Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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N.B. fire, first aid squads in dire need of donations
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer On March 28 of this year, there was a near-fatal accident around 3 a.m. at the intersection of Route 1 and Fashion Plaza Drive in North Brunswick. A woman, who is in her 30s, was extracted from underneath a tractor-trailer. Members of the North Brunswick Police Department, the volunteer fire…
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N.B. police lieutenant faces official misconduct charges
Keith Buckley also charged with vehicular homicide for death of Lt. Christopher Zerby last year BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick Township police Lt. Keith Buckley is facing two counts of official misconduct related to a fatal motor vehicle accident he was involved in last year. Lt. Keith Buckley The July 7 grand jury…
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Historical home becomes more than This Old House
Michael Sassman Construction Co. restores 270-year-old J.J. Lake House in So. Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Three years ago there was a dilapidated house visible to anyone driving down Ridge Road off Route 1 in South Brunswick. JEFF GRANIT staff South Brunswick local Michael Sassman stands outside the back of the historic J.J. Lake…
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Website offers information regarding teenage drivers
Anew website, NJteenDriving.com, will help increase awareness and educate parents about the risks associated with teen driving. The site was developed by the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey upon recognizing that an informed parent plays a key role in keeping teens and young adults safe on New Jersey’s roads. According to a press release…
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Boys will be Boys
Frank Capraro and William Perrine represented NJ at American Legion Boys State BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Frank Capraro SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Two local teenagers attended the 64th session of the American Legion Boys State at Rider University June 21 – 26. Frank Capraro and William Perrine, both of South Brunswick, represented New Jersey as…
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N.B. is ‘open’ing communities to health, history
Open Space Links to Health project provides litter-free routes through neighborhoods BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Open Space Links to Health Project is currently underway. The program was designed to enhance linkages throughout town by encouraging exercise and health while creating a litterfree community. Thus far, the Berdine’s section…
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Children grab the reins of equine education
PonyShare program exposes kids to pony education, horseback riding BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick residents had a chance to pony up and learn about equines during a special PonyShare Riding & Grooming program. JEFF GRANIT staff Bakary Vallet of PonyShare Riding & Grooming (l) instructs Christine Brandt (l-r), Athena Pisack, Amogha Sinha and…
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Residents to conquer summer blues at Carnevale
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Residents from around the area are invited to “ciao” down at the upcoming North Brunswick Carnevale Italiano. A staple in town for the past 26 years, the annual event will take place at the corner of Route 130 and Apple Orchard Lane Wednesday, July 15, to Friday, July 17, from…
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Boy Scout awarded Eagle Scout rank for project
Ceremony held in honor of SBHS graduate BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer It was a week of milestones recently for Hayden Michael Germano, who graduated with his fellow classmates at South Brunswick High School on June 23. The 18-year-old Boy Scout was also recently honored at the Eagle Court of Honor for work on the…
