Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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A special day for those with special needs
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer To express the power of “we,” the North Brunswick Abilities Council held its first Disabilities Awareness Day Sunday at the township high school. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jason Henry, 2, has fun with a bubble machine while standing in front of a display for Jumpstart Kids Club. His mother, Sandra Henry, was…
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Model railroad club to set up display
Our Lady of Peace Knights of Columbus Council 11378 will welcome the Raritan Valley HiRailers O-Gauge Modular Railroad Group 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 6-7 at the parish center, Route 130 and Washington Road, North Brunswick. The model railroad club will display track layouts and landscapes built by experts. The cost is $3 per person. Refreshments…
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S.B. school board OKs budget without increase
District faces layoffs in tentative budget BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer The South Brunswick school board unanimously approved a tentative budget recently that eliminates 25 positions, while stabilizing taxes. Thirteen of the 25 positions are going to be eliminated through attrition by the end of the school year, by way of resignations and retirements, said…
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It’s easy being green
Students display environmental artwork in N.B. during March BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The halls of the North Brunswick Township municipal building just got a little greener. “Green World” by Vidhur Polam Local art teacher Lakshmi Durga is displaying her students’ artwork as part of the North Brunswick Township Artist of the Month program. The…
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Mayor’s Cup
The South Brunswick Vikings sixth-grade girls basketball team won the annual North Brunswick Mayor’s Cup Challenge with a 39-32 win over Edison Feb. 16. Front row (l-r): Rebecca Michael, Briana Davis, Janae Mayfield, Erica Dwyer and Samantha Disario. Back row (l-r): coach Eliot Runyon, Sunna Baig, Erin Carroll, Alanna Fair and coach Davida Mayfield.
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No. and So. Brunswick to receive gov’t funding
North and South Brunswick will receive funding for infrastructure and renewable energy through the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Rep. Rush Holt (12th District) secured $332,000 for North Brunswick to conduct an analysis of extending Finnegan’s Lane to connect U.S. Route 1 to U.S. Route 130. Middlesex County conducted a study of extending Finnegan’s…
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Officials to discuss red light cameras in So. Bruns.
DOT designates township for pilot program BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township officials will discuss the possibility of installing cameras on the traffic lights at the intersection of Henderson Road and Route 1 next month. The state Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the designation of 10 municipalities for the Red Light Running…
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S.B. man must pay $35K to contractor
Judge sentences conspirator to two years’ probation BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Craig Maltese recently avoided incarceration for charges that he conspired to steal $105,000 in funds that were allocated for a school in Newark. Last week, state Superior Court Judge Frederick P. DeVesa ordered Maltese, 55, of the Dayton section of…
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NBTHS literary magazine production is under way
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Students at North Brunswick Township High School are illustrating the power of words and artistry. Members of the school’s literary magazine, Painted Words, are in the process of creating their annual compilation of student submitted literary works and artistic expressions. Beginning in September each year, the 10…
