Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Knock, knock, knocking on no one’s door

    So. Brunswick council discusses ‘Do Not Knock’ registry BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer There is a “do not call” list available for residents, but soon South Brunswick may have its own “do not knock” list as well. South Brunswick Township Council members discussed the merits of having a “do not knock” list for the township…

  • Guild art exhibit to showcase photography contest winners

    Guild Award for Artistic Innovation: “Coffee Talk” by Ron Pearl of Jackson The Guild of Creative Art has announced the winners of “Eyesights 2013,” the nonprofit’s 10th annual photography show. The exhibit will run until April 3 at 62 Broad St. in Shrewsbury. The following awards were given:  Best in Show: Marilyn Baldi’s “Shoe…

  • Middlesex County tax hike under $20

    Middlesex County officials said that although their 2013 budget is rising by close to 2 percent, it is still more than $2.5 million under the state’s cap on annual increases. The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders adopted the $410.96 million budget during its meeting on March 7. The tax impact will be less than…

  • Sculpture garden welcomes visitors

    Grounds For Sculpture (GFS), 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton Township, Mercer County, has opened its fall/winter 2012 exhibition season with several sculpture exhibitions. GFS will present indoor exhibitions and several distinctive exhibitions in The Meadow, its 7-acre outdoor gallery. There are five indoor exhibitions, four of them new.  In The Museum Building through April 2013,…

  • Rios succeeds Rafano as freeholder director

    Board sees changes as two longtime members move on Changes on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders tend to be few and far between. When two seats on the seven-member board turn over, it is considered a lot. Such will be the case this year. Three freeholder seats will be up for grabs, but…

  • Mid. County to receive $1M to support HIVAIDS care

    Middlesex County will receive just over $1 million in federal funding for medical care and support through the Ryan White HIV-AIDS Program for low-income individuals and families living with HIV-AIDS. “New Jersey has unfortunately ranked highly in the nation for number of reported HIV-AIDS cases, but this funding for the Ryan White program of Middlesex…

  • St. Augustine’s unveils portrait of longtime pastoral associate

    Joseph Csatari stands next to the portrait he painted of Brother Robert Sheeley. The portrait was unveiled Feb. 24 at St. Augustine of Cantebury Church. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — St. Augustine of Canterbury Parish in Kendall Park unveiled a portrait of its late pastoral associate, Brother Robert Sheeley, during a Feb. 24 Mass. After the homily,…

  • The Algonquin brings a taste of the Romantic era ‘Bach’

    Classical pianist Vladimir Zaitsev The Algonquin Arts Theatre will feature Vladimir Zaitsev, a Russian classical pianist who will perform a compilation of Romantic era favorites. The concert is scheduled for March 13 at 10 a.m. in Manasquan. With a program titled “Rock Stars of Romanticism,” Zaitsev’s repertoire includes a combination of music from Chopin, Liszt…

  • Fun and games for Purim

    Top: Joshua Goldenfarb, 4, and his father, Brian, of North Brunswick, try to blow up a balloon during the Purim carnival at Congregation B’Nai Tikvah in North Brunswick on Feb. 24. Above: Emma Boris, 5, of Fanwood, plays the bottle game. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN