Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Man sentenced to life in prison in fatal shooting

    NEW BRUNSWICK — A man who fatally shot a North Brunswick man last year during an armed robbery has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Curtis Jones, 28, of Roebling, was found guilty on Sept. 19 of murder, felony murder, armed robbery, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose and two counts…

  • Away in a manger

    Clockwise from top: Senior residents of Brandywine Senior Living at Princeton in South Brunswick, along with students from St. Augustine of Canterbury School in Kendall Park, re-enact the story of the first Christmas as narrated by The Quiver Farms Project of Penn. on Dec. 18 at Brandywine. Becky Kallatch (r) of Quiver Farms fits Tyler…

  • State Theatre presents the New Year’s Eve extravaganza

    The State Theatre presents the return of “Salute to Vienna” on Monday, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. This New Year’s Eve performance features a brilliant cast of 75 including The Strauss Symphony of America led by Viennese maestro Mika Eichenholz, soprano Mónika Fischl, Viennese tenor Michael Heim, and dancers from the Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine.…

  • School doesn’t need to pull any strings to enhance music department

    Local Music Gear donates two guitars to North Brunswick Township High School Kathy Chang Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000264 EndHTML:0000007691 StartFragment:0000003537 EndFragment:0000007655 SourceURL:file://localhost/Volumes/Edit/%20%20MON%20Papers%20-%20New%20Middlesex/N:S%20BRUNSWICK%20FOLDER/1-NORTH%20BRUN/NB%20guitars%2010%22%20kc%20JMA%20HC NORTH BRUNSWICK — The two guitars that North Brunswick Township High School received in early December have been a big hit. “We are grateful,” said James Egan, the school’s band director and subject leader for…

  • Images of 2012 …

    2012 was a year abuzz with activity in the area covered by the Sentinel. For more of the newspaper’s staff photographers’ best photos of the year, see page 6.

  • Left turn now allowed at Aaron Road in No. Brunswick

    Council eliminates restriction at Hartland Commons intersection BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Motorists can now make a left turn at Aaron Road in North Brunswick.. At the North Brunswick Township Council meeting on Dec. 17, the council voted in favor of eliminating the left-turn restriction at the Hartland Commons intersection. Mayor Francis Womack said the…

  • New Jersey Film Festival heads to New Brunswick

    Movie premieres will be held from Jan. 25 to March 2 Retrocognition The New Jersey Film Festival will celebrate its 31st anniversary this spring with a showcase of new international films, American independent features, experimental and short subjects, classic revivals and cutting-edge documentaries. The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the…

  • Girls basketball team honors victims of school shooting

    Crossroads Vikings wear the school colors of Sandy Hook Elementary during games BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer The Crossroads Middle School girls basketball team decided to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., by wearing green and white socks to represent their school colors. The Vikings also held a…

  • Organization helps Asian Americans in the AREAA

    Real estate association installs board of directors SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) installed its board of directors on Nov. 29. Founded in 2003, AREAA is a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable home ownership opportunities in Asian American communities by creating a powerful national voice for the housing and real…