Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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No. Bruns. council recognizes citizens
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Dick Liebman NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council honored several residents during its public meeting June 1. Dick Liebman is retiring after 16 years at the Department of Public Works. The longtime resident worked at Sears, Roebuck & Co. as a manager for over 30 years, and also served on…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Carol DiDomenico (far left), Carol Womack (center) and Janice Larkin (right) assist North Brunswick Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack in preparing an alligator dish at Wegmans in Woodbridge during the annual “Mayors Healthy Cook-off” June 10. Womack won “Best Presentation” for his Cajun Alligator. For story, see page 3.
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L’Oreal marks company’s 100th anniversary
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer L’Oreal employees recently planted trees and engaged in other acts of volunteerism to honor their company’s 100th anniversary. Stephanie Cox, human resource manager for the cosmetics company’s South Brunswick facility, said that almost 200 employees volunteered for five different projects on June 4. The number of volunteers represents approximately 80…
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No. Brunswick Scouts out a new landscape
Cub Scouts, DPW workers and Parks Dept. employees landscape sites in town BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The front of the North Brunswick municipal building has gotten a makeover recently. PHOTO COURTESY OF HARRY ROSSMANN Tiger Cub Scouts Pack 81 Den 17 of North Brunswick planted over 250 plants in front of the municipal building…
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Incumbents win primary for county freeholder board
18 percent of Democrats chose county candidates BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Democrats recently voted for three incumbents to run against Republican candidates for the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders election in November. Incumbents James Polos and Ronald Rios ran uncontested for two three-year seats in a primary that was held June 2, receiving…
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OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND – Advertorial
By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND By Gloria Averbuch Sky Blue FC Collette McCallum Photo credit to: Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com Just as learning is not confined to a classroom, neither are sports and fitness confined to organized teams and programs. You can do a lot to promote children’s fitness,…
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N.B. girl is jazzing up mask-decorating contest
Is finalist in Zatarain’s ‘Savor the Art of Mardi Gras’ competition BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A local 12- year-old is participating in a “New Orleans Tradition.” The tagline for Zatarain’s food products applies to Claudia Doll, a sixth-grade student at Linwood Middle School who is a finalist in the company’s 2009…
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Skate park idea not rolling forward
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Plans for a township skate park have been put on hold due to the economy. At a council meeting in December 2007, several township teens presented the governing body with a petition with over 500 signatures asking for a designated skating area. However, Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack…
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DARE program suspended at Linwood Middle School
Police officers reassigned to patrol division BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Due to the struggling economy, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program has been suspended at Linwood Middle School. “We don’t have the money to maintain all of the programs we’ve had, so our priority [to maintain] safety and patrol, of…
