Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • PTO mom charged with $26,000 theft Board president calls incident rare and salutes volunteers

    Staff Writer By charles w. kim PTO mom charged with $26,000 theft Board president calls incident rare and salutes volunteers The treasurer of the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) at South Brunswick’s Upper Elementary School has been charged by police with bilking $26,326.87 from the group. "These events are rare. This is an exception to the…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Megan Holden, 10, slices pieces of melon during a presentation by chef Raul P. Rodriguez at Jersey Fresh Day at the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture in North Brunswick on Sunday. For more pictures on the creative art of carving, see page 17.

  • Wal-Mart guard charged with bomb threat Man could face up to five years for false alarms

    Staff Writer By dave goldberg Wal-Mart guard charged with bomb threat Man could face up to five years for false alarms Rafael A. Nunez, 22, of North Brunswick was indicted last week by a Middlesex County grand jury for making bomb threats to the Route 1 Wal-Mart. Nunez, who had allegedly called in bomb threats…

  • Fun times at Jersey Fresh Fest

    Nicholas Sasso, 4, of South River decides at the last moment that he does not want a piece of blueberry pie at Jersey Fresh Day. Area residents gathered at the New Jersey Museum of Agricul-ture off Route 1 in North Brunswick for the Jersey Fresh Fest Sunday. Attendees were entertained by chef Raul Rodriguez who…

  • Mosquito ‘nuisance levels’ seen in O.B. and Sayreville

    Mosquito ‘nuisance levels’ seen in O.B. and Sayreville Cliffwood Beach and Parlin had high counts, but no signs of W. Nile A high incidence of mosquito activity in sections of Old Bridge and Sayreville prompted the Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission to conduct ground spraying to kill adult mosquitoes there last week. The sprayings were…

  • Man dragged under truck in crash has minor injuries Truck was struck from behind while making delivery on Route 18

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro Man dragged under truck in crash has minor injuries Truck was struck from behind while making delivery on Route 18 EAST BRUNSWICK — A man was dragged for 50 feet underneath his truck after it was rear-ended Aug. 14 by another vehicle on Route 18. Stephen Kelly, 46, Scotch Plains,…

  • State gives town $250K grant for sidewalks Repair and construction could reach $750,000

    State gives town $250K grant for sidewalks Repair and construction could reach $750,000 CHARLES W. KIM State Sen. Peter Inverso studies a map of a sidewalk project estimated to cost $750,000 in South Brunswick Tuesday night. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — State Sen. Peter Inverso (R-14) came to the municipal building bearing a $250,000 check to help…

  • Lightning bolt injures officer South Brunswick patrolman alert and resting

    Staff Writer By charles w. kim Lightning bolt injures officer South Brunswick patrolman alert and resting South Brunswick Patrolman Steven Walrond is recovering from being hit by lightning. South Brunswick Patrolman Steven Walrond remains in stable but guarded condition after being struck by lightning Monday afternoon. "He remains in stable condition. There is a lot…

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    DAWN MARIE SANNWALDT Youth drama members Santino Certo, Rich Romanko, Ariel Frenkel, Edward Galindez and Chris Behan show off “Greased Lightning” during a presentation of Grease in North Brunswick on Friday.