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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Amanda-Lyn Quintero (l) and Briana Lewis could not contain Maya Hamilton from her pursuit of the basket at the championship game between the St. Stan’s Lady Saints and the South Brunswick Vikings at St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Sayreville on Saturday. South Brunswick won, 28-16.
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S.B. introduces municipal budget
Preliminary numbers show no increase in taxes BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer Municipal taxes will not increase in 2008, according to a presentation made by South Brunswick manager Matthew Watkins at a council meeting Feb. 26. Watkins presented a tentative budget proposal of $49.5 million and stated that the council’s directives, which were to not…
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Artist shows soldiers they are not ‘Alone’
William Kastan is donating a painting in honor of the military BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer “Alone” NORTH BRUNSWICK – Although there is one solitary person in the picture, the painting will not be alone anymore. William Kastan, a township resident, is donating his painting, “Alone,” to the townshipMayor and Council in honor of all…
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Teenage girl trying to cope with osteosarcoma
Fundraisers are being held to aid cost of experimental treatment BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Caiti Brown NORTHBRUNSWICK- At the age of 14,most girls are worrying about starting high school, when they can date and what the latest fashion trend is. For Caitlyn Brown, life was a little different. In the spring of 2004, Caiti…
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Units for seniors approved
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK- Anew senior housing development that will be built on Route 1 north near Route 522 was approved by the Planning Board on Feb. 20. The houses, built by Matzel & Mumford (M&M), will look more like mansions than apartment complexes. There are 16 individual units and three affordable…
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Board of Ed. honors athletes
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Board of Education honored a group of student athletes from the township high school with proclamations during a meeting on Feb. 20. Danae Wise, a junior, was named to the All-Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) First Team for track her freshman and sophomore years. In 2007, she…
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For the Record
In last week’s Sentinel, the editorial about the potential train stations in North and South Brunswick incorrectly stated that there is a 14-mile gap between the existing New Brunswick and Jersey Avenue stations. The 14-mile gap is between Jersey Avenue and Princeton Junction.
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Future of Forney House in hands of the court
Two lawsuits pending as citizens group appeals to save house BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer As the ongoing fight over the fate of the Forney House inMilltown headed to court lastweek, the group hoping to save the historic structure had a new, larger entity in its corner. The Forney House, on North Main Street, Milltown,…
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Raceway Park tunes up track for coming season
Upgrades include special concrete portion of racing surface BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Rich Napp, co-owner of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, checks out the new concrete surface on part of the track. The drag strip has been making a number of upgrades as the new racing season approaches. OLD BRIDGE –…
