Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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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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N.B. adopts new regulations for portable storage units
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township Council adopted an ordinance July 7 that regulates the use and placement of temporary portable storage units. These units are generally placed on a residential property in order to store materials. The units themselves can be a container, storage unit, shed-like container or portable structure…
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Training for the Ironman takes work and iron will
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Preparing for Ironman takes steel resolve, and Dan Fishman can attest to that. Despite past heart problems and the demands of a family, the Old Bridge resident has dedicated himself to the challenge of competing in the Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid triathlon. ERIC SUCAR staff Dan Fishman rides his…
