Category: Sentinel-NBS News
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Vigil shows solidarity with victims of abuse
BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Kristen Bondi, a member of the South Brunswick’s Commission on Women, lights a candle during a vigil at the South Brunswick Municipal Building on Sunday for victims of domestic violence. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Rain did not extinguish these candles. Despite the rainy and…
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Free lectures, seminars at center during January
The South Brunswick Senior Center will offer lectures concentrating on famous presidential elections beginning Jan. 3. The series will meet Mondays at 10:30 a.m. for six weeks, and fee is $12 for all lectures. A beginner bridge class will be held Jan. 5 at 9 a.m. Registration is required for the free class. The Arthritis…
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Resident’s love for the camera clicked at NBTHS
Lombardo-Szymanski BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A township resident’s photography decks the walls of town hall this month. Christine Lombardo-Szymanski will exhibit her photography in the municipal building’s Gallery of Art during the month of December as part of the township’s Artist of the Month program. Each month…
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No. Brunswick, Cablevision make new 10-year deal
Company agrees to give township and school district bonus services BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Cablevision has contracted business with the township until 2015. The Township Council granted Cablevision of Raritan Valley a 10-year franchise renewal on Monday night by unanimously voting to adopt an ordinance giving the…
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School officials make case for $32.4M referendum
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Board of Education will pose a $32.4 million question to residents on Jan. 25. The bond referendum vote that will take place that day will allow residents to decide if the school district can authorize raising funds through the sale of bonds…
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Police remain unsure if spill was criminal
Environmental group worried of chemicals BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, cleanup pipes cover the area surrounding the John C. Dolph Co. in South Brunswick following a chemical spill Dec. 11. At left, a hazardous material expert checks the contamination level of the water surrounding the…
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North Brunswick beavers an ‘exciting’ discovery
Human actions have positive, negative effects on animal habitats BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — New homes just went up on Davidsons Mill Pond. Unlike most waterfront development, environmentalist Mark Hommer said the two new dwellings will create, rather than destroy, wetlands in the area. “Beavers build dams to…
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Man stabbed after collision
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A 19-year-old New Brunswick man suffered multiple stab wounds to his back on Galvan Street Sunday. North Brunswick Township police discovered the victim in his Ford pickup truck at 12:10 a.m. after receiving a report that a vehicle was attempting to run people…
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Woman robbed at doorstep
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Masked men robbed a township woman on her own doorstep Saturday evening. A 40-year-old Goodwin Drive resident returning home from work at 5:40 p.m. was attempting to unlock her front door when two men approached her from behind and stole her pocketbook, according…
