Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Nine farms are preserved in program’s latest round

    List for preservation includes threeSouth Brunswick farms By brian donahueStaff Writer List for preservation includes three South Brunswick farms By brian donahue Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ Three generations of the Von Thun family work on the farm in South Brunswick. Pictured left to right are Tim Von Thun, 10, Robert Jr. and Robert…

  • Formal truck route on hold for moment

    Police seek other waysto make Ridge Road safer By charles w. kimStaff Writer Police seek other ways to make Ridge Road safer By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township will hold off on designating a formal truck route, for now. A formal truck route resolution and an ordinance to lower the…

  • Armed man arrested at Wendy’s

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Rubert Harrison, 36, of Maplewood was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a defaced firearm in the Wendy’s parking lot on Route 1 Aug. 23. Shortly after 11 p.m., police were called in to investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle. Police said that employees of…

  • Truck crashes into Old George’s Road home

    By dave goldbergStaff Writer By dave goldberg Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A tractor-trailer caused a chain reaction crash on Route 130 early Monday morning, according to police. Police said that the driver of the truck, Tyrone A. Young, 36, of Brooklyn, N.Y., caused the three-car collision "The road was closed for a little more…

  • New Brunswick man charged in burglary

    No. Bruns. homeowner injured in struggle with alleged home invader By dave goldbergStaff Writer No. Bruns. homeowner injured in struggle with alleged home invader By dave goldberg Staff Writer A New Brunswick man has been arrested after police say he was caught in the act of burglarizing a North Brunswick home. Hassan K. Garrard, 22,…

  • Photo

    FARRAH MAFFAI Tigers jump through flames for trainer Evgueni Baranok at the Carson and Barnes five-ring circus in North Brunswick on Friday. For more pictures, see page 12.

  • Raymond Rd. plan to calm traffic moves forward

    Concrete island gets green light fromcouncil and residents By charles w. kimStaff Writer Raymond Rd. plan to calm traffic moves forward Concrete island gets green light from council and residents By charles w. kim Staff Writer A plan to calm traffic on Raymond Road in South Brunswick will now move forward. Township Council members decided…

  • South Brunswick resident thanked by McGreevey

    Gov. James E. McGreevey shakes hands with Army National Guard Specialist Lauren Duca from South Brunswick. South Brunswick resident, Specialist Lauren Duca, was recently presented with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Certificate of Appreciation by Gov. James E. McGreevey and the adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth. Duca is one of more…

  • Added assistant principal positions anger residents

    By dave goldbergStaff Writer By dave goldberg Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Additional assistant principal positions were added to schools in the district during a Board of Education meeting Monday night. "The vote from last week was not overturned," said Willa Spicer, assistant superintendent of curriculum. "There was a change in status of assistant principals…