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October 9, 2008
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Maya Wooten, 7, North Brunswick, reaches high to brush Tornado during the PonyShare program at Babbage Park in North Brunswick Saturday. The four-week course introduces children to horsemanship, safety, basic anatomy, body language and grooming. More photos, page 18. More...
Italian Amer. Club floats on to its 50th year
Columbus Day parade to be held Sunday in No. Brunswick
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

The North Brunswick Italian American Social Club will celebrate two momentous occasions this October: the 26th annual Columbus Day parade will be held Sunday and the club will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The parade will begin at 1 p.m. More...


N.B. introduces streaming of twp. meetings
Council, Planning, Zoning boards will be posted on Web
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

North Brunswick council, planning and zoning board meetings will now be streamed over the Internet. This week, a media file has been set up on the township's Web site, www.northbrunswickonline. com, to allow the videos to be accessed via a link on the "Agenda" page. More...


Every dog has its day at Dog Walk-a-Thon
N.B. trying to raise money to build local animal shelter
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

The North Brunswick Humane Association wants to do more than just give a dog a bone - the organization wants to establish a local animal shelter in town. So, for the fifth year in a row, a Dog Walk-a-Thon was held on Saturday to try and raise money for a shelter, the spay and neuter subsidy prog... More...


Medical testimony begins in death of 3-year-old
Examiner: Injuries were inflicted, not from a seizure
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

The medical testimony relating to the death of 3-year-old Nikolas Chavez began last week in N.J. Superior Court in New Brunswick. Robert Knutsen, a 32-year-old man from Middletown, and formerly from North Brunswick, is standing trial on charges of aggravated manslaughter and endangering the welfa... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Fire Prevention open houses this weekend
Monmouth Junction Volunteer Fire Department, 481 Georges Road, Dayton, will hold a fire prevention open house 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Oct. 11. Kendall Park Volunteer Fire Company, New Road, Kendall Park, will hold its open house 1-4 p.m. Oct. 11. More...
•Dance-a-thon to benefit foundation
•D&R Park to offer workshop, walk
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 Letters
•Kids deserve a place to skate
We always see agile kids zipping around on various "wheels." Until Jennifer Amato's Oct. 2 Sentinel story, we never thought it was illegal around the schools and other places here in North Brunswick. The kids seem so graceful defying gravity. Why not set aside a large area for parents, their chil... More...
•DEP reminds residents not to feed the bears
•Candidates contribute to quality of life in S.B.
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 Editorials
•Please verify utility employee IDs
Over the past several months, there have been a number of incidents involving people posing as employees of local utility companies in order to gain access to people's homes in the interest of robbing them. In most cases, the victims were senior citizens, who are usually seen by criminals as easy ... More...
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Coda •
'Tis the stressful season for us 'guerrilla shoppers'
(Editor's Note: Greg Bean is taking a temporary sabbatical from writing his column due to the death of his son. This column was originally printed Dec. 19, 2007). Not long ago my wife said one of the most surprising things she's said in over 25 years of marriage. More...
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 Red State / Blue State
•Red State/ Blue State •
Palin gives as good as she gets
A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...
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 Sports
•North Brunswick runs all the way to a shutout win
Top: Andrew Opoku runs 65 yards for a touchdown after catching a pass against Edison on Oct. 3. Right: Ricky Harris runs 90 yards for a score as the Red Raiders defeated Edison 35-0. The team plays its next game on Friday night at Perth Amboy High School. More...
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