Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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North Brunswick holds a canine confab at dog park
Fourth annual Dog Walk raises $800 for local animal groups BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Fourth annual Dog Walk raises $800 for local animal groups ‘Bone” voyage! Residents took a walk in the park this weekend – a walk in the dog park, that is. Over 100 four-legged friends and their owners participated in the…
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Speed limit reduced on Davisdons Mill Road
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Township Council introduced an ordinance that will reduce the speed limit on a portion of Davidsons Mill Road, in the eastern portion of town, from 50 mph to 35 mph. Residents on that street have long complained about speeders on the narrow, two-lane street, especially from…
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Workshop gives women solution to work woes
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – There is state in this world where everyone loves life, is happy with their jobs and completely loves the idea of going to work each morning. That state, according to Ekan Onyile, is the State of Denial. Onyile, the founder of myAngels, Inc., located on Hudson Avenue…
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Company fights to keep member’s memory alive
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Albert Lang, a 40-year-member of North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 who passed away in 2005, is memorialized on the company’s new fire engine with an engraved chrome bell (below) on the front of the truck. NORTH BRUNSWICK – Township volunteer Fire Company Number 2 dedicated their new fire…
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NBPD secures money to continue GREAT programs
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The township Police Department has received approval for several grants applied for throughout the state and nation. The third grant under the federal Community Oriented Policing (COP) Secure Our Schools (SOS) program will provide $168,295, with a 50 percent match supported by the Board of Education, to…
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Council adopts, introduces several zoning measures
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick Township Council introduced an ordinance that would rezone property along Route 130 and Friendship Road from industrial to residential use, over the objections of the lots’ owner. During the same meeting, they also adopted an ordinance that changed a tract of land near Beekman…
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Football group wants to keep intruders away
N.B. Pop Warner league wants only its teams in park at night BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer An incident at North Brunswick’s Sabella Park on Saturday has prompted the Adams Athletic Club Pop Warner league to request an added police presence during all home football games. The North Brunswick Adams Athletic Club Pop Warner football…
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Report says most flooding is a result of warehouses
Turnpike responsible only for a small percent of flood water BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer The long-anticipated report on the causes of flooding in Pigeon Swamp State Park was presented to the Davidsons Mill Road Area Committee (DMRC) last week, and will be presented to the South Brunswick Township Council later this month. The study,…
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Candidates in spat over fundraising activities
Bill Baroni SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Democratic Senate candidate Seema Singh attacked her Republican rival Bill Baroni for participating in fundraisers in districts taking part in the Fair and Clean Elections pilot program. Baroni has called the concerns silly and accused Singh of holding a double standard. The Singh campaign issued a statement last week calling…
