Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Area Wiccans celebrate spirit of the season

    Practitioners say faith is about environmentalism, respecting others By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Area Wiccans celebrate spirit of the season By gloria stravelli Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Toni Silvano of Atlantic Highlands uses a wand to “cast a full moon circle” at the Earth Spirit New Age Center. There are no bubbling cauldrons, black robes or…

  • Just as she tends her perennial gardens, Danielle Boyle has nurtured a natural talent into a garden design company with a growing private and corporate client list. JERRY WOLKOWITZ Danielle Boyle studied horticulture at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, and at Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, but she traces her gardening talents to her…

  • Council mulls new vehicle purchases

    Seven may be bought for $270,000 ifN.B. council approves By Nicholas drakosStaff Writer Seven may be bought for $270,000 if N.B. council approves By Nicholas drakos Staff Writer The North Brunswick Township Council is considering the purchase of seven new vehicles. "The council is receptive to the need for vehicles to carry out the business…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI The North Brunswick marching band performs during the Columbus Day parade on Sunday, Oct. 13.

  • S. Brunswick still seeks applicants for two posts

    Search for managerand superintendent moving along By charles w. kimStaff Writer Search for manager and superintendent moving along By charles w. kim Staff Writer Two top positions in South Brunswick are still up for grabs. The searches currently under way are for a new township manager and a new superintendent of schools. Former Township Manager…

  • Viking band wins Mayor’s Trophy in latest competition

    Marchers will be firstN.J. group to attendnational championship Marchers will be first N.J. group to attend national championship SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The high school’s Viking Marching Band won the Mayor’s Trophy for Best Overall Band in the North Brunswick Marching Band competition last week, according to a press release. "In a ‘stand-still’ show in the…

  • Scout heeds Congress’ call to document vets’ memories

    Correspondent By jeanette eng Nick Taubenslag of East Brunswick stands beside Sal Mule, a resident of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home, Edison, during the Sept. 28 interview which chronicled veterans’ recollections of their military service. EAST BRUNSWICK — Patriotism has become a household word these days. Duty to our country has been made manifest…

  • Route 1 pile-up injures 5 on Rt. 1; closes highway

    Nine vehicles, includingtractor-trailer, collide early Friday evening Route 1 pile-up injures 5 on Rt. 1; closes highway Nine vehicles, including tractor-trailer, collide early Friday evening SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A nine-vehicle accident last Friday night shut down northbound Route 1 for three hours and sent five people to local hospitals, police said. Police said that the…

  • Debates scheduled for local towns’ candidates

    Hopefuls will get todiscuss local issuesduring televised forums Hopefuls will get to discuss local issues during televised forums Candidates will be debating the issues in North and South Brunswick during the next two weeks. The Princeton area League of Women Voters will moderate the events in both towns. The first North Brunswick debate will be…