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Keeping teens busy can help prevent underage drinking
Did you know that more young people try alcohol for the first time during the summer months than at any other time of the year? Keeping teens occupied and supervised helps to ensure they have a safe summer. By involving teens in a variety of alcohol-free activities — such as sports, summer camps and outdoor…
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Bill will help small businesses afford health care
Thanks to the efforts of Assemblyman [Herb] Conaway (D-7th District], the New Jersey Assembly passed a bill that will establish a health insurance exchange, improving access to affordable health care for small businesses and individuals. As a young New Jerseyan, it’s gratifying to know that whatever career path I am following in the future —…
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Effort to name part of Rte. 1 for 9/11 victims
This coming Sept. 11 will mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that we will never forget. I’m proud that our township, North Brunswick, invested the time and energy for a fitting memorial for the victims of this horrific event. Our director of human services at the time, Leslie MacNeill, spearheaded a committee that made…
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Reader reflects on letter on health care costs
The very thoughtful letter in the July 14 Sentinel by Kenneth J. O’Dowd (“Letter writer questions why health care costs are rising”) sure deserves more attention in forthcoming weeks. Hard-working, law-abiding, loyal, taxpaying citizens should relate to and understand the various phrases used here: “… in a race to the bottom. “… health care premiums…
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Building blocks
Top: Advait Manur (l) and Anish Sharma assemble a robot during the Raider Robotix LEGO Robotics Camp on July 12 at North Brunswick Township High School. Members of the award-winning FIRST Team 25 guided participants in the fundamentals of designing, building and programming mini-robots using the LEGO platform. Above: Arjun Bansil prepares his robot for…
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Pop champagne: Officials praise progress of S.B. Senior Center
July 4 marked 20th anniversary BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Senior does not mean old. That is the message staff members emphasized at the South Brunswick Senior Center’s 20th anniversary celebration on July 14. In fact, while talking with Christine Wildemuth, director of the Office on Aging, words like “active,” “hip” and “trendy”…
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Senior center seeks waste for recycling
The South Brunswick Senior Center has teamed up with eco-wise business Terra Cycle to collect waste materials that are not normally taken by local recycling. Terra Cycle then donates to the Senior Center 2 cents for each wrapper and 25 cents per inkjet cartridge sent in (they even pay the postage). The company “upcycles” the…
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S.B.’s Watkins to retire Aug. 5
Served as township manager on and off since 1999 BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township Manager Matthew Watkins announced his resignation at the town council work session July 12. In August Watkins will become city manager in Clifton, Passaic County, after working as township manager for two separate periods since 1999. From 2002…
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