Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Lyles decides not to run again
Rhona Lyles NORTH BRUNSWICK — Councilwoman Rhonda Lyles has decided not to run for another term, citing personal reasons. Lyles joined the council six years ago and has been a member of the Affordable Housing, Gang Awareness, Junior Police Academy Scholarship, Domestic Violence and Elected Women in Politics committees. She is also a former member…
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Three Girl Scouts plan Senior Olympics event
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKHITA PATEL Senior residents of the Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence in Somerset participated in a Senior Olympics event Oct. 12, coordinated by three North Brunswick Girl Scouts. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Three local Girl Scouts held a Senior Olympics event Oct. 12 as part of…
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Expo to educate about holistic healing
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An apple a day may actually keep the doctor away, according to one local herbalist who will host a holistic life and health expo this weekend. Lisa Brown, founder of Herbal Offerings LLC, will host the expo on healthy and natural living at the VFW in Kendall…
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Lectures, trips, Thanksgiving meal slated at S.B. Senior Center
The South Brunswick Senior Center, Ridge Road, will be closed the week of Nov. 16. The center will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays during November, and 1-4 p.m. Sundays, except Nov. 22 and 29. ANSA Wellness Center, Dayton, will offer a complimentary chair massage/chair yoga class 12:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Free trips during November…
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Middlesex County Freeholder election profiles
Incumbent Democrats H. James Polos and Ronald Rios are facing Republican candidates Lynda Woods Cleary and Richard F. Frank for two three-year terms on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders on Nov. 3. Carol Barrett* (D) Barrett has a son, Charles, 48. She is retired. She has been a resident of Monmouth Junction for…
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Two S.B. teens attain Eagle Scout rank
Brandon Wildemuth and Timothy Monticchio celebrated their attainment of their Eagle Scout ranking during a Court of Honor Oct. 11 at the South Brunswick Senior Center. Wildemuth and Monticchio are 15-yearold Monmouth Junction residents who belong to Boy Scout Troop 10. They began scouting in first grade with the Tiger Scouts and are now sophomores…
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South Brunswick star
JEFF GRANIT staff Rutgers University wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, of South Brunswick, is brought down by Pittsburgh’s Max Gruder during the second half of their game Oct. 16 at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway. Rutgers was defeated 24-17.
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County is discussing hazard mitigation plan
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A representative from the Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management [OEM] discussed the county’s multijurisdictional hazard mitigation plan during the North Brunswick Council workshop meeting Oct. 13. Hazard mitigation reduces the risks posed by natural and/or man-made hazards on a place and its population. Hazard mitigation measures…
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N.B. seeking photographs of past generations
Arcadia Publishing set to create pictorial history book ‘Images of America: North Brunswick’ BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Can you remember when Milltown Road was a dirt road? Or when snuff mills were in operation in North Brunswick? Or when the Royal Manor was a popular nightclub? If so, you are invited…
