Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Report: No health risks near NBTHS
Residents say assessment is not sufficient regarding effects of contamination BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer There is “no apparent public health risk” at the North Brunswick Township High School and its surrounding areas associated with the soil contamination found in 2003, according to a preliminary public health assessment. Last Thursday, township officials and representatives from…
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Man rejects plea deal in child sexual assault case
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A 78-yearold township man who was charged with sexually assaulting a young girl when she was between the ages of 5 and 8 rejected a plea deal on Jan. 28 According to Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Laura Pierro,AlbertMandycz was offered a plea bargain to plead guilty to aggravated sexual assault, which is…
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N.J.’s racing industry on the brink of collapse
Corzine urged to fulfill promises made to remedy fiscal crisis BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Local members of the harness racing industry had strong reactions to the announcement that Freehold Raceway has reduced its purse structure and that the Meadowlands is expected to follow suit with drastic purse cuts if the Legislature does not quickly…
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S.B. fire leaves 16 homeless
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Fifty-five firefighters from four different fire companies put out a fire early Saturday morning at the Royal Oaks apartment complex, off Henderson Road near Route 1. No one was injured in the blaze. “It’s a credit to the firefighters,” said South Brunswick Police Detective Jim Ryan. “For no one to get injured…
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Fire destroys N.B. home Mon.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KENNETH S. TERNLUND A fire at 1480 Axel Ave. in North Brunswick destroyed the home and damaged two neighboring houses early Monday morning. NORTH BRUNSWICK- Ahouse fire early Monday morning destroyed a home on the corner of Axel Avenue and Huron Road. The fire started at 12:45 a.m. at 1480 Axel Avenue,…
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Corzine coming to E.B. to discuss toll hike plan
Boisterous crowd pans proposal during gov’s Marlboro stopMonday BY REBECCA MORTON and VINCENT TODARO Staff Writers EAST BRUNSWICK – Governor Jon Corzine is scheduled to hold a “town hall” meeting in the township Sunday, and will discuss his controversial proposal to raise tolls. Corzine is making stops in all 21 counties in New Jersey to…
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Historic preservation grant to benefit S.B.
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The New Jersey Historic Trust announced its recommended list for historic preservation grants, and the South Brunswick Historical Preservation Committee has received one. The list was ratified by the Garden State Preservation Trust and now must be approved by the Legislature. Twenty-six sites were selected and will…
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Conservation Corps has open spaces available
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps is now accepting applications to be a part of their efforts to protect natural areas in New Jersey. “The corps does work in all open spaces throughout the county that are preserved through the open space trust fund,” said Rick Lear…
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Basketball ticket sales fund cancer research
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The high school basketball team raised $1,185 in honor of a college coach who passed away from cancer. On Jan. 8, ticket sales from the North Brunswick vs. New Brunswick boys basketball game were put toward the second annual New Jersey Tip-OffAgainst Cancer Program, which supports the…
