Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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S’no news is good news
South Brunswick reports few problems due to blizzard BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Over the past few weeks, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping and the grass was green, a tranquil spring-like scene interrupted only by occasional bouts of short, intense rain. For those not keeping…
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Brotherly love
SCOTT PILLING staff Christopher Ehrlich, 8, shares the love with his sister Alexandra, 4, at the North Brunswick Public Library’s Valentine’s Day craft program on Tuesday.
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Happy feet and plenty to eat at annual dance
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Gus Kuhlman and Naomi Salsano share a dance in memory of Frances Pappas at the Winter Wonderland Dance at the North Brunswick Township High School on Friday. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Over 140 township seniors danced to the music at the sixth annual Winter…
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Residents design shirts with drug-free messages
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Mollie Bongiovanni and Yvonne Mikalopas Lenihan were chosen as the winners of the Municipal Alliance Committee’s T-shirt designing contest to promote drug, alcohol and tobacco awareness. “The message is so important … [that substance abuse] deteriorates society. You really, really need to stop…
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Domestic violence team gets grant for operations
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township’s Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) has received a $1,000 MetLife Foundation grant, administered by the Women Aware support group of New Brunswick. “I feel it is important because I don’t want to see any area lacking where we can help,” said…
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Porous pavement given good reviews nationally
Developer has proposed using it to help drainage at new S.B. warehouses BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Permeable pavement is a technology that has been the subject of recent attention due to a proposed 1.8 million-square-foot warehouse complex planning to use it in its employee parking lots. The…
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Who ya gonna call …
Ghost-hunting group probes the paranormal BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent SCOTT FRIEDMAN The New Jersey Ghost Organization took to the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in East Brunswick recently to check for any paranormal phenomenon. Colleen Krason (r) and Karen Timper (center) are members of the organization. Forget the Ghost Busters — if…
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Voilà!
SCOTT PILLING staff Fourth-grader Ajay Srivastava, of Constable School, South Brunswick, performs a solo.
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Franklin council OKs Home Depot, 664 units
No. Brunswick residents and officials oppose Route 27 project BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Township residents said they were angered by Franklin Township’s decision to allow a proposed affordable housing development off Route 27. On Feb. 8, the Franklin Township Council voted 5-1, with Mayor Brian Levine opposing,…
