Category: Sentinel-NBS News

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Neal Gaeta NORTH BRUNSWICK — Neal Gaeta has been selected as the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Municipal Alliance award winner for Middlesex County. Neal volunteers with the North Brunswick Youth Council as a senior member, the North Brunswick Municipal Alliance Committee as a student liaison, the North Brunswick Township…

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Three residences were left uninhabitable after South Brunswick’s three fire departments battled a blaze at the Oakdale Mobile Home Park on Aug. 25. The fire was reported at a Lemon Street home off Route 1 around 10:30 p.m., according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department. A resident was sleeping…

NORTH BRUNSWICK — Detectives are investigating a rash of car burglaries in the area of Cozzens Lane in North Brunswick. Multiple car burglaries took place overnight on Aug. 25, according to a statement prepared by the North Brunswick Police Department. Each burglary reported was to an unlocked vehicle, with loose items removed, police said. Police…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A legitimate fundraising site has been established to help agencies affected by the North Brunswick warehouse fire recoup some of their lost expenses. North Brunswick Fire Cos. 1, 2 and 3 are 100 percent volunteer, comprised of more than 150 members. Each firefighter spent extended shifts battling the 1 million-square-foot…

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Top: Bubba Watson, who is ranked No. 3 in the Golf-World Rankings, and Phil Mickelson (below), who has won five major championships in his career, will be teeing it up this week at the Barclays, the first event in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup, at the Plainfield Country Club. As the…

PHOTO COURTESY OF TUSHAR PATEL The Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central New Jersey held a celebration to mark the 69th anniversary of India’s Independence Day on Aug. 16 at the Shree Swaminarayan Temple in Monmouth Junction.

Isaac Feinberg – the grandfather of Beth Passner, a Social Studies teacher at North Brunswick Township High School – will be participating in the Honor Flight program next month. A World War II and Korean War veteran, Feinberg will be flown from Florida to Washington, D.C. and back on Sept. 19 through the free program…

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ERIN WILLIAMS Jared Mariche of North Brunswick, left to right, Arlene Putterman, manager of Community and Public Relations for Stop & Shop and Allison O’Brien, executive director of Garden State Community Kitchen, make strawberry-banana cups to serve during a luncheon event to teach seniors the importance of healthy eating at the Community…

Three rabid bats have been identified in Middlesex County, two of which tested positive in South Brunswick. A bat that was found in the area of Blackhorse Lane and Henderson Road in Monmouth Junction tested positive for rabies on Aug. 14, according to the South Brunswick Health Department. Another bat that was found on Beck…