Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Man apprehended in Times Square charged with South Brunswick murder

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A South Brunswick man was arrested in New York on Oct. 1 and charged with killing a 47-year-old woman in the home they shared. Andre Griffith, 37, was apprehended in Times Square at 1:15 a.m. following a weeklong search. He was charged with murder in the death of Samantha Ross, according to…

  • Car burglary suspect remains at large

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police have charged two people in connection to a string of motor vehicle burglaries along Route 27, while one suspect is still at large. The suspects allegedly broke into vehicles in South Brunswick, Franklin and North Brunswick since mid-August, according to a statement prepared by the South Brunswick Police Department, including 48…

  • North Brunswick acquires drone to aid police in search and rescue

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township Police Department will use a drone to aid in search and rescue operations, specifically in the event of a missing person. Police Director Ken McCormick said during the Sept. 8 council workshop meeting that a drone was used during the warehouse fire on Livingston Avenue…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Free workshop will battle invasive species A free workshop on how to identify and prevent invasive species from crowding out more desirable native species in your landscape will be held 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. on Sept. 26 at the EARTH Center, located in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick.  Invasive species are…

  • ‘Swing by the Barn’ event set for Oct. 7

    The Middlesex County Federation of Democratic Women will host its annual “Swing by the Barn” event on Oct. 7 from 7-9 p.m. at Baker’s Barn, 93 Church Lane, East Brunswick. Lizette Delgado-Polanco, vice chairwoman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee and executive director of the Service Employees International Union, New Jersey State Council, and…

  • Water supply drought watch issued for three New Jersey regions

    Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin today issued a drought watch for New Jersey’s Northeast, Central, and Coastal North water supply regions, urging residents in the affected areas to voluntarily conserve water and for the rest of the state to practice wise water use due to continued dry weather and above-average temperatures. The drought…

  • High school bands march to the top

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The John F. Kennedy High School marching band takes to the field prior to performing for the crowd during the game against Colonia held at John F. Kennedy High School in Iselin on Sept. 19. MATT DENTON With the crowd settled in and the Monroe Township High School football team…

  • Grants will fund restoration of Pulda farmhouse

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick Historical Society has received and will match two grants to fund the restoration of one of the oldest structures in the township. The society received a $7,500 New Jersey Historic Trust grant, which it will match, to enable $15,000 to be dedicated to the renovation of the…

  • Jax finds fame and her image in a corn maze

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Above: American Idol finalist and East Brunswick native Jackie ‘Jax’ Miskanic (right) is interviewed by Greater Media’s Magic 98.3’s Joel Katz at VonThun Farms in Monmouth Junction on Sept. 15. Below: The farm used the local singer as the theme for this year’s corn maze. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC…