Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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S.B. Board of Ed. offices to move Aug. 12
The South Brunswick Board of Education has announced its offices will be closed Aug. 12-15 as its administrative office and Community Education offices relocate from the facility at 4 Executive Drive to 231 Black Horse Lane. The board’s telephone system will be out of service the afternoon of Aug. 12, as will Brunswick Acres and…
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‘Jeopardy!’ game offers health tips for seniors
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Answer: This entertained senior citizens about healthy aging, stress management, nutrition, depression and substance abuse on a cold, rainy summer afternoon. Question: What is “Jeopardy!” hosted by The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence [NCADD] of Middlesex County? North Brunswick seniors were…
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Teen idol
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Trevor Saccarus, 12, gets ready to perform during the South Brunswick’s YMCA “American Idol” competition at Brooks Crossing Elementary School last week.
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Rocketmen blast off Tues.
NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Rocketmen will be performing at the North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services’ [DPRCS] Summer Concert Series on Tuesday. “Browntown” Billy Hunt (guitar and vocals), Mike “Kid-Rock-Around” Lampe (bass and vocals), “Jumpin’” Jack Stroebel (piano and vocals), Jimmy Davis (saxophone) and Dewey Corvair (drums and vocal) deliver a whole…
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A way to bring the missing back home
Middlesex County signs on with Project Lifesaver tracking system BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Jay and Barbara Sidrer are ever vigilant. They have to be. The Colonia couple has twin 10-year-old autistic sons, one of whom has a tendency to wander. Their house is almost in lockdown.…
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Planners approve megawarehouse
Residents worry 1.4M-sq.-ft. project will worsen flooding BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Trails flood along Davidson’s Mill Road in South Brunswick, an issue residents believe is the result of warehouse development. South Brunswick may soon have a new addition.In a move anticipated by residents, the township Planning Board…
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North Brunswick may see 7-cent tax hike
Council hopes state aid will lower the increase BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer North Brunswick’s 2006 municipal budget calls for a 7-cent tax increase, as introduced by the Township Council at a special meeting on Monday night. If adopted, the owner of a home assessed at $155,700, the township average, would…
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S.B. council tables action on Deans Apartments
Township BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Cracked sidewalks are just one example of deteriorating conditions at the Deans Apartments on Black Horse Lane. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council will wait on passing a resolution to award grant money to the Volunteers of America to purchase the Deans…
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After delay, temporary library to open Monday
BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer FILE PHOTO The South Brunswick Public Library is temporarily closed because of ongoing construction. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The library’s temporary location is finally set to open after a month’s delay. The new library will open Monday at the new South Brunswick Public Utilities Building, located next…
