Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • 2004 municipal budget proposes 3-cent hike

    Public hearingon spending plan setfor next month By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer Public hearing on spending plan set for next month By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer North Brunswick residents can expect an average tax increase of around $45 if officials approve the proposed budget next month. The Township Council introduced a $33.1 million budget for the…

  • State Federation of Women’s Clubs: 14,000 members strong

    President Ann Quinn aims to find niche for volunteers, new and old By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Morganville resident Ann Quinn, current president of the N.J. State Federation of Women’s Clubs, is committed to the club’s ideals of literacy and education. Community improvement through volunteer service is not just…

  • Condition of Monroe man

    struck on Rte. 18 critical By dick metzgarStaff Writer struck on Rte. 18 critical By dick metzgar Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A Monroe Township man, 44, remained in critical condition yesterday after being struck by a sports utility vehicle last week as he attempted to cross Route 18 at Naricon Place. Charles Watson was…

  • Woman’s Club members driving force behind Douglass College

    State Federation stepped in to bring Mabel Smith Douglass By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer Mabel Smith Douglass, 1877-1933 Mabel Smith Douglass (1877-1933) was president of the Woman’s Club in Jersey City when she began lobbying and raising funds to establish a women’s college. So it is not surprising that, as the…

  • Council votes on keeping roads safe

    By charles w. kimStaff Writer By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Town-ship Council unanimously approved one ordinance and introduced another to make Henderson Road safer. Members voted 3-0 to keep trucks weighing more than 36 tons from using the road. The panel also voted 3-0 to introduce an ordinance to lower…

  • Two hospitalized after Sunday afternoon crash

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Two men have been hospitalized following a head-on car crash Sunday. According to police, Barry Palmer, 47, of Spotswood was heading south on Route 535 in a Verizon 1989 Ford utility truck at about 4:54 p.m., when a 1995 Toyota Previa, operated by Mahendra Patel, 62, of Milltown, crossed a double yellow…

  • Local charity helps kids of 9/11 with Jerrytunes

    By brian donahueStaff Writer By brian donahue Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Some 32 New Jersey children who lost a parent on Sept. 11, 2001, have received money from a local charity organization so they can learn to play music or advance their skills. But, having doled out close to $19,000 raised through local musical…

  • Coast Guard Auxiliary is seeking volunteers

    Boating, administrative skills will be taught to all who participate in program By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer Coast Guard Auxiliary is seeking volunteers By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary needs more volunteers to assist in the protection of the homeland. Since the recreational boating population in the United States continues to grow…

  • Domestic violence a growing problem in NJ

    Fears preventvictims from leaving abusers, experts say By charles w. kimStaff Writer Fears prevent victims from leaving abusers, experts say By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — It may be happening to you or one of your friends right now. One in four women report that they have been victims of intimate partner…