Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Five injured in accident

    BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A motor vehicle accident has left a man in critical condition and injured four teenagers. The accident occurred Friday evening at the intersection of Beekman Road and Lori Drive. According to police, Barrett Habib, 45, of South Brunswick, was headed west on Beekman…

  • Gangs don’t show for football game

    Sayreville police say residents have no reason to be worried BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — With a heightened police presence Monday afternoon, Sayreville’s rescheduled high school football game was played without incident. Sayreville beat South Brunswick, 21-12. Reports last week suggesting the possibility of a gang fight between the…

  • Freeholder candidates look to bring change

    BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Like the current Boston Red Sox, three Republican candidates for freeholder hope they can reverse the trend of Democrats controlling the seven-member body. East Brunswick resident Frank Coury is attempting to return to the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders after over a 30-year…

  • Halloween treats abound at local seniors’ haunt

    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Linwood Middle School student Mac Womack, 11, calls bingo numbers to Mildred Humes and others at the Senior Housing Complex in North Brunswick on Friday. Linwood School SAFE program organizes holiday festivities BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Township students and seniors shared in some Halloween hoopla last week. About…

  • Adams Lane residents wary of Rt. 130 project

    Plans call for intersection work and acquisition of lands BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Pictured is the drainage ditch on Adams Lane in North Brunswick. Residents wonder where the carrier will throw their paper when the state widens the road into four lanes. NORTH BRUNSWICK — George Wei placed…

  • Twp. seeks participants for a day of good deeds

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township will join communities nationwide on Saturday in celebrating Let’s Make a Difference Day. In preparation for the national day dedicated to helping others, the township seeks community members to bring hats, and canned and nonperishable food items to the North Brunswick…

  • Good Samaritan Award nominations due Nov. 15

    North Brunswick Township is seeking nominees for its annual Good Samaritans Awards, with deadline for submission Nov. 15. Nominations for the Good Neighbor, Grandparents of the Year, and Youth Advocate of the Year Awards should consist of a one-page written essay about the individual(s) deserving the honor. Entries should be mailed, and must include the…

  • Origins of No. Bruns.’s aquatic ‘blob’ a mystery

    Cambrian-era organism floats to top of local pond BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer North Brunswick residents living near Boyd Ponds have seen the blob. As the township dredged Pond A on Independence Boulevard the last week of August, what at first looked to residents like unbiodegradable materials churning up in the…

  • Robber fires gun in pizzeria

    BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An armed gunman opened fire during a Kendall Park pizzeria robbery last week. According to a police release, the suspect, wearing a ski mask, entered the pizzeria at approximately 8 p.m. Oct. 13 and demanded money. According to South Brunswick police Detective James…