Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Juvenile jailed on knife charge

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An after-school dispute led to the arrest of a 16-year-old male. Police arrested a township high school student after he reportedly displayed a weapon during an altercation with another student behind the high school after school on May 1, according to police. School Security Director Joseph Duca confiscated the weapon, a folding…

  • Poppy sales to benefit American veterans

    CHARLES W. KIM South Brunswick American Legion Post 401 member Lou Scurato takes a donation for a poppy in front of the Wawa on Georges Road Saturday. Veterans will be collecting donations throughout the month. Throughout May, veterans will be on the streets and in front of business establishments with their poppy cans selling poppies…

  • New ShopRite opens in N.B.

    By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer New ShopRite opens in N.B. By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — With a cigar shop, a playhouse and much more, a new supermarket begins its evolution into a one-stop shopping store. ShopRite celebrated the grand opening of its new "world class" store at Route 130 south and Renaissance Boulevard…

  • N.J. lawmakers may convene to discuss property tax reform

    N.J. lawmakers may convene to discuss property tax reform State legislators face a daunting dilemma, according to state Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes Jr., a Democrat from Middlesex County. Many want to answer the call for property tax relief, but they know that substituting one tax for another "merely shifts the burden to someone else." Another…

  • Town honors fallen soldier with walk, flowers

    E.B. tech school tooffer a scholarship in memory of late graduate By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer E.B. tech school to offer a scholarship in memory of late graduate By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Residents paid tribute to the life of Spc. Narson B. Sullivan by dropping yellow carnations in baskets in front of his…

  • Janicki declared insane in 2002 stabbing incident

    Township will paylegal fees forwithholding 911 tapes By charles w. kimStaff Writer Township will pay legal fees for withholding 911 tapes By charles w. kim Staff Writer Michael Janicki SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Michael Janicki was insane when he stabbed his father to death last summer, according to a judge. Superior Court Judge Frederick DeVaessa acquitted…

  • Board rejects Tamarack plan to build 56 homes

    Residents, officialsrally against proposalto build in rural zone By vincent todaroStaff Writer Residents, officials rally against proposal to build in rural zone By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A controversial proposal to build 56 homes in a rural section of the township was denied by the Planning Board last week in a 2…

  • Three high school students win contest for DWI video

    By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer Three high school students win contest for DWI video By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A trio of students won $1,000 for the high school with their public service announcement video. North Brunswick Township High School seniors Marissa Cavaliere, 17, Ali Womack, 18, and Jihad Bell, 18, created "Life…

  • Pets killed in So. Brunswick home fire

    Pets killed in So. Brunswick home fire SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An afternoon fire killed two cats and an iguana on April 23, according to officials. The fire took place at a residence on Arrow Wood Lane in the Wynwood Estates development, police said. A 23-year-old resident arrived home at 4:05 p.m. and attempted to rescue…