Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Students ‘pin’ down the need for peace
Brunswick Acres Elem. plants pinwheels to represent hope BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer For one day, it seemed as if all was right with the world, and the students at Brunswick Acres Elementary School in South Brunswick made it seem that way. JEFF GRANIT staff In recognition of the annual International Day of Peace on…
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NBPD warns of scams
NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township Police Department is reporting an increased amount of fraudulent activity relating to e-mail and Internet scams. According to a press release, the department is advising residents to be aware that anything offered for sale on the Internet “invites fraudulent scams in which you could be the next victim.” A common…
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Heritage Day celebrates culture, diversity
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick celebrated its 26th annual Heritage Day festival Saturday, complete with carriage rides, salsa music, fireworks and an electronic bull ride. Top: Gayla Dzoba, 11, of North Brunswick, talks turkey at the 26th annual North Brunswick Heritage Day festival Saturday. Left: All little Samantha Guadagnino needs is her red…
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N.J. residents sought to work polls Nov. 4
TRENTON — New Jerseyans can play an active roll in history by serving as poll workers in this year’s general election. Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells and Robert Giles, director of New Jersey’s Division of Elections, issued a press release last week reminding state residents of the opportunity to work the polls Nov. 4.…
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State: No plea deals for teenage drivers
Following a key recommendation of the Teen Drivers Study Commission, New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram last week directed municipal prosecutors not to offer or accept plea bargains to teenage drivers with graduated drivers licenses (GDL) for motor vehicle violations that carry points. According to a press release from Milgram’s office, the directive is aimed…
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Senior citizen fair offers tips on living at home
Seminars discuss how to stay safe as you age BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The township Senior Center held its first Aging in Place Fair on Saturday to try to educate seniors about how to continue to age safely in their homes, instead of having to live in nursing homes or assisted…
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Celebration of Navratri to be held this weekend in S.B.
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Indo- Cultural Foundation of Central New Jersey is holding a garba celebration at the South Brunswick High School Gymnasium for the fifth year in a row this Friday and Saturday, and again on Oct.10 and 11. The events will take place from 8 p.m. until 1…
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N.B. rethinks its stance on civil service opt-out
Reforms suggested instead of abandoning current system BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — In response to some opposition to a resolution approved last month to opt out of the civil service system, Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack said he is rethinking the original decision of the Township Council. In August, members of the council…
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Debate over Pulda Farm still going on
Resident says housing could become a $70 million ratable BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The debate over whether or not the township should try to acquire the Pulda Farm on Route 130 continued at the Township Council meeting on Sept. 15. Last month Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack said that the people who…
