Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • CHANGING LANES der=0 bgcolor=”#D0D0D0″> Two Canada geese cross New Road near Woodlot Park to look for more aquatic accommodations in South Brunswick last weekend. SEAN GUTHRIDGE

  • Library board trying to curb disruptive behavior Young students use N.B. library as after-school hangout NORTH BRUNSWICK — For many, going to the library conjures up images of people reading or studying in an air of peacefulness and serenity. At the North Brunswick Public Library, however, it has been anything but serene from 3-6 p.m.…

  • Purchasing agent is named No. Brunswick Employee of the Month NORTH BRUNSWICK — North Brunswick purchasing agent Ann Murphy was named the township’s Employee of the Month for February under a new program started in January. Two Department of Public Works employees received the honor for January. Mayor David Spaulding cited Murphy’s dedication to her…

  • S.B. mayor to make board appointments SOUTH BRUNSWICK — It will be up to the mayor to make citizen appointments to two powerful township boards and up to the Township Council to consent. Council members voted 4-1 to allow the mayor to make the appointments to the planning and zoning boards with the advice and…

  • Release of grand jury report not unusual Prosecutor has policy of releasing such reports By CHARLESW. KIM SOUTH BRUNSWICK — While some have said that the release of the prosecutor’s report on a fatal police shooting is rare, officials say it is part of their policy. Assistant County Prosecutor Ernie Berman said Monday that the…

  • More financial woes for North Brunswick Past administration didn’t pay enough loan principal By craig yetsko N orth Brunswick residents who are weary of all the bad news of financial mismanagement in the township will have to endure yet another revelation. Township officials discovered that the former administration, under Democratic Mayor Paul J. Matacera, had…

  • DEP checking for radon cluster area in Kendall Pk. By charles w. kim S tate Department of Environmental Protection officials are investigating to see if there is a radon cluster in Kendall Park. South Brunswick Health Department Director Steven Papenberg said Wednesday that one home has been identified as having a very high level of…

  • N.B. to spend $53K on long-range road study Council also approves independent review of Okonite traffic analysis By craig yetsko NORTH BRUNSWICK — Two resolutions concerning township roadways passed easily during Monday’s Township Council meeting. The council unanimously agreed to pay the township engineering firm, Maser Consulting, Matawan, $52,500 to conduct a township-wide road study.…

  • Whitman says MOM needs local support Opponents to meet next week; S.B. introduces rail ordinances SOUTH BRUNSWICK — While Gov. Whitman supports the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) commuter rail line, she realizes the importance of public approval. Whitman feels that without a level of public support, the project won’t succeed, a spokesperson said Tuesday. "Gov. Whitman supports…