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Former Charlie Brown’s restaurant to be auctioned
Auction is Sept. 22 in Edison The former location of Charlie Brown’s on Route 27 in Kingston will be auctioned off on Sept. 22. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The former location of Charlie Brown’s restaurant will be auctioned off Sept. 22. The 18,000-square-foot restaurant and catering hall, complete with furniture, decorations and kitchen equipment, along with…
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Maybe there are reasons they need to keep secrets
CODA GREG BEAN You’ve got to wonder why Freehold Borough Mayor Michael Wilson and the municipal attorney are so determined to keep the results of a review of the police department that was paid for with public funds such a secret. In October 2010, in anticipation of Police Chief Mitch Roth’s retirement, the borough hired…
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Quick action needed to combat obesity in children
We have waited long enough for the food industry to voluntarily develop standards to reduce the marketing of unhealthy foods to children. While the proposed uniform standards recently announced by several food companies are a step in the right direction, they do not go far enough to have a significant impact on limiting the types…
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Reader takes issue with letter on equality
A n extremely lengthy letter by three book authors published in the Sentinel on Sept. 1 [“Think about equality of privilege this Labor Day,” Sept 1, 2011] could at best be described a racist rant. As such, it is probably the worst racist manifesto I’ve ever had the misfortune to read. The Sentinel should not…
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Congress may target Social Security, Medicare
In this era of high unemployment, lower housing values, high taxes and the recent debt ceiling fiasco that resulted in a lower credit rating for the nation first for the time in history. In this era, why is it that Congress can only think to cut Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid benefits? We escaped the bullet…
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Resident commends board for decision
I know I speak for all 542 homeowners of Whispering Woods in commending the Zoning Board for rendering a decision that will have everlasting effects on the living conditions within South Brunswick Township. This applies to an application filed to construct a large catering hall on Route 1 north, just north of the Whispering Woods…
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Students get back to school armed with supplies
Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula coordinates backpack drive for Parsons Elementary School in N.B. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula (second from right) coordinated the donation of 40 backpacks and boxes of school supplies for Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick on Sept. 8. Also pictured are No. Brunswick Board of Education member Richard Liguori…
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N.B. resident shows he’s a ‘wheel’ competitor
Rich Reynolds wins medals in National Veterans Wheelchair Games BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — At the age of 54, Rich Reynolds was trying to provide for his family. With a wife and two children at home, he made an honest living as a truck driver. He was coming home from work one…
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