Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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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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No. Bruns. holds remembrance of 9/11
Residents reminded never to forget terrorist attacks of 2001 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer As the North Brunswick Police Department Honor Guard and bagpiper Barney Rafferty approached the September 11 Memorial, hundreds of local residents stood up and saluted. Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and singing the national anthem in unison, the crowd solemnly remembered…
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Remembering a hero
Family and friends mourn the loss of Coleman Bean, 25 BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Coleman Bean was a lot of things to a lot of people. He was a son, a brother, a soldier, and to seemingly everyone who knew him, a good friend. He was someone they could count on to be there,…
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Stephen’s Law: Wheelchairs must be secured in vehicles
Stephen Griscti, of No. Bruns., is inspiration for legislation BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Stephen Griscti NORTH BRUNSWICK — Stephen Griscti, 40, a township resident, was born with tuberous sclerosis, a condition that at its worst causes seizures, mental retardation and manifests itself in tumors on major organs. This chromosomal developmental disability has left Stephen…
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N.B. introduces 6-point tax increase for FY2009
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The fiscal year 2009 municipal budget, which will carry a 6-point tax increase, was presented to the public during a council meeting on Monday. The $45.4 million budget, exclusive of grants, will result in an approximate increase of $83 for an average assessed township home of $155,000.…
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S.B. not giving the green light to red light camera program just yet
Officials apply for pilot program but want further discussions BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township has applied to the state Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to become part of a pilot program that would install cameras at red lights to catch people who run them. So far, the NJDOT has received 22…
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Chemicals safely removed from North Brunswick home
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Over 2,500 containers of various chemical compounds have been safely removed from a township residence on White Drive. On Aug. 2, the township Police Department contacted the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in reference to a mix of acids, corrosives and other improperly stored hazardous substances…
