Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Newspaper group takes home 30 awards in NJPA contest
Greater Media Newspapers received 30 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2007. Eric Sucar, “Reindeer,” Independent first place, Feature BobWaitt, advertising director for Greater Media Newspapers, said the Classified Department, and Production Department, which designs many of the ads, are…
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Hopes are growing over Rt. 1 widening
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The township has been receiving some encouraging news recently regarding the widening of Route 1. The N.J. Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has proposed a 10-year capital plan to look into the widening of the highway. According to NJDOT press officer Tim Greeley, the department is currently undergoing…
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A rash of money raised to fight measles
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The American Red Cross of Central New Jersey’s Youth Council had its third annual dancea thon on Saturday at South Brunswick High School. Money was raised for local Red Cross services and for the Measles Initiative. Last year’s event went very well, said Aubrey Yarbrough, a youth…
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N.B. deemed responsible for educating six students
Officials claim another town should pay costs; are fighting late-filed appeal BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Despite losing an appeal over having to pay over $60,000 for the services for six special education students, the township school district maintains that they are not responsible for the “homeless” students costs. According to Superintendent…
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Students get ‘write’ to expressing their feelings
Sixth-graders get awards for writing letters to their favorite authors BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Four students at Linwood Middle School have received an honorable mention in the Letters About Literature contest, sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and Target. The project had students write a…
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Keys to the car show given to a new driver
Officer Joe Grasso heads annual N.B. show that his dad began in ’95 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The annual Cops & Rodders car show has always been a family affair, but this year the importance of family has become even more significant. North Brunswick Police Officer Joseph Grasso is behind the…
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Young woman learns to live with Crohn’s disease
Area resident will walk to raise funds for research BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer For most people, the dawning of a new day is fairly predictable, but for Caryn Powers and others like her who have Crohn’s disease, a new day may bring an element of comfort or intense pain. Caryn Powers According to…
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Injury association has prevention on the brain
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK- Anew township agency is getting a head start on preventing potential injuries. The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey, a self-funded, chartered affiliate of the Brain Injury Association of America, recently moved from Edison to 825 Georges Road in North Brunswick. The purpose of the organization is to…
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Body of N.B. employee found behind Dumpster
NEW BRUNSWICK – The body of an employee of Panera Bread in North Brunswick was found onMonday behind a Dumpster in New Brunswick. According to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, at approximately 9:44 a.m. the New Brunswick Police Department was notified of a body on the ground outside of 100 Memorial…
