Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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N.B. voters approve $7.3M referendum
Progress on NBTHS was hampered by soil contamination BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer North Brunswick voters approved $7.3 million for delay costs stemming from the construction and renovation of the township high school on Tuesday. During a special referendum, 1,122 residents voted in favor of continuing the construction work on the…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN North Brunswick Township High School choir members entertain residents of the Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park on Sunday.
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Sign ordinance adopted in South Brunswick
Developers must explain plans with signs posted on site BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer The signs are going up. The South Brunswick Township Council adopted an ordinance at Tuesday night’s meeting requiring developers with applications pending before the Zoning or Planning boards to place a 4-by-8-foot sign on their property. The…
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So. Bruns. bonds for Route 522 extension
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — In a move aimed at easing truck traffic in town, the Township Council passed a bond ordinance Tuesday to help finance the extension of Route 522. The move brings the township closer to constructing Route 522-1A, which will run from the intersection of…
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Officials: With low bids, you get what you pay for
Pump station project raises questions about fair and open process BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A sewage pump station building in South Brunswick was deemed unsafe by the utilities department in 2003. In 2005, its state of disrepair has worsened and the health hazards posed by its condition…
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N.B. Food Bank seeks Thursday night helpers
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Township Food Bank is in need of volunteers to work one Thursday night each month throughout the year. “We could use volunteers one Thursday night each month from 6-8 p.m. We usually have a steady group on Tuesday morning from…
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Cutting it close
SCOTT PILLING staff Rayvanth Chappidi, 6, cuts out a lion mask to celebrate the release of “The Chronicles of Narnia.” The Narnia party was held at the South Brunswick Public Library on Saturday.
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NBTHS grad enjoys Kennedy internship
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Tatiana Lapchuk, a 2003 graduate of North Brunswick Township High School, is spending the semester as a Boston College communications intern at Citizens Energy Corp., founded in 1979 by Joseph Kennedy (right). NORTH BRUNSWICK — John. Robert. Joseph. Ted. When standing alone, the names seem insignificant.…
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NBTHS classes raise toys for underprivileged
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Francesca Pavone, Angel Project co-chair, waits for more gifts to be delivered for 150 area children as part of a toy and clothing drive, sponsored by North Brunswick Township High School’s DECA marketing class. The drive was held in conjunction with The Salvation Army.…
