Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Mayor-elect names transi­tion team

    Group will seek waysto streamlinelocal government BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Group will seek ways to streamline local government BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township’s mayor-elect is reviewing the efficiency of the bureaucracy he will inherit in January. In an effort to detect how to better streamline the township’s governmental process, Mayor-elect…

  • Child injured by family pet

    A South Brunswick animal control officer leads Sarge, an Akita, from his home on Elm Court. The dog reportedly attacked a 3-month-old infant at the home. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A 3-month-old baby is recovering at home after being injured by the family’s pet last week. According to police, the incident took place on Nov. 25…

  • Unexpected closing shakes community

    Green Tree shutdownleaves 120 without jobs BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Green Tree shutdown leaves 120 without jobs BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The sudden closing of Green Tree Chemical Technologies has left 120 employees, many of them borough residents, wondering where to turn. The company announced Friday that it would shut down its…

  • New traffic unit to keep streets safe

    More tickets written by four-mansafety unitBY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer New traffic unit to keep streets safe by four-man safety unit BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Members of the North Brunswick Township Police Department’s new Traffic Enforcement Division are on the newly constructed routes 1 and 130 overpass. NORTH BRUNSWICK — In an effort…

  • Residents want auto program to stay

    828-name petition presented to S.B. Board of Education BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer 828-name petition presented to S.B. Board of Education BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer Several South Brunswick residents, students and teachers want to keep the high school’s auto shop program. "I’m here to voice support for the auto technology program. Auto cannot be taught from a…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Harold Valdata, of North Brunswick, contemplates his next move during a chess game at the Senior Center in North Brunswick as Esther Sutton makes her move.

  • A stranger makes resident thankful

    Returned ring boosts woman BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer A stranger returned a class ring that Patricia Bodak Cumming lost 26 years ago. Patricia Cumming had years of memories returned to her along with something else precious lost 26 years ago. Now married and a North Brunswick resident, former South River…

  • Police respond to armed robbery call; arrest victim

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Police respond to armed robbery call; arrest victim BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police ended up arresting one of the victims of an alleged armed robbery on Oaktree Drive on Nov. 20. Police arrested Nassau Street resident Adrian Jarrett, 28, at 11:45 p.m., shortly after he telephoned the…

  • Edison man backs into patrol car; faces assault charges

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Edison man backs into patrol car; faces assault charges BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police charged an Edison man with assault with a deadly weapon after he reportedly backed into a patrol car on Friday night. North Brunswick Township Police arrested Rapesh Kamin, 31, near the intersection of…