Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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North Brunswick Board of Education Candidates
David Higham The five candidates running for election to three seats on the North Brunswick Board of Education for the 2007-08 school year participated in a question-and-answer period during Candidates Night on March 29 at Linwood Middle School. The debate was sponsored by the Livingston Park Elementary School PTA and was moderated by Kristine Floren…
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Actor brings Beethoven to life at Judd School
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – And the “Beet” goes on. Music in Our Schools Month at Judd Elementary School brought music to the ears of its students, as a performance by Ludwig van Beethoven shared stories of personal triumph, self-sacrifice and persistence. Actor and musician Dennis Kobray brought…
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Band on the run
NBTHS marching band tours south with Beatles-inspired set list BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The high school marching band had its own version of “March Madness” as 89 students and over 10 chaperones visited Orlando, Fla., to perform in various theme parks last month. The one-week venture from…
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Rise in ATV complaints prompts extra patrols
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Township police announced that they will be stepping up patrols in order to enforce ordinances on all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use at public parks and private land. The increased scrutiny comes amid increasing complaints from residents over the noise and damage they say ATVs…
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Planners reject Rt. 27 retail, office complex
Residents complained plan was too large, would cause traffic problems BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “As a member of the Board of Education, I am very concerned with how this will affect Brunswick Acres School.” – Matthew Speesler SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Planning Board got an earful from angry residents during…
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Group gives tips for nature-friendly gardens
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – In anticipation of both novice and experienced gardeners going through the seeds and plants they “hort-ed” through the winter, the township’s Environmental Commission has some suggestions for sprucing up natural horticulture this spring. Gardening designs not only add to the beauty of a…
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Reading Fairy spreads her magic to Chicago
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Tracy Brown, a former researcher and kindergarten teacher from North Brunswick, is now focused on developing her Reading Fairy products. NORTH BRUNSWICK – The motto of Cinderella is “A dream is a wish your heart makes.” Tracy Brown, the self-proclaimed Reading Fairy, wants to become a…
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District maps out tech goals for next three years
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Joanne Kerekes presented version 2.0 of the district’s technology integration plan during the Board of Education’s regular Monday meeting. The plan is meant to cover three years, with the previous one having completed itself this year after…
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NJ expo ctr. hosts state’s first gay wedding expo
For same-sex couples, expo offered comfortable place to plan ceremony BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – When Jimmy Nieves tied the knot last August, planning the wedding was a piecemeal effort done through magazines and the Internet. But now, with the blessing of the New Jersey Supreme Court and the…
