Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Plaza hearing postponed due to legal notice error
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – An application to build a shopping center with retail, restaurant and office space on Finnegans Lane was postponed until October due to the improper noticing of residents in the area. On Sept. 20, the Zoning Board of Adjustment began processing the application for Sky Plaza, a 41,343-square-foot…
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County warms up to solar energy
Technology expected to cut building’s power costs by 40 percent BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer ANDREW MILLER staff The sun peeks through a solar panel grid as Middlesex County officials take a closer look at the county’s first large-scale solar power project, which will reduce energy costs at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Services building at…
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Pharma lab’s expansion seen as good Rx for S.B.
Aurobindo granted approval for warehouse BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Planning Board didn’t find approving a 210,000- square-foot pharmaceutical warehouse a bitter pill to swallow during its Sept. 19 meeting. The application, put forth by multinational pharmaceutical firm Aurobindo, will place an additional building on the 14-acre lot off Route 130…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Harry Horowitz gets face to face with a duck as the Quiver Farm Projects, Pennsylvania, visits the Buckingham Place Assisted Living and Adult Day Services in South Brunswick on Sept. 25.
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Coyotes sighted in South Brunswick
Official confirms at least three reports throughout township BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer South Brunswick residents and officials have reported three separate coyote sightings, with the most recent one taking place Monday afternoon. FILE PHOTO Coyotes attacked two children and many pets in Middletown this summer. Arthur Roedell, owner of Monmouth Mobile Home Park off…
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Republican quits post over phony Baroni letter
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Bill Baroni MONROE – A Monroe Republican Committee member plans to resign from her position over being asked to put her name on a letter condemning Democratic state Senate candidate Seema Singh that she felt was overly negative. The committee member, Racquel Chiarella, said that staffers at Republican challenger Bill…
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S.B. measure demands accuracy from builders
Public offering statements must be cleared by twp. first BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Township Council adopted an ordinance Tuesday that would give it greater oversight on public offering statements given by builders to property buyers. With the measure’s passage, all developers must now submit their public offering statements for approval…
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Community comes together at Hand in Hand Festival
Volunteers and disabled people learn from each other during annual fest BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Monica Azer, 15, North Brunswick, accompanies Julia Jackson, of Lakewood, in the singing of “We Are Family” at the 35th annual Hand in Hand Festival held at the Club at Woodbridge on Sept. 23. WOODBRIDGE – The…
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A silver anniversary for annual Heritage Day
N.B. event to run all day Saturday, followed by award presentation BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The township will celebrate its past history and future endeavors on Saturday with the 25th annual Heritage Day, an all-day event designed to honor the traditions of North Brunswick while celebrating the diversity of generations to…
