Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Former member fills vacancy on school board
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — John Wolf will fill the vacant Board of Education seat left behind by Michael Mahan for the next six months. On Monday, the board interviewed the final three candidates and then, in a closed session, decided that Wolf was the most qualified person…
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Man shot in robbery at No. Bruns. gas station
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating an armed robbery at the BP gas station on Route 130 on Oct. 8. According to police reports, a male employee of the station, 55, of East Windsor, was shot inside of the convenience store by a black male wearing…
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Zoning Board denies strip mall application
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to deny Pami Realty LLC’s application to build a 9,900-square-foot retail center on Route 130 and Adams Lane on Tuesday. “We have to take into consideration that we can’t stop changes, but we have to look at…
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Arts night supports township food pantry
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Above, Eliot Katz, author of “Unlocking the Exits,” reads his poetry at the Wetherill House in Dayton on Sunday. At left, Maggi Hill and Jerry Steele perform. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A night of music and poetry was held at the historic Wetherill House in Dayton on…
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Insurance agent admits theft from policy holders
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A licensed insurance agent from Princeton pleaded guilty on Oct. 12 to stealing more than $474,000 from his Kendall Park-based company’s clients. Rodget Strandskov, 53, who is president of his company, admitted before state Superior Court Judge Federick DeVesa that he had pocketed…
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Firefighters put safety on the front burner
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The students of John Adams Elementary School had a special homework assignment on Friday: talk to your parents about having a fire drill and make sure your home smoke detectors work. In honor of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 9-15, members of the North…
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Watercolor artist goes with the mood
18 works on display at North Brunswick Library this month BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Kathy Muller works on one of her watercolor paintings, of which 18 are on display at the North Brunswick Public Library this month. NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Public Library will be a…
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Boyko tract dedicated as open space at ceremony
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer CHRIS GAETANO South Brunswick and county officials celebrate the purchase of the Boyko property for open space Tuesday. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Members of the Township Council and Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders dedicated the purchase of the Boyko property on Broadway Road as open space…
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New group teaches public on changes to Medicare
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Medicare Rx Access Network of New Jersey held an inaugural event on the day of its official launch Oct. 14, a training session to educate people about the new Medicare D coverage. The organization formed in order to assist in educating people…
