Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Fielding a new project
The Township of North Brunswick and the Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services breaks ground on the Sabella Park Renovation Project 2008 during a ceremony on Monday. The improvements will include an artificial turf field, a multipurpose field, a basketball court, and improved parking, lighting, and drainage. Standing: Councilmen Bob Davis (l-r)) and Carlo…
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Seminar tries to ‘cool’ effects of global warming
Urban Land Institute study advocates less driving, more compact development BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A seminar on the environmental impacts of land use and planning was held April 30 at the Yellowbird Reception Center on the former Johnson & Johnson property on Route 1. North Brunswick TOD Associates, which is developing…
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Township advises spring cleaning – inside and out
North Brunswick officials suggest ways to keep homes, streets clean BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Spring is a time for most people to clean out their closets, garages and attics, so township officials want to make sure the garbage is disposed of properly, and that properties in general are well maintained “North…
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Bill would give towns power to place traffic signs
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer A New Jersey assemblyman is crafting legislation that would relieve local municipalities from needing state approval to place street signs. According to Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-19th District), the author of the bill, the purpose of the legislation is to streamline traffic management and increase efficiency, because the current model is…
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DOT OKs rail line funds
New Jersey Transit will receive more than $1 million for its proposed Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line, according to Reps. Chris Smith and Jim Saxton (both R-N.J.), who sought to have the money included in the federal budget. According to a press release from the congressmen, the MOM Alternatives Analysis Program will receive…
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Air force hosts expo
The 305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire Air Force Base in Wrightstown will host the 2008McGuireAir Expo. The special event, which is free and open to the public,will take place onMay 31 and June 1. Base officials expect more than 300,000 guests to attend. The two-day event which carries the theme “AboveAll…Be Inspired”will culminate Air…
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Salon ‘chops’ its prices to support fundraiser
William Anthony Salon offered $10 haircuts to benefit The Arc BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Hairdresser Joyce Cahill, of South River, gives Maryanne Urbaniak, of Hillsborough, a haircut in exchange for a donation to The Arc of Middlesex County. The William Anthony Salon on Livingston Avenue in North Brunswick raised over $800 on…
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Shots fired outside party
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Shots were fired near the VFW Post on Henderson Road on April 19 at midnight, according to police. No one was struck by the gunfire and no arrests have been made yet, said Sgt. James Stoddard, police spokesman. A 17-year-old girl was holding her birthday party there. “There was a large group…
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Police: 2 wandering teens found drunk near woods
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two girls were found incoherent and not fully clothed near St.Augustine’s of Canterbury School in Kendall Park on April 30 at 10:15 p.m., according to a police press release from Police Chief Raymond Hayducka. Both girls were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for treatment.After interviewing witnesses and…
