Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Shotgun blast leads to arrest
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A township man was arrested for firing his shotgun to scare a group of young people on Friday. The man, 42-year-old Hans Olsen, was bothered by a group of youths waiting outside his Black Horse Lane home for his daughter to come home on Friday night, according to police. Olsen asked them…
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Teens charged with burglary
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two 15-year-olds were apprehended by police on suspicion of involvement in the burglary of a local grocery store. Police responded at 1 a.m. on Aug. 9 to a tripped burglar alarm at the Stop Buy Food Store on Ridge Road. Whoever broke in had entered through a back entrance and stole a…
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Police plan extra DWI patrols through Sept. 4
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Police will step up their drunk driving enforcement from Aug. 18 to Sept. 4 as part of the 2006 You Drink, You Drive, You Lose 2006 national campaign. Since the last few weeks of the summer traditionally bring season-ending celebrations, and therefore an…
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N.B. Buddy Ball raising some green on the greens
Registration available for first golf outing Sept. 20 in West Windsor BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – For eight Saturdays during the spring and eight Saturdays during the fall, Sabella Park and the Workhouse Fields in the township are budding with life other than the flowers. The North Brunswick…
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Hundreds of fish perish in N.B. lake
Heat wave believed to have sapped oxygen out of Hidden Lake BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Something fishy floated to the top of North Brunswick’s Hidden Lake on Sunday. Late that afternoon, residents reported the stench of rotting fish emanating from the lake area, which prompted a quick response from the…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Julia Nutter (r) and Alionka Polanco sing “I Keep Forgettin’” at the summer performance of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” by the Young Adult Drama Group in North Brunswick on Saturday.
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S.B. cell tower plan yields mixed signals
Seen as a potential ratable; monopole opposed by neighbors BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer South Brunswick officials are mulling over the possibility of placing a cell phone tower on public land, much to the dismay of some neighborhood residents. If allowed, the structure, which was described as a 150-foot-tall monopole tower,…
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S.B. man charged in stabbing at house party
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police say a simmering grudge became violent when a township man stabbed an acquaintance three times. According to police, a house party attended by over 40 people on New Road became the site of a confrontation in the early morning hours Sunday. Police…
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West Nile virus detected in South Brunswick
One mosquito pool positive; additional testing under way BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer A mosquito pool in South Brunswick has tested positive for the West Nile virus, according to township Health Officer Steve Papenberg. During the Township Council’s workshop meeting on Tuesday, Mayor Frank Gambatese read aloud a memo he received…
