Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Zoning Board approves senior housing in N.B.
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The township Zoning Board of Adjustment granted use and bulk variances on July 17 to an applicant seeking permission to build a senior independent and assisted living facility on Route 130. The 6.95-acre property, which is owned by Daveco Industrial LLC and lies adjacent to the North…
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Proposed law would provide cars for people to reach jobs
Legislation sponsored by state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (ROcean, Burlington, Monmouth and Mercer) that would establish a pilot program allowing surplus state motor vehicles to be used by clients in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for transport to their work places or job training programs has been approved by the Senate Transportation Committee.…
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McCain campaign opens regional HQ in Woodbridge
The Hopelawn section of Woodbridge, Middlesex County, has become home to the New York, New Jersey regional center for Republican U.S. Sen. John Mc- Cain’s campaign for the presidency against Democratic U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. McCain, of Arizona, and Obama are the presumptive nominees of the United States’ two major political parties. The…
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Coals are fired up to heat metal for a metal sculpture as part of the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts’ “Sculptoure ’08.”
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Conservation group seeks volunteers to count bats
Collected information helps biologists monitor population trends Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is looking for volunteers to help protect one of the most endangered land mammal groups in the United States – bats. According to a press release, New Jersey is home to nine species of bats, including the Indiana bat, a federally protected…
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NJ Transit bus customers can receive e-mail updates
NJ Transit bus customers can now receive up-to-the-minute travel information for their specific trip through the My Transit alert system, which sends a text alert directly to customers’ cell phones, pagers, personal digital assistants (PDA) or e-mail whenever there is a delay affecting their designated itinerary. “We are expanding our My Transit alert service to…
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Leukemia survivor asks for increase in blood donations
Blood drive today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Chubb Institute BY SUSANNE MORELLI Staff Writer Peter Reid NORTH BRUNSWICK – On July 16, The Chubb Institute in North Brunswick held a lecture through its Allied Health program on the importance of blood donations. Christopher Reid, a computer manager at Chubb, asked his brother…
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N.B. library shows off its insect appeal
Bugseum of New Jersey displays critters for reading club members BY SUSANNE MORELLI Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR STAFF A brave girl holds a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach during the “Insectropolis: Bugs on the Go” presentation at the North Brunswick Public Library on July 16. NORTH BRUNSWICK – The township library held a children’s workshop, “Insectropolis: Bugs…
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ERIC SUCAR STAFF Hadi Hameed (l-r), Timothy DeAndrea, Joshua DeAndrea and Bethany Park gather around a display of various insects during the “Insectropolis: Bugs on the Go” presentation at the North Brunswick Public Library on July 16. For story, see page 15.
