Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Superintendent extends contract with district
S.B. board locks up McCartney through 2010; salary $172,595 BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Gary McCartney SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Gary McCartney was reappointed as the district’s superintendent during the Board of Education’s June 19 meeting. McCartney’s new contract has him serving until June 30, 2010, and gives him an annual salary…
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Youthful spirit
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Alyssa Cecchini shows off her style during the North Brunswick Pop Warner Indians cheer clinic at Linwood Middle School on Saturday.
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Linwood makes the grade
At Awards Night, 54 honored for maintaining an A-minus average BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Linwood Middle School honored its class of 2006 with an Eighth-Grade Awards night on June 14. “Tonight is a special night where the staff and administrators recognize many of our eighth-grade students for…
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Officials eager to move on road drainage plan
S.B. may use eminent domain to acquire the necessary easements BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “In a situation like this, it’s not for economic redevelopment or anything, but for a tangible public health issue.” – Charles Carley councilman SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Residents opposed to flood-control measures on Old Davidsons Mill Road…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Debra Schley and her son Holden, both of Milltown, enjoy the view from the Ferris wheel at the North Brunswick Youth Sports Festival on Route 1 on Thursday. Story, page 3.
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As temps rise, so do complaints
Strained budget causes N.B. schools to lower the A.C. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Linwood Middle School students are feeling the heat from recent school budget defeats, as the air conditioning in the North Brunswick school has been set at a higher temperature to account for decreased available funds. Thirty-seven parents…
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Board denies Rt. 27 senior development
Members say plan should’ve been taken to S.B. council first BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer The South Brunswick Zoning Board rejected an application to build a 146-unit senior housing development by a 6-1 vote on June 15. Those voting against the application, which called for the construction on an 18-acre tract…
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N.B. families enjoy reel nice Father’s Day
Over 300 take part in annual fishing derby BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO A young girl is one of 300 participants at the 30th annual Father’s Day Fishing Derby at the Boyd Ponds in North Brunswick on Sunday. NORTH BRUNSWICK – Families across the township went fishing for some…
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Mason Gross announces free summer concert series
NEW BRUNSWICK – The annual Mason Gross Presents Summer Series will feature four free public concerts in July. It begins on Saturday, July 8 at 8 p.m. with the salsa band Los Ms Valientes at the Nicholas Music Center. The group plays a mix of original Latin jazz compositions, fresh arrangements of Latin jazz standards,…
