Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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‘Silly’ plaything has serious function in war
Students collect foam string that troops can use to detect trip wires BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Linwood Middle School held a Not-So-Silly Silly String Fundraiser on April 20, raising almost $1,800 to send to the troops to purchase cans of Silly String, which are used to detect trip…
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SCOTT PILLING staff Maureen Peragallo, front, of the North Brunswick Woman’s Club, takes part in the cleanup of Finnegans Lane on Saturday in celebration of Earth Day.
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Council delays vote on bonds for capital projects
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Township Council tabled the passage of two bond ordinances totaling $4,847,000 last week meant for infrastructure improvements over the course of the next year. The spending was delayed over concerns about bonding for such a large amount of money before the municipal budget was finalized. During…
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Newspaper group boasts banner year for awards
Latest tally is 28 awards in state press contest Greater Media Newspapers photographer Jeff Granit won a second place for his portrait “Protegee.” It was an exceptionally good year for Greater Media Newspapers, when the New Jersey Press Association awarded the group 28 awards for writing, photography, advertising and circulation excellence in its Better Newspaper…
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Route 1 widening project in doubt
State officials indicate work may cost too much BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Hints that the widening of Route 1 may be officially off the table has raised the ire of South Brunswick officials, who are now making plans to exert pressure on the state government. During the Industry and Commerce…
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Egged on
SCOTT PILLING staff (Children, l-r) Joseph Rullo, Saagar Shah, Avi Ranadive and Stephen Kuchinski watch as Ramesh Viswanathan of Siemens drops an egg from a height of 4 feet. Members of various South Brunswick Scout troops designed the parachute in which the egg would be dropped – the egg did not break.
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Middlesex bird population an example of diversity
Report: County is home to 308 species of birds, some rare, endangered BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer A new report by the Edison Wetlands Association shows that Middlesex County has 308 different species of birds. The EWA said that some rare and endangered birds, formerly indigenous to the area, are returning.…
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Police: S.B. man stole from homes, church
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Thomas Smith SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police arrested a man last week they believe is responsible for a string of burglaries over the course of this year. Thomas Smith, an unemployed South Brunswick resident, was apprehended by police on April 23 at his Jill Court home on…
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Wynwood Drive office building gains approval
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Planning Board approved the construction of a new office complex off Wynwood Drive during its April 18 meeting. With the green light from the township, applicant W&D will construct a two-story office building in the northwestern area of town totaling 12,348 square…
