Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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County reaches deal to preserve 149-acre farm
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A 149-acre tract, known as the Barclay Farm, that grows Christmas trees, vegetables and fruit trees was entered into the county farmland preservation program Monday, creating a 440-acre contiguous area of preserved land in the township. The Orchardside Drive tract’s development rights were purchased in a joint effort between the township, the…
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Over 600 pitch in for Earth Day cleanup
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Sunita Gian (l), South Brunswick, and her friend, Yasmin Khan, Plainsboro, choose a tree sapling at the Earth Day celebration in South Brunswick’s Reichler Park on Sunday. SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Last weekend’s storms seemed like a distant memory as residents had fun in the…
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For second time, parlor accused of prostitution
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Responding to complaints from nearby business owners, police raided a massage parlor suspected to be a front for a brothel April 19. The three-week investigation resulted in the arrest of the owner, Young Sook Kang, 48, of Fort Lee, who was charged with…
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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…
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So. Bruns. man charged in sexual assault of boy, 7
EAST BRUNSWICK – Police arrested a South Brunswick man Friday on charges he sexually assaulted a 7-year-old boy in the bathroom of the Macy’s department store in the Brunswick Square Mall. Authorities charged that Charles Waldron, 28, of Ridge Road in the Dayton section, sexually assaulted a boy who went unaccompanied into the bathroom while…
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Twp. worker praised for saving senior in flood
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “Ithink it’s important we recognize the people who put their own life on the line to save others.” – Mayor Frank Gambatese SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A Monmouth Junction man was commended by the Township Council for saving a man from drowning during last weekend’s nor’easter. Brian…
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Planting the seeds for a greener tomorrow
Local activities lined up to celebrate Arbor Day BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer North Brunswick NORTH BRUNSWICK – One, two, tree. In celebration of Arbor Day, which is Friday, the township is holding several events to protect and encourage the environment in and around the township. Linwood Middle School received 25…
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Clinton praises team’s response to Imus remarks
Senator draws praise, protest during speech at Rutgers University BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton last week used the Rutgers women’s basketball team as an example of how far the country has come in overcoming discrimination as well as how far the nation still needs…
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N.B. business owner faces federal tax evasion charges
NEWARK – A North Brunswick man was arrested Tuesday on an indictment charging him with failing to file tax returns and filing false tax returns, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced. The five-count indictment, returned April 12 under seal, charges Mazen Mokhtar, 38, with two counts of failing to file business tax returns and three…
