Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Coliform bacteria found in N.B. water

    New samples are clear of contamination, water company states BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Coliform bacteria found in N.B. water New samples are clear of contamination, water company states BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Customers of North Brunswick’s water system will receive advisory notices this week of potentially harmful bacteria found in their drinking water in…

  • Photo

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Dressed in Revolutionary War period costumes, a group of men march in the North Brunswick Memorial Day parade Monday.

  • Campaign finance law approved

    Group continues BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer quest to place its version on ballot BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer South Brunswick now has a "pay-to-play" ordinance on the books. Township Council members unanimously approved the measure Tuesday night. "I think it is extremely important that we pass this tonight," Deputy Mayor Carol Barrett said. The ordinance…

  • Car chase leads to driver’s arrest

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — An 18-year-old New Brunswick resident allegedly played "chicken" with a police cruiser during a high-speed chase Saturday morning. In an attempt to evade North Brunswick Township police after failing to stop his blue Honda Civic at the stop sign on the North Oaks…

  • College freshmen will be required to have vaccine

    College freshmen will be required to have vaccine New state requirements will mandate college-bound freshmen living on campus to show proof of having received a meningococcal vaccine this fall, according to a health department spokesman. "College freshmen, especially those living in dormitories, are at a higher risk for meningococcal diseases as compared with other persons…

  • Remembering the Normandy campaign

    Local veteran recallshis time in Franceand on the beach BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer Local veteran recalls his time in France and on the beach BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer Al Kady SOUTH BRUNSWICK — While many headed to the shore this holiday weekend, Al Kady thought of another beach on a foreign shore…

  • Pulda plan debated during public meeting

    Builder BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Builder’s attorney makes the case for mixed use of land BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Edgewood Properties, the contract purchaser of the Pulda farm, led a discussion about a controversial senior housing development during Wednesday’s Planning Board meeting. Jack Morris, principal of Edgewood Properties and contract purchaser…

  • Delgado tapped as VP for

    Harry Delgado N.J. School Boards Assoc. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Local Board of Education member Harry Delgado has been named a vice president for the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA). Delgado, who recently started his fourth term on the local board, will serve as vice president for county activities for the association, a district press…

  • Police seek man for flashing young girl

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police are searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself to a 12-year-old girl at the Schmidt Lane playground on May 30. The victim told North Brunswick Township police that a thin, light-skinned male fondled himself in front of her after he publicly…