Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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So. Brunswick school district realizes it’s time for a NAPP
More than $50,000 awarded for decreasing use of electricity BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township school district earned $53,000 in financial incentives and could earn more as part of a program to decrease its use of electricity. The district entered into the Demand Response program roughly a year ago. North American…
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Supreme Court favors developer of Rt. 27 pharmacy
Court says the S.B. council’s decision to rezone is ‘arbitrary and capricious’ BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township officials are expected to meet in closed session soon to discuss their options weeks after the state Supreme Court ruled against them in a complaint involving allegations of inverse spot zoning. Inverse spot zoning…
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Peace Corps volunteer shines America’s light overseas
Michelle Miller’s mission in Moldova was to empower women, youth BY ADELE YOUNG Staff Writer Who trades a Manhattan apartment and all the comforts of the USA for an outhouse, cold showers and no cell phone? Peace Corps volunteer Michelle Miller gets in sync with her newfound home in Moldova by helping to harvest grapes.…
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A story of courage, hope
‘Defiance’ recounts tale of Bielski brothers, the uncles of Freehold Twp. resident BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer When Lola Kline sits in a movie theater and watches “Defiance,” she will not just be a face in the crowd. Kline, 67, of Freehold Township, will actually be witnessing her family’s history as it comes alive…
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Women cook up new way to raise money for charity
Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post 401 selling cookbooks BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A local branch of a patriotic women’s service organization released its own cookbook recently. Barbara Buhl, a longtime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Unit 401 in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, said the…
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Yes, soup for you!
The Original SoupMan company – famous for the Soup Nazi skit on “Seinfeld” – fed about 100 visitors at the Elijah’s Promise soup kitchen in New Brunswick on Dec. 22, donating 15 gallons of the remaining soup to serve the hungry for future meals as well. Pictured left to right: Danielle Long, of the soup…
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S.B. resident trying to find IDEAL way to help panic sufferers
As a victim of panic attacks, Judy Schiffman established Panic Relief Inc. BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Judy Schiffman knows about panic attacks. The township resident who lives and works out of her home in Monmouth Junction endured panic attacks before she took on the challenge of helping others overcome them since…
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Three seek to fill freeholder vacancy
Party to select successor to the late David B. Crabiel BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Three candidates have filed to fill the former seat of David B. Crabiel on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Democrats Amy Papi of East Brunswick, Carol Barrett of South Brunswick and Charles Tomaro of Edison are in competition…
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Local recycling surviving amid market collapse
Prices for scrap plunges, but local programs remain solvent BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Local officials said that Middlesex County residents won’t be seeing any changes in the way they participate in their recycling programs, despite a severe drop in the price of recyclable goods that has some industry leaders worried for the future. Recyclable…
