Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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A major league chance for business networking
Expo has grown into a huge event for vendors that sell to public sector Perhaps the biggest item on site was a truck courtesy of Peirce Eagle Equipment Co., Branchburg. The truck, whose boom (the clear hose in front of the truck) rises 20 feet, is designed to help with road maintenance, pipe and catch…
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Duo charged with theft of over $150K in perfume
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Two employees of a South Brunswick packaging company were recently charged with stealing large quantities of perfume to sell to stores and over the Internet. Production supervisor Virgil Melvin, 47, and line supervisor Claudia Riera, 36, have been charged with theft, fencing and…
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Get your kicks
Shawn Bautista, top, and fellow students raised $5,000 for the nonprofit group SOFKIN at the annual Family Karate Center Charity Kickathon in South Brunswick Friday. Above, Daniel Kenny, 5, and other students listen to Master Nick Patakos. At right, students go for 100 kicks at the event. PHOTOSBY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff
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N.B. resident chosen to Women of Distinction
The Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts will pay tribute to five women who have achieved extraordinary accomplishments throughout their lifetimes on March 16 at the Deal Country Club during the 19th annual Women of Distinction Dinner. The women are being honored for exemplifying courage, confidence and competence, and for being positive role models to young…
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Business Briefs
The Middlesex County Improve-ment Authority (MCIA) recently received a 2005 Outstanding Achievement in Recycling Award from the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection. The MCIA was honored for its education outreach programs. The authority uses “MC Blue,” a recycling education robot, to inform the public about recycling. It also distributes its “Reuse It” directory, which encourages…
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So. Brunswick library project in the books
Visitors say they BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Roshni Patel searches for a book at the new children’s section at South Brunswick Library Friday. South Brunswick Public Library reopened its doors recently after a year of renovations and expansions, concluding a three-year-long process. The library began…
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Teen preserves memory of Holocaust victims
On display in No. Brunswick, garden contains bricks from Warsaw ghetto BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Matthew Katz proudly stands in front of the Holocaust Remembrance Garden he created for his Eagle Scout project at the B’nai Tikvah synagogue in North Brunswick. During the holidays, people tend to…
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Police issue tips for home, personal security
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer North Brunswick NORTH BRUNSWICK — In response to a recent home invasion and attack in the Society Hill section of the township, the police department sent out informative newsletters to the community on how to safeguard themselves and their property. “I think it is a wonderful…
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Mobile home residents call for facility repairs
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An issue regarding frequent water problems at the Oakdale Mobile Home community was recently addressed during a Rent Control Board hearing, though some residents feel the problems go much deeper than that. Residents say problems with the water system have been an issue…
