Category: Sentinel-NBS News

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Caroline Kovacs, 3, enjoys the merry-go-round with her father at the fifth annual North Brunswick Youth Sports Festival on Saturday. For the story and more pictures, see page 8.

  • Police seize $500K of marijuana N.Y. man faces 20 years for allegedly shipping pot

    Staff Writer By charles w. kim Police seize $500K of marijuana N.Y. man faces 20 years for allegedly shipping pot Trevor Greene Perseverance paid big dividends for South Brunswick police Detective James Kinard last week. Kinard and other local officers seized 170 pounds of marijuana bound for the New York City area, and arrested and…

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    CHARLES W. KIM South Brunswick Police Chief Michael Paquette speaks to reporters Monday about the $500,000 marijuana drug bust at a local warehouse.

  • Tris Pharma moves to South Brunswick State program helps finance firm’s growth

    Staff Writer By dave goldberg Tris Pharma moves to South Brunswick State program helps finance firm’s growth SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A state-sponsored program is helping a local business move and grow. Tris Pharma Inc. will relocate from the Trenton Business and Technology Center to expanded space at a Route 130 industrial park, with the assistance…

  • Festival prevails despite rocky start

    Staff Writer By dave goldberg NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Youth Sports Festival got off to a rocky start because of a tornado warning, but in the end, it still drew a crowd. "We are going into today slightly off our numbers from last year," said Phil Sinicropi, festival co-chairman, on Saturday. "We waited until the…

  • High school to unveil 9/11 memorial mural Students explain what painting means to those who created it

    Staff Writer By dave goldberg High school to unveil 9/11 memorial mural Students explain what painting means to those who created it NORTH BRUNSWICK — Tomorrow township high school art students will be unveiling a mural that commemorates the Sept. 11 attack. "All art is meant to inspire a reaction from its viewers," said Vice…

  • County buys back 1,145 guns during weekend More weapons surrendered in less time compared to 1994

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome County buys back 1,145 guns during weekend More weapons surrendered in less time compared to 1994 Joe Farrell of North Brunswick turns in some rifles and a pistol to the South Brunswick Police Department Friday. The second gun surrender program, sponsored by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office last weekend, resulted…

  • New water contract set for public hearing MCIA to answer residents’ concerns and questions this week

    Staff Writer By dave goldberg New water contract set for public hearing MCIA to answer residents’ concerns and questions this week NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Mid-dlesex County Improvement Authority is scheduled to hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed water contract on May 7 at the municipal building. "For six years our residents have…

  • County has cash for guns

    Staff Writer By brian donahue PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK POLICE South Brunswick Police Chief Michael Paquette and Patrolman Joseph Boguszewicz stand in front of guns in the department’s evidence room. Area police departments are hoping to add to the collection this weekend with the gun buy-back program. The first and only time the Middlesex…