• S.B. announces fees for school sports

    The South Brunswick Township Board of Education has instituted pay-to-participate fees for the 2010-11 school year. There will be a $75 fee for each athletic sport that children participate in; a district-wide Family Plan cap will limit the payment for all family members to $300 per year. For more information, contact Mark Kmiec, assistant principal…

  • on campus •••

    The following local residents have been named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia: Zohrain Hassam of Dayton, a student in the Doctor of Pharmacy program; Beena Patel of Dayton, biology; Jasmine Patel of Dayton, Doctor of Pharmacy program; Aekta Shah of Dayton, Doctor of Pharmacy program; and Jacqueline…

  • North Brunswick’s Movie in the Park was a success

    Saturday night’s annual Movie in the Park in North Brunswick went off without a hitch. The weather was perfect! We had an unbelievable turnout of about 1,000 people. We sold out of everything at the concession tent, and our 50/50 topped at $980. With the generous donation from Brunswick Bank and Trust paying for the…

  • Reader takes issue with criticizing Rush Holt

    Iam writing in response to a letter written by a supporter of U.S. congressional candidate Scott Sipprelle that was recently published in the Sentinel and the Independent (“Holt ‘votes with Nancy Pelosi’s agenda 99 percent of the time’ ”). The writer describes Congressman Rush Holt as the most “hyperpartisan” member of Congress on the basis…

  • Michael Giordano’s letter rated hyper-partisan

    The political ad disguised as a letter you published on July 22, by Michael Giordano, titled “Holt ‘votes with Nancy Pelosi’s agenda 99 percent of the time’ ” just illustrates everything that is wrong with political discourse in our country today. The ad complains about Congressman Rush Holt’s partisanship and then goes on to promote…

  • From another angle, things aren’t as bad as they looked

    I’ve recently agreed to do some volunteer work for Sylvia’s Children, a charitable organization that provides financial and other support for 1,000 impoverished youngsters (200 of them orphans who live on-site) at the Mbiriizi School in Uganda. Run by Sylvia Allen, who’s well known in this area as the founder and owner of Allen Consulting…

  • Music to the ears

    Local collectors bring history to life through restoration of phonographs BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Larry Levitz started collecting phonographs in the third grade. His teacher at the time had a barbecue at the end of the school year. Looking through the antiques in the home, he saw a small upright object…

  • India Independence Day

    Top: Shreya Varadachari, 11, performs a classical Indian dance during the India Independence Day celebration at Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick on Sunday. Above: Youngsters get into the spirit of the day during the celebration. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Local men seek to combat homelessness among veterans

    The GI Go Fund provides opportunities to help vets transition back to civilian life BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK –— Seth Devorin, Nick Manis, Peter Manis, Alex Manis, Jack Fanous and James Fanous all grew up in South Brunswick together. Devorin went on to attend Rutgers University after graduating from South Brunswick High…

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