Category: Sentinel-NBS News

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Stephanie and Andrew Hichens of East Brunswick enjoy a ride on the roller coaster at the Youth Sports Festival held in North Brunswick last Thursday. For more pictures, see page 26.

  • Teens robbed at gunpoint in Dayton

    Police seek suspectsin violent afternoonholdup By charles w. kimStaff Writer Police seek suspects in violent afternoon holdup By charles w. kim Staff Writer Yesterday, South Brunswick police released drawings of the two suspects involved in a Tuesday afternoon robbery at a Dayton home. South Brunswick police are seeking two suspects who were involved in an…

  • Resident charged in string of burglaries

    By charles w. kimStaff Writer By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A Township man was charged last week with breaking into several apartments since late May, according to police. During the early morning hours of June 12, Eugene Napolitano, 19, was arrested and charged with burglary, according to police. Police said Napolitano…

  • Park Savers make voices heard in New Brunswick

    By jamie dougherStaff Writer Park Savers make voices heard in New Brunswick By jamie dougher Staff Writer STEVEN M. BARON Members of Park Savers carry signs and discuss their concerns outside the Middlesex County administration building in New Brunswick last Thursday. Monroe Township officials weren’t alone last week when they headed to New Brunswick to…

  • Judge seeks favorable zoning ruling

    By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The town’s judge is looking for a favorable zoning verdict. Township resident and municipal court Judge Michael Dowgin appeared before the Township Council Tuesday night to request a zoning change for a small piece of property his family owns on Route 130. The…

  • Second referendum meeting Tuesday night

    Board to decide onmoving forward June 30 By charles w. kimStaff Writer Board to decide on moving forward June 30 By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The public is invited to a second meeting to discuss the planned school referendum. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night at Crossroads North…

  • 6 in North Brunswick get teachers’ awards

    School nurse among those who were honored as Teachers of the Year By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Six township teachers — one of them a school nurse — have been named Teachers of the Year under the New Jersey Governor’s Teacher Recognition Program. Diana Whalen, a nurse at…

  • Celebration offers fireworks, tea, dinner in the woods

    Celebration offers fireworks, tea, dinner in the woods South Brunswick Department of Recreation/Community Affairs will celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth with various activities, June 25, beginning with "Tea at Rockingham" at 10 a.m. at Rockingham, Kingston section of South Brunswick. A veterans tribute will be at Kingston Cemetery at 11 a.m.,…

  • Puleio wins 47th term as Democratic leader

    Longtime chairman in North Brunswick wards off reformers By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer North Brunswick voters’ cry for reform last week couldn’t topple one man’s 46-year dynasty. Although township Democrats voted to give the party’s nomination for mayor and council to Reform Democrat candidates and seated Reform Democrats in 21 out…