Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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SMART bus service in S.B. should be in use this fall
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer New Jersey Transit is in the process of manufacturing five shuttles to be used for an intratown bus line in South Brunswick intended to alleviate traffic congestion on Route 1 and enhance the senior transportation program. The SMART bus shuttle commuter service should be implemented this fall, according to township…
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JEFF GRANIT staff The North Brunswick Young Adult Drama Group rehearses a scene of “Seussical,” which they will perform this weekend at North Brunswick Township High School. For story, see page 3.
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No. Brunswick firemen are golden
Volunteer Fire Co. No. 3 celebrates 50th anniversary BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co. No. 3 is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Pictured is a squad from the late 1980s. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Fifty seems to be a magic number for North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company No. 3. Discussions to…
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Pears, cherries and black-eyed Susans now adorn school
Shri Kamat provides landscaping at Brooks Crossing Elem. for Eagle Scout project BY RUTH ZALESKI Correspondent South Brunswick Eagle Scout Shri Kamat landscaped Brooks Crossing Elementary School as part of his Eagle Scout project. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — At the Township Council meeting July 14, Mayor Frank Gambatese and members of the council extended heartfelt thanks…
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N.B. school district ranks as ‘high performing’
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township school district has been designated as a “high performing district” based on an evaluation per the Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) performance review. Every three years, districts are evaluated for instruction and programming, fiscal management, operations, personnel and governance. North Brunswick achieved a 100 percent…
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N.B. has MOM line that residents support
Mothers and children socialize, share experiences, serve community in MOMS Club BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer They say there is no greater gift than the gift of childbirth. But then come the nighttime feedings, the crying, the dirty diapers, the walking and talking, the paying for college, and on and on and on. ERIC SUCAR…
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Performing is in their blood
Teens to present ‘Blood Brothers’ performance in So. Brunswick BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The scene is set: A somber tone fills the stage as a young angst-filled woman faces the unthinkable decision of giving away one of her twin newborns because of financial hardships. The scene is one of many that will be performed…
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They all scream for ice cream
‘Farm to Table’ program features exotic flavors; stresses using local produce BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. Those are typical flavors of ice cream sought out during the summertime. FRANK GALIPO Volunteer Pat Evans, of Spotswood, displays a monarch butterfly in the newly erected butterfly house at the EARTH Center, part of…
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S.B. to feature bigger, better National Night Out
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer McGruff the Crime Dog will be one of the participants at South Brunswick’s National Night Out event Aug. 4. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township’s award-winning National Night Out is returning to Rowland Park the first week of August, and event coordinators have promised that it will be even bigger and…
