Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Early draft of budget carries 9-cent rate hike
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “This is the state of New Jersey, in its infinite wisdom, dictating how pensions are operated.” – Matthew Watkins township manager SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A $48 million preliminary 2007 municipal budget was presented before the Township Council at its meeting Tuesday. If adopted, the plan would…
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Hydrant marker thefts called a serious hazard
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Fire hydrant markers, like the one seen here near North Brunswick Fire Company No. 3, are critical during a snowstorm because the hydrants often get plowed in with snow. The poles are being vandalized by local youths but cost the township $15 every time…
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Engineer outlines plans for transit village traffic
Says many upgrades would be necessary to handle increased volume BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A South Brunswick resident who lives, works and travels in the area presented a traffic analysis study in regard to the proposed transit village development for the Johnson & Johnson site on Route…
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Historic Titus farm barn lost in fire
So. Bruns. investigators have not yet confirmed cause BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Top, these ruins are all that remain of the centuries-old barn once used by freed slave Thomas Titus. The barn burned down last week. Above, a look at the barn before the fire. At right, the lock is…
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3 arrested for damaging school fields
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police report that three former South Brunswick High School students have been charged with criminal mischief, linking them to more than $10,000 in damage to their alma mater’s athletic fields. At around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, school officials discovered signs that someone had driven…
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Towns oppose proposed truck traffic regulations
Local officials worry conditions could become dangerous on Route 27 BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “… I think it’s a real problem in terms of what it does to a township. We understand it, but we’re not happy.” – Frank Gambatese Mayor SOUTH BRUNSWICK – If a set of proposed Department…
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Police recognize most impressive feats of year
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The township Police Department held an awards dinner Saturday to recognize its top cops for 2006. Members of the department met at Pierre’s on Georges Road, where 11 police officers and three civilians were commended for their work. The three civilians, who asked…
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For the Record
Middlesex County officials are considering the construction of a 180-bed long-term care center in Old Bridge. A Jan. 11 story stated incorrectly that this would be a facility for tuberculosis patients. Also, the freeholders are pursuing the creation of a new Academy for Medical Science and Information Technology in Woodbridge. The facility would not be…
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Ecstasy, cocaine, pot confiscated
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Seven men were arrested for drug and weapon possession at the Oak Leaf Village apartment complex on Jan. 9. The North Brunswick Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant around 8 p.m. at H8 Oak Tree Drive. A Luger 9mm handgun, 115 ecstasy pills,…
