Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Local landmark torn down for service station
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer CHRIS GAETANO A mound of dirt remains after much of the area around the 19th-century J. Tallman house has been stripped away. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The town of South Brunswick is losing a 19th-century house, but gaining a 21st-century gas station. On Sept. 2, machinery demolished…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN A crowd observes the dedication of South Brunswick’s 9/11 Remembrance Fountain on Sunday.
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S.B. hopes to bolster police force by five
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The police department will be able to count five more officers among its ranks with a special hire enacted by Chief Ray Hayducka, called the Certified Officer Program (COP). The addition of these new officers will bring the total South Brunswick police force…
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Crowds turn out for a friendly get-together
Music, aroma of food fill the air at S. Brunswick Community Unity Day BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Ian Elieff, 3, ponders a balloon at Community Unity Day. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Residents came together on Sunday for Community Unity Day, a day of music, food and games provided by…
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Police seek 2 for shooting
NORTH BRUNSWICK — A 49-year-old male was shot several times in the lower abdomen and lower left leg outside Building 1900 in the North Brunswick Manor on Tuesday. While getting out of his vehicle, the victim was approached by two young black males who shot him several times, according to a press release by the…
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25 arrested for narcotics
NORTH BRUNSWICK — The police department has concluded a three-week, township-wide initiative to investigate illegal drug activity and enforce quality-of-life issues throughout the township. During the three-week period, 25 arrests were made for narcotics-related offenses and outstanding warrants. Approximately 4 ounces of cocaine and several bundles of heroin and marijuana were taken off the streets.…
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Walk-a-thon collars donations for animals
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — It’s a real dog-meet-dog world out there. The North Brunswick Humane Association, along with the Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services [DPRCS], held the second annual PawPals Dog Walk-a-Thon on Saturday to raise money for a township shelter, collect donations for animal…
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Fire damages vacant lounge and home
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO A fire destroyed the former Lampost Lounge (r) and the adjacent two-story home on Livingston Avenue in North Brunswick on Sept. 8. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Authorities are investigating a fire at the vacant Lampost Lounge on Sept. 8. The building at 794 Livingston Ave.,…
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Ascent of swing struck a chord with young fan
Rutgers Institute director honored for life of contributions to jazz BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Dan Morgenstern (center), the director of the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies in Newark, was inducted to the Central Jersey Jazz Association’s Hall of Jazz by CJAA President Irene Clavering and Vice President Roger…
