brunswick school district. Within the district, Kuehner said…
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S.B. council reflects on past decade of service to town
Members say during reorg meeting that they hope to prosper for another 10 years BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick Township Council reflected on the past decade and expressed high hopes for the next 10 years at the township’s annual reorganization meeting last week. Despite the decade being a rough…
