Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Life’s a beach… a New Jersey beach!
State’s beaches garner $50M+ in revenues BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The wind blew and the rain came, but officials on Sandy Hook claimed a few weeks ago that the summer outlook for New Jersey’s beaches is still good. “We have a great outlook for the summer,” said Jon Miller, a coastal processes specialist…
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Metuchen resident’s exhibit to showcase female artists
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Joan Arbeiter said that as an undergraduate art student at Rutgers University Douglass College in 1959, she was clueless about how much women artists were segregated from male artists. “Can Anything Be Better Than Tide” by Joan Arbeiter “It was an all-women’s college; however, there were no women teachers,” she…
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New CD is not just another bump on a Log
North Brunswick band Logs in theMainstream releases fourth album BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Logs in the Mainstream band members Bob Nesbitt, Eric Amadeo, Mole and Frank Certo, l. to r., practice in their North Brunswick studio. NORTH BRUNSWICK- The sound is described as “eccentric rock,” “offbeat” and “a little esoteric.” The songs…
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‘Wandering Golfer’ lands at Monroe country club
MONROE – Golf enthusiasts may recognize Gia Bocra, the new instructor at Forsgate Country Club. After all, she’s spent the past year crisscrossing the globe, accompanied by television cameras all along the way, and has been featured in numerous golf magazines and programs over the years. After a yearlong stint as the first female host…
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Young dancers taking steps toward stardom
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FARCON FAMILY Jaryd Farcon, 10, and Cara Abaya-Campos, 9, compete for the championship on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” May 13. WOODBRIDGE – Ten-year-old Jaryd Farcon and 8-year-old Cara Abaya-Campos have been Latin ballroom dancing together for only a little over a year, but the young…
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Constable Elementary hires new asst. principal
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Constable Elementary School has its new assistant principal in place and he’s so thrilled about it, he can hardly wait to begin. Erik Paulson, currently serving as the math and science curriculum coordinator for JohnAdams and Judd schools in North Brunswick, was named to the assistant principal…
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Search warrant executions lead to several arrests on drug charges
NORTH BRUNSWICK- Several people were arrested on Friday in connection with possessing and distributing heroin. Around 12:30 p.m., a search warrant was executed at the Holiday Inn Express in East Brunswick, according to North Brunswick Police Lt. Roger Reinson. Police arrested Xavier Feneque, 24, of North Brunswick, with distribution of heroin, distribution within 500 feet…
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Barbecue in N.B. will benefit Epilepsy Foundation
Family to honor the lateMichael Meehan on Saturday BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Michael Meehan NORTH BRUNSWICK – For the third year in a row, the Meehan family is raising funds to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey. Their efforts are in memory of Michael Meehan, a 26-year-old North Brunswick and Kendall Park resident…
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Police: Local burglaries connected
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Fourteen nighttime burglaries have been linked together by local authorities. The South Brunswick Police Department along with the Princeton Township, Princeton Borough, Cranbury Township and Piscataway police departments as well as theMiddlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, have discovered that the burglaries, which occurred between April 12 and May 29, are connected. According to…
