Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • 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…

  • Discovery of arsenic causes officials to fence off park

    By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — High levels of arsenic forced officials to block off another area bordering the high school and Veterans Park, Monday. The environmental engineering firm, Powell-Harpstead Inc., found one out of 19 soil samples taken on Aug. 4 contained 37.5 parts per million (ppm) of…

  • Local business takes pride in 20 years of kids’ head starts

    By vincent todaroStaff Writer By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A local private learning center is celebrating 20 years of giving children as young as 18 months a head start. Children’s Choice Learning Center recently held its annual Family Day. The center, which specializes in helping out working parents and their children, had…

  • 2 North Brunswick men

    receive N.J. war medals By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer receive N.J. war medals By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Two war veterans have been awarded New Jersey Distinguished Service Medals for their efforts during wars that were fought more than 50 years ago. Lifelong residents Philip Dellasala, 74, and Sam Zippo, 78, received their…