Author: JENNIFER AMATO
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North Brunswick Police Department reports reduction in certain crimes for 2019
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The North Brunswick Police Department released its statistics for 2019. Police officers handled 72,452 incidents, of which 26,205 were calls for service. There were 1,989 motor vehicle crashes reported and investigated. There were 1,205 arrests made during the year. Officers conducted 15,194 motor vehicle stops, which resulted in 18,347 summonses being issued.…
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North Brunswick Democrats donate funds to food bank
The North Brunswick Democratic Organization donated $7,000 to the North Brunswick Food Bank. During its holiday celebration, the organization collected funds, Chairman Richard Zangara said during the Feb. 3 North Brunswick Township Council meeting. “It’s a wonderful organization. It takes a lot of volunteer hours,” he said. “[Donors] were from both sides of the aisle…
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Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for February 5)
The East Brunswick Jewish Center will hold its annual winter gala celebration at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 to honor East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen at the center, 511 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. For more details and/or to register, call 732-754-6027 or visit www.ebjc.org. American Legion Post 253 is offering a bus trip to…
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Community Bulletin Board: the Suburban (for February 5)
The South Amboy Elks will honor veterans with a dinner and tricky tray auction from 5-8 p.m. on Feb. 23 at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave., South Amboy. Members will welcome residents of the New Jersey State Memorial Home at Menlo Park. The dinner is open to the public. Menu includes roast pork loin,…
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Community Bulletin Board: Criterion Sentinel (for February 5)
The Winter Farmers Market in Metuchen has been moved to St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen. Winter market hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. once a month on Feb. 8, March 21, April 11 and May 9. The Metuchen Public Library will hold a Lunar New Year celebration for the…
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Community Bulletin Board: the North and South Brunswick Sentinel (for February 5)
North Brunswick residents must schedule an appointment with InLine Services to have their meters replaced by Feb. 8. Call 1-800-557-3088. If a meter is not replaced, one will be placed in a pit at the curb of the property at the owner’s expense. For more information, call the Tax & Utility Department at 732-247-0922, ext.…
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South Brunswick senior hopes to ‘Shout Down Drugs’ as a finalist in songwriting competition
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Sawini Sunkuru has many passions in life. First and foremost is a deep love of music; the aspiring singer/songwriter hopes to use her musical talents to reach others. Also with a deep love of her classmates, she hopes to use a songwriting contest to reach her friends. “I feel there are so…
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Virtual reality becomes true reality for South Brunswick High School students
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Steven Schiff’s virtual reality class may seem like all fun and games, but in true reality, students are learning real life applications of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Two sections of the course began this year at South Brunswick High School. Currently, the 37 students are creating either a bowling, space…
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Necklace donated by Fords Jewelers for NMG’s Chocolate Wine & More festival
Alison Blumenfeld of Bloomfield was the grand prize winner of Newspaper Media Group’s and centraljersey.com’s Chocolate Wine & More festival, held at iPlay America in Freehold Township on Jan. 26. Her mother, Julia Mikulka of Marlboro, pictured, stopped by the Newspaper Media Group office in Manalapan on Jan. 31 to pick up the necklace, which…
