Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Scouts’ honor
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kevin Zyontz (l) and Phani Paladugu lead their team from Troop 10 in Monmouth Junction as Scouts from central New Jersey competed in the annual Boy Scout Klondike event in Thompson Park, Monroe, Saturday.
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Dancing to the beat
Above left: Shannel Roberts performs a traditional dance of western Africa as part of a First Friday cultural performance for Black History Month at the Old Bridge Public Library on Friday. The event was hosted by Audrey Davis’ Taste of African Dance. Above: Davis, of North Brunswick, moves to the rhythm while performing a traditional…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Zachery Ng, 11, of South Brunswick, leads the dragon dance with members of the Chinese Heritage School of New Jersey, which is located in South Brunswick, during the Chinese New Year celebration at the South Brunswick library on Saturday.
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Former NBTHS teacher gets 3-year sentence
Matthew Engelson accepted plea deal regarding relations with student BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Aformer North Brunswick Township High School teacher was sentenced Friday to three years in jail for having a relationship with a student in 2007. As part of the plea, Matthew Engelson agreed to surrender his teaching certificate, will be labeled as…
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S.B. educator leaving district after three decades
Principal Gary Abbamont to leave Brooks Crossing Elem. BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Brooks Crossing Elementary School is saying goodbye to its school principal, Gary Abbamont, next month. Gary Abbamont “Gary Abbamont has been an outstanding principal in South Brunswick, but then again, he was an outstanding teacher and student, too,” said Superintendent of Schools…
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‘Visions of Veterans’ reveals impact of war experiences
Exhibit runs through Feb. 15 at Vietnam Era Educational Center BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Sometimes, forgotten stories are finally told through art. And some of those stories are now being told through art created by U.S. veterans in an exhibit that fills the lobby and halls of the Vietnam Era Educational Center at…
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Berdine’s Corner to become more pedestrian-friendly
N.B.’s Links to Health and History will map out routes, historical sites in neighborhood BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — To enhance the recreational benefits of exercise while creating pedestrian linkages in town, the township is beginning the first phase of the North Brunswick Open Space Links to Health and History initiative. Residents…
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Report: Homelessness has decreased in Middlesex
Experts fear trend could reverse due to struggling economy Middlesex County experienced a 57 percent decrease in family homelessness from 2005 to 2007, according to the “Homelessness Counts” report released by the Homelessness Research Institute of the National Alliance to End Homelessness Jan. 13. The report, which contains both state and national data, shows a…
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‘Room Raiders’ is local woman’s break into TV
MTV show has Milltowner snooping through bedrooms BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Courtney Fay of Milltown and an MTV director take a break from shooting an episode of the network’s show “Room Raiders.” MILLTOWN — When borough resident Courtney Fay went out to Deko Lounge nightclub in Sayreville last November, she had no idea that…
