Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Barbershop quartet brings harmony to N.B.

    Barbershop quartet brings harmony to N.B. Free concert tomorrow night at Georges Road church By CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The harmonies of bygone days will echo once again tomorrow night in North Brunswick. The Deans of Harmony barbershop quartet will perform a free concert at the Georges Road Baptist Church at…

  • Sweet Cider Celebration Jeff Huntley

    Sweet Cider Celebration Jeff Huntley Coles Roberts demonstrates an apple peeling machine at the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture’s Sweet Cider Celebration on Sunday in North Brunswick. At the family program celebrating this year’s bountiful crop of Jersey fresh apples, participants learned all about apples, including their history in New Jersey. The program included an…

  • S.B. woman finds purpose in tragedy Loss of spouse sparks creation of animation business

    Staff Writer By CHARLES W. KIM S.B. woman finds purpose in tragedy Loss of spouse sparks creation of animation business MARIE ORTIZ Sonya Goldstein, president of Funworks Animation Studios Inc. in South Brunswick, shows a local Cub Scout den the art of creating and animating clay figures at her home on Friday. SOUTH BRUNSWICK —…

  • Election Results SOUTH BRUNSWICK three, 4-year Township Council seats Carol Barrett (D)* 6,697 Charles Carley (D) 6,213 Joe Del Guercio (R) 5,677 Edmund Luciano (D)* 6,451 Dawn Smith (R) 5,393 Ted Van Hessen (R)* 6,654 71.8% vot

    Election Results SOUTH BRUNSWICK three, 4-year Township Council seats Carol Barrett (D)* 6,697 Charles Carley (D) 6,213 Joe Del Guercio (R) 5,677 Edmund Luciano (D)* 6,451 Dawn Smith (R) 5,393 Ted Van Hessen (R)* 6,654 71.8% voter turnout * indicates incumbent

  • Sound wall construction to start along Route 522

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Shovels are finally breaking the soil for the construction of sound walls on one section of Route 522. Township Council members attended a Monday morning ceremony near Whispering Woods along Section IV of the roadway to signal the start of construction for the barriers. "The sound wall project has been a priority…

  • Council still working on problems at Pincus Apts.

    Council still working on problems at Pincus Apts. Owner’s response unsatisfactory, officials say By alison granito Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The owner of the Jack Pincus Apartments, Remsen Avenue and Nassau Street, has not done enough to address residents’ concerns about lax security and dangerous conditions in the building, according to township officials. Officials,…

  • IN WITH THE NEW —

    New playground equipment was recently installed at Reichler Park, seen here, and seven other South Brunswick parks as part of a $200,000 improvement bond approved by the Township Council this summer. Funding was also included to repair damaged equipment. JEFF HUNTLEY

  • Party majority at stake in S.B. council race

    Party majority at stake in S.B. council race Three incumbents, three challengers seeking three, four-year seats By CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer Voters will pick the majority party next Tuesday as they fill three of five Township Council seats. Currently Democrats hold a 4-1 majority on the governing body. In the six-way race, lone Republican…

  • N.B. Dems hoping to regain council voice Republican incumbents want to carry on new administration’s progress

    Staff Writer By Alison Granito N.B. Dems hoping to regain council voice Republican incumbents want to carry on new administration’s progress In Tuesday’s North Brunswick Township Council election, voters will be asked to choose between two incumbent Republicans and two Democratic newcomers. Their majority opinion will determine whether the council remains all Republican for the…