Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Showing pride in the red, white and green
Carnevale Italiano celebrates 19th year in North Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Gone fishing: P.J. Schneider, 3, of North Brunswick, tries to win a prize at “Fish Till You Win.” NORTH BRUNSWICK — What is the fastest car in Italy? Fagioli — because no one can pasta fagioli. “My secret…
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Twp. employees learn to spot suspicious activity
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County on Patrol [MCOP] has officially been implemented in North Brunswick. MCOP is a community-policing program designed to train local and county employees to recognize and report crimes and suspicious activities to local law enforcement departments, according to its mission statement. Employees…
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Sights, bites and delights on way with county fair
Festivities kick off Monday at fairgrounds in East Brunswick BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Now in its 67th year, the Middlesex County Fair is offering more entertainment options as well as plenty of the usual fairgrounds favorites. The fair runs Aug. 1-7 at the county fairgrounds, Cranbury Road in East Brunswick.…
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Police report rash of thefts from parked cars
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer North Brunswick NORTH BRUNSWICK — Several cars were burglarized or stolen in North Brunswick over the past two weeks. A 2001 Ford Crown Victoria was vandalized and burglarized on July 16 at Birchwood Court. The license plates were stolen and the left rear tail light was…
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Free Roadies show Aug. 3
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Hit the road, Jack, and come to Babbage Park on Wednesday, Aug. 3. The Roadies, consisting of Mitch Pedersen (lead vocals and guitar), John Torre (lead guitar and vocals), Tom Grant (bass and vocals), and Kevin Murphy (percussion and vocals), will be playing…
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Teaching different strokes to different folks
No. Brunswick offers swim programs to residents of all ages BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — You don’t have to worry about sharks in this pool. The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services’ [DPRCS] Aquatics Department offers several swim programs for residents to participate in at…
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Residents adjust to a changing neighborhood
Group forms to fight warehouse expansion on their side of turnpike BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer Pulda farm The calm before the storm.This all-too-familiar feeling is what members of the Eastern Village Association (EVA) say they have been living with since an application was brought before the South Brunswick Planning Board…
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Twp. officials work to contain development
Council could alter industrial zones with master plan review BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff A sign advertising warehouse space is posted in the middle of a cornfield at Pleasant Hill Farm on Ridge Road, South Brunswick. The long congested road ahead?With the master plan up for review next…
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Firefighters treated for heat while fighting blaze
BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Fire departments from several townships responded to a blaze that quickly engulfed a home on Dunham’s Corner Road Tuesday afternoon. The fire originated on the home’s deck and spread to the roof within minutes, South Brunswick Detective James Ryan said. A 52-year-old firefighter…
