Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Ordinance to limit campaign donations
Places caps on firms that do business with No. Brunswick BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Officials have introduced an ordinance that will try to thwart improper influence in local elections. The Township Council unanimously voted Monday to introduce an ordinance that, if passed, would prohibit the award of business contracts to…
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Indian Fields position a homecoming to Orlando
New principal was a member of school BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer Andrea Orlando SOUTH BRUNSWICK — “It’s like coming back home.” That is how Andrea Orlando describes her recent appointment as principal of Indian Fields Elementary School in Dayton. Orlando, whose early teaching career began in South Brunswick, was one…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Kellie Crouch, 7, dribbles at the North Brunswick Parks, Recreation and Community Services basketball program at Linwood Middle School Saturday.
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Pedestrian struck by car, seriously injured
BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A man celebrating his 21st birthday ended up in critical condition after he was struck by a car. Bayshawn Miller, of Trenton, was struck as he walked on the southbound lane of Route 1 near the Deans Lane intersection on Saturday night, according…
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‘Greater Women’ winners to be honored Feb. 15
Greater Media Newspapers is hosting its first annual Greater Women of Central New Jersey Feb. 15. For the past two months, nominations have been solicited for women working in the disciplines of business, health care and nonprofit. The nominees are women who have been able to triumph despite the challenges and make a true difference…
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So. Brunswick schools present budget requests
Board considers new programs, equipment needs for each facility BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer The South Brunswick Board of Education held its second budget meeting, outlining preliminary drafts for the district’s special requests. Representatives and principals from the district, high school, middle schools and elementary schools were on hand to make…
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In the Service
Navy Seaman Recruit Joseph A. Donofrio recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, he completed training that included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical…
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Teen female struck with weapon, robbed on Rt. 27
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — An 18-year-old township resident suffered minor injuries after an attack on Route 27, Sunday night. The Schmidt Lane resident was walking southbound on Route 27 near the Franklin Memorial Cemetery at 7 p.m. when a blunt object, believed to be a stick or…
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Celebration of Dr. King planned at middle school
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township will celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. North Brunswick Township will sponsor a free Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Linwood Middle School on Linwood Place. “We would like for all of…
