Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Little information known about shooting incident
NORTH BRUNSWICK — According to police reports, a township police officer was sent to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick Sept. 28 on a report of a gunshot victim. New Brunswick police had said an incident occurred in the area of Oakleaf Village in North Brunswick, according to the report, and that the…
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Owner of N.B.’s Pincus Apts. wants to rename senior building
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Township officials are upset over learning of the renaming of a senior apartment building through an invitation rather than direct contact with administrators. Region Nine Housing Corp. announced it is changing the name of the Jack Pincus Apartments on Remsen Avenue to the Martin Gerber Apartments. Pincus…
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Eagle Scout project has global outreach
John Parrinello is collecting sports equipment for Afghani children BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — One young Dayton resident has found a way to simultaneously attain the rank of Eagle Scout while helping the children of Kabul, Afghanistan, in a project that seeks to send hundreds of new or gently used sports equipment…
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Shuttle-bus driver charged in theft
ASayreville man who drove a shuttle bus for Middlesex County has been charged with third-degree theft for allegedly stealing cash from the suggested fare box on the bus. Mark B. Wolfthal, 50, of the borough’s Parlin section, was charged Sept. 24 on allegations he took at least $80 from the box, according to a press…
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Business owner part of ‘crew,’ charged in murder-for-hire plot
Alocal resident and business owner is accused of setting a scheme to murder four people in exchange for money, and also taking part in a series of burglaries in Middlesex County. Joseph Passalaqua, 55, of East Brunswick, the longtime owner of a gymnastics academy in East Brunswick and Sayreville, was arrested by the FBI on…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Allie McGinn (r) and Jenna Benoit make their way through the Corn MAiZE at VonThun Farms in South Brunswick on Sunday. The three-mile maze is cut into the shape of the logo of the Brothers Helping Brothers Relief Fund, which helps the families of fallen New Jersey firefighters. Activities will be held every…
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Eight suspects charged in robberies, break-ins
‘Crew’ accused in home invasions, civic hall burglaries BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Eight men have been arrested on charges they worked as a crew over the past two years, burglarizing and in some cases robbing businesses, civic halls and homeowners around Middlesex County. Between November 2007 and June 2009, the group of mostly local…
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N.B. supervisors union dissatisfied with negotiations
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Eleven members of the newly established North Brunswick Township Public Works Supervisors Union AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) Local No. 3834 do not understand why their offer of a zero-percent increase has not been signed into an official contract. The township employees unionized in 2008 and…
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Fab Faux bring Beatles tunes to New Brunswick
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Areunion of the original members of The Beatles would really be something, but fate would not let it be. However, with a little help from the members of the Fab Faux, audiences can hear the music of the Fab Four performed live in concert, sounding as if John, Paul, George…
