Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Academy hones athletes’ skills to the next level
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer PHOTOSBYMIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above: A hitter takes batting practice in one of several cages at the All Sport Academy in North Brunswick on Saturday. Below, Mike Doros, of Monroe, works out in the facility’s weight room. NORTH BRUNSWICK – All Sport Academy on Livingston Avenue hopes…
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N.J. still sorting out legal details of civil unions
Whether institution is recognized elsewhere varies from state to state BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Same-sex couples all over New Jersey applied for civil union licenses when a new law that allows them to took effect on Tuesday. While the moment was seen by rights groups as a step forward, it…
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North Brunswick’s men (and woman) of steel
Six children of metal plant owners served in WWII; street named in honor BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Frank P. Maltese Sr. While listening to a New York Giants football game on Dec. 7, 1941, an announcer interrupted the program with a news bulletin that the Japanese had just bombed Pearl…
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Twp., school board complete land swap
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer “Most people who live in town will never even know there was a swap.” – Francis “Mac” Womack mayor NORTH BRUNSWICK – Due to the completion of a land exchange between the township and Board of Education, new construction projects at Parsons Elementary and Linwood Middle…
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Shotgun robberies still being probed
Suspect was shot by officer coming out of N.B. liquor store BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Buy-Rite Liquors, located on Route 27 in North Brunswick, was the scene of a fatal shooting Feb. 7 as a Franklin Township police officer shot Jamar Bradley (l) who was attempting to rob the store.…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Students from the Indianica Academy of Union perform “1970: A Love Story” at the talent show fundraiser at the Crossroads South Middle School in South Brunswick on Saturday. The benefit was for the organization SOFKIN (Support Organization for Kids in Need).
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Where some saw eyesore, builder saw opportunity
Facing wrecking ball, 18th-century home will instead be refurbished BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer The JJ Lake House in South Brunswick dates back to the late 18th century. Resident Michael Sassman plans to renovate the structure and turn it into his office. At right, the staircase is steep and narrow, but…
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Ageless Marv-el
After years in corporate world, senior harmonizes music with laughter BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Marvin Kantor, also known as “The Harmonica Man,”combines comedy and musical talent in his appearances at local senior citizen housing facilities, township events and even the Stress Factory comedy club in New Brunswick. Marvin…
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‘House party’ ordinance up for vote Tuesday
Minors would face fines, possible license loss for underage drinking BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – “American Pie.” “Sixteen Candles.” “Mean Girls.” Although Hollywood glorifies underage drinking and parentless house parties, North Brunswick wants to make such instances nonexistent. The Township Council has created a “house party” ordinance that…
