Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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The Sentinel’s top 10 stories of 2006
1 1. “Lynched” Did the former president of the New Jersey Senate ever think it would end like this? John Lynch, the man former Gov. James McGreevey recently wrote was the most powerful political boss in the state, pleaded guilty in October to corruption-related charges. He admitted that he had taken thousands of dollars in…
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SCOTT PILLING staff The North Brunswick Girl Scouts made their way through town caroling last week, here stopping to sing for the Mendoza family on Dec. 20.
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Woman attacked, robbed on holiday
Police seek armed men who entered N.B. home Christmas Eve BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer A 35-year-old female resident of the Governor’s Pointe development off Route 1 in North Brunswick was sexually assaulted inside her townhome on Christmas Eve. At around 8 p.m., the victim reported that while she was home…
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Billboard sends sobering message on drunk driving
Metuchen student, killed in 2004 accident featured on Rt. 130 sign BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A billboard featuring a student killed two years ago by a drunken driver has been placed on Apple Orchard Lane and Route 130 to try to deter drinking and driving, especially during…
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N.B. calls on residents to hang yellow ribbons
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer “It’s not something just for the holidays, it’s something we want people to remember.” — Pete Clark principal Linwood Middle School NORTH BRUNSWICK — Although red, green and blue are typical colors during the holiday season, the township hopes to see lots of yellow throughout the…
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RU hoops official charged with foul handling of funds
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A township woman is expected to be arraigned in mid-January for stealing more than $75,000 from the Rutgers University Athletic Department and women’s basketball coach. A grand jury in New Brunswick indicted Dawn Buckner, 34, of Monmouth Junction, Dec. 20 on eight charges…
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Police Beat
All items in Police Beat are taken from police department records. All suspects are presumed innocent until found guilty in court. North Brunswick A construction supervisor working at Eagle Drive reported that several sprinkler overflow valves were stolen from six different location boxes throughout the Greens development between Nov. 1 and Dec. 20. The padlocks…
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No. Brunswick recognizes two grand residents
Florence Chopin and Margaret Paris named Grandparents of the Year BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A combination of good parenting skills with the ability to spoil someone rotten tends to make the best grandparents. Two grandmothers were honored with the Grandparent of the Year award during a Township…
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2006 in photos
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff The Cole Brothers Circus comes to town for a Labor Day performance in South Brunswick.SCOTTFRIEDMAN Prachi Shah of Edison performs her “Arangetram” in South Brunswick in July.CHRISKELLY staff Sarah (l) and Suyin Lael with their daughters, Tenjal and Zenzali, in March. The Laels were plaintiffs in the New Jersey Supreme Court case…
