Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Jersey Shore rockers to play Vets Park Friday

    Organizers hopeto get one more showin before Labor Day BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Organizers hope to get one more show in before Labor Day BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Jukebox Heroes took the crowd back to the early days of rock ’n’ roll during a concert last week at…

  • ‘Goodfella’ shoots straight on playing the bad guy

    Frank Vincent once played Shore clubs with his band the Arist-O-Cats BY DARREN DeBARICorrespondent BY DARREN DeBARI Correspondent You probably know Frank Vincent’s face quite well. But did you know actor, comedian, writer, producer and musician Frank Vincent is no stranger to the Jersey Shore area? His performance as the taunting Billy Batts in "Goodfellas"…

  • Council adopts pay-to-play ban

    Limits amountsand time framefor contributions BY MELISSACIFELLIStaff Writer Limits amounts and time frame for contributions BY MELISSACIFELLI Staff Writer With a 5-0 vote, South Brunswick approved a long-discussed pay-to-play ordinance at Tuesday night’s special meeting of the Township Council. The public contracting reform ordinance, commonly known as pay-to-play, enforces stringent rules for campaign contributions and…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Jerry Fallon strums the banjo as Sonia Witkowski plays shuffleboard at the end-of-summer picnic at the South Brunswick Senior Center Aug. 31.

  • Woman attacked with knife by home intruder

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — An intruder slashed a township woman in her bedroom early Friday morning, police said. The 52-year-old victim, who lives on the 900 block of North Oaks Boulevard, told North Brunswick police that the attacker punched her in the face, slashed her across the…

  • South Brunswick teens complain of boredom

    Youths callfor the creationof a teen center BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer Youths call for the creation of a teen center BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — "It’s so boring," 13-year-old Lexi Iorio said. And she is talking about South Brunswick. This summer, several of South Brunswick’s teenage residents wanted others to know the…

  • Jewish Center prepares month of holiday services

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Chabad Jewish Center will hold its third annual High Holiday services this month. The center on Riva Avenue will celebrate Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, on Sept. 15, 16 and 17; and will hold services on Yom Kippur, the Day of…

  • Looking out for the new kids on the block

    Family Outreach helpsacclimate newcomers at Brooks Crossing School BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Family Outreach helps acclimate newcomers at Brooks Crossing School BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff South Brunswick’s Brooks Crossing School held an orientation and ice cream social for new residents and their families on Aug. 26. SOUTH BRUNSWICK —…

  • Haag faces misconduct charges in indictment

    BY JOHNDUNPHYStaff Writer Haag faces misconduct charges in indictment BY JOHNDUNPHY Staff Writer Former Middlesex County Road Supervisor Alan Haag was indicted Aug. 25 on charges of third-degree misconduct. The indictment, handed down by a grand jury in New Brunswick, alleges Haag, 50, committed official misconduct by using official county computers to solicit sex from…