Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • S.B. police offer $1K reward in break-in

    Popular business robbed three times since March By charles w. kimStaff Writer By charles w. kim Staff Writer South Brunswick police are offering a $1,000 reward for information regarding a break-in at Pierre’s Restaurant and Deli on Georges Road early Friday. "We are looking for the public’s help," South Brunswick police Detective Jim Ryan said…

  • Coalition unveils ‘Give blood’ message at EBHS

    State and local groups launch program topromote blood drives By vincent todaroStaff Writer State and local groups launch program to promote blood drives By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — In an attempt to rally students and adults to give much-needed blood donations, a state coalition kicked off its new Schools Care program at…

  • Grants will fund more cops in schools of two districts

    South Brunswick will place three more officers in township schools By jennifer domeStaff Writer Grants will fund more cops in schools of two districts By jennifer dome Staff Writer Two municipalities in Middlesex County have been selected to receive federal funding to place police officers in their schools. According to a press release from the…

  • New state law requires testing for private wells

    By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer Before buying or selling a home which relies on a well for its supply of drinking water, the well will now have to have to be tested for an expanded range of contaminants, according to a new state law. The Private Well Testing Act, which became…

  • Old Bridge man is victim of office murder/suicide

    Vincent LaBianca, 33, is among three dead in Manhattan office By sue m. morganStaff Writer Old Bridge man is victim of office murder/suicide By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A township man who a year earlier escaped from the burning north tower of the World Trade Center was killed Monday when he…

  • Playgrounds upgraded

    Work on other parks to be scheduled this year By dave goldbergStaff Writer By dave goldberg Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Department of Parks and Recreation has installed new playground equipment at two of the township’s parks. "The North Brunswick Township Department of Parks and the Recreation Advisory Committee are pleased to announce the…

  • Foerter, 65, recalled fondly

    by friends, fair associatesBy vincent todaroStaff Writer by friends, fair associates By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Barbara A. Foerter, the longtime president of the Middlesex County Fair Association, passed away Sunday at the age of 65. Foerter died at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick after a long illness. A lifelong…

  • Federal funds to help with sound walls

    Local officials hope $1.6 million will beavailable by October By CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer Local officials hope $1.6 million will be available by October By CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Town-ship officials are waiting for some $1.6 million in aid to build the sound walls for Route 522, section II. "They are…

  • Town gets $400K for more ‘Green Acres’

    Money will help fund future purchases in North Brunswick By dave goldbergStaff Writer By dave goldberg Staff Writer North Brunswick will receive some assistance in its plan to purchase more open space with an additional $400,000 from the Green Acres Program. "I am very happy that the residents of North Brunswick will benefit from the…