Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Mayors seek changes to affordable housing law
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer At least a dozen mayors in the state have joined forces to seek reform to New Jersey’s affordable housing law, which the mayors claim makes unrealistic demands on municipalities. The group of mayors met recently as part of the Mayors’ Housing Policy Committee which was established by the New Jersey…
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Trump buys Colts Neck golf club
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Donald Trump is bringing his Midas touch to Colts Neck. The real estate mogul, who has a passion for golf courses and playing golf, has purchased the Shadow Island Golf Club, now the Trump National Golf Club, in Colts Neck. ERIC SUCAR staff Dr. Joe Louro (r), chairman of the…
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Guilty plea entered by former N.B. teacher
Matthew Engelson charged with child endangerment BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Aformer teacher at North Brunswick Township High School pleaded guilty to a charge related to endangering the welfare of a child on Sept. 26 in N.J. Superior Court, New Brunswick. Matthew Engelson Matthew Engelson, 31, of Lawrenceville, a former psychology teacher and girls junior…
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Man faces manslaughter charge in death of 3-year-old
Retrial of Robert Knutsen begins in Superior Court BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The retrial of Robert Knutsen, a 32- year-old man from Middletown, and formerly of North Brunswick, who is charged with manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of 3-year-old Nikolas Chavez in 2005, began last week in state Superior Court, New Brunswick.…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Shreya Shah, 8, of East Windsor, performs a garba during the celebration of Navratri, the Hindu festival of worship and dance, held by the Indo-Cultural Foundation of Central New Jersey at South Brunswick High School on Friday and Saturday. More photos on page 15.
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‘Lightning Squirrel’ bolts onto comics scene
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Readers, prepare to be shocked by an electrifying new superhero — one who doesn’t remain static in the face of injustice but is, rather, a resistor to the many evils of the world, conducting himself with courage and bravery the whole time. Lightning Squirrel, created by Edison resident Jeff Kipnis,…
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Trying to end violence
Manavi, a community organization working to end all forms of violence in the lives of South Asian women, held its AAROHAN – 2008 conference Sept. 19 and 20 at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. The conference focused on emerging challenges such as transnational abandonment, where women are abandoned by their spouses without identification. Pictured:…
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Residents will be en route to a good cause Oct. 31
Chromes for a Cause to benefit S.B. leukemia patient BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A group of people in the township will be coming together and riding their motorcycles through town to raise money and help an 11th-grader who was diagnosed with leukemia in May. The fourth annual Chrome for a Cause…
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For the Record
The article “N.B. introduces 6-point tax increase for FY 2009” in the Sept. 18 issue of the Sentinel stated that “improvements to the library caused a 10 percent increase” for the fiscal year 2009 North Brunswick Township municipal budget. The sentence should have read, “The library is receiving a 10 percent increase in appropriations over…
