Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Education is rich for student in So. America
S.B. studentmajoring in sustainable tourism travels to Costa Rica BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer Students from Farleigh Dickinson University, including South Brunswick resident Whitney Potts, sixth from the right, traveled to Costa Rica this month to study tropical forest biology and sustainable tourism development. SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Students from two colleges at Fairleigh Dickinson University…
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Couple tells story of writing literacy Web site
EthansBookShelf.com creates a children’s book resource for new parents BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Jennifer Rich has been reading to her son since the day she found out she was pregnant. She read to her stomach every night before she went to bed, going through an anthology of children’s stories several times…
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Baroni joins McCain’s presidential campaign
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – U.S. Sen. and presidential hopeful JohnMcCain announced last week that Sen. Bill Baroni (R-Hamilton) will serve as the state chairman for his campaign. Baroni is excited to be a part of the campaign and believes it is a great responsibility. “It’s a labor of love for John…
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Accidental car fire damages nearby house
SOUTH BRUNSWICK- Acar caught on fire in the driveway of a Monmouth Junction home Sunday night when a man spilled gas while filling up the tank of his daughter’s car, according to police. There were no injuries in the incident, which occurred at 9 p.m. at a Gramercy Road home. The man said that his…
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Van Dyke farm history still not complete
Residents want former slave site preserved; N.J. apologizes for slavery BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer James Shackleford desperately wants to save the Van Dyke farm. He desperately wants to find out more about the slaves who lived on it. And he’s frustrated that his “baby” could possibly be turned into a residential development. JEFF GRANIT…
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Survey: Residents favor proposed MOM line
Officials question validity since only 500 people in three counties were surveyed BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer According to a recently released survey, most residents living near the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) line want it to be built. Officials from South Brunswick highly doubt the accuracy of the poll and continue to oppose the line. The…
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Flag raising honors N.B. Army member
Ken Schoonover sent the flag from Iraq; hoisted at John Adams School Fri. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Clockwise from top: Sean Schoonover, a fifth-grade student at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick, holds up the American flag his brother, Ken, sent home from Iraq a few weeks ago.…
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Dentists bite down on chance to help
Free dental care provided in S.B. through the ‘Give Kids a Smile!’ program BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Tomorrow, underprivileged children will be able to receive free dental care as part of the American Dental Association’s (ADA) “Give Kids a Smile!” This is the sixth year of the program to “ensure access…
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Adoptees could access birth info
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTHBRUNSWICK- The state SenateHealth, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee unanimously supported a bill last week that would grant adult adoptees the right to their birth certificates. Under the bill (S611), an adoptee over 18 years of age or the adoptive parent of a child can request their birth certificate…
