Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Facing illness, teacher puts best foot forward
North Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — For most people, a typical anniversary consists of dinner, wine and relaxation. For Rennie Rankin, her fifth anniversary will first be spent at the MS Walk. Rankin, 32, a North Brunswick resident and Spanish teacher at Freehold High School, was diagnosed…
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‘Taste of Middlesex’ touts food, good causes
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — It’s food for good education, charity and discriminating palates. That’s how Chamber of Commerce President Gloria Dittman describes the organization’s upcoming eighth annual Taste of Middlesex 2005. The event will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 4 at the Pines…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff South Brunswick’s T.J. Taylor (r) battles for a loose ball against the Hamilton Little Lads in a boys championship game at the North Brunswick March Madness Youth Basketball Tournament.
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$119 million budget to go before voters
South Brunswick school plan would carry 19-cent hike BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer The South Brunswick Board of Education unanimously approved its $119.2 million 2005-06 budget at Tuesday night’s public hearing. This year’s total budget represents a 7-percent increase from last year, and would carry an increase in the tax rate…
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Cream of the crop
JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Denise Young , of Somerset, pours homemade ice cream into a cup at Dairy Day at the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, North Brunswick, on Saturday.
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On Campus
The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse (N.Y.) University named the following local students to the dean’s list for the fall semester: Becky Lettenberger of the Dayton section of South Brunswick, a freshman majoring in English and textual studies and public communications. Kevin Loester of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, a sophomore…
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Deadline for Memorial Scholarships April 15
Applications are now being accepted for New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation Scholarships, with application deadline April 15. The two $2,500 scholarships are open to graduating seniors from New Jersey planning to further education either at a college or university or trade/technical school. Winners will be notified in early May. Applicants must submit proof of…
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So much for advice on child rearing
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? I am a firm believer in the benefits of a good old-fashioned temper tantrum.I wait for the proper predicament to occur, then I clench my fist, set my jaw and stomp like a raving lunatic. It would be more enjoyable if my husband would get irritated enough to join…
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Police chief seeks Assembly seat
South Brunswick BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer Michael Paquette South Brunswick Police Chief Michael Paquette will toss his hat into the political arena in a bid for a state Assembly seat following his retirement. “I really didn’t see myself leaving the public sector,” Paquette said. Paquette said his decision to run…
