Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Nationally renowned poets to read at South Brunswick library on Dec. 9

    For South Brunswick native Adam Fitzgerald, Sunday’s poetry reading at the South Brunswick Public Library will be a homecoming. Fitzgerald, who lives in New York, was born in Staten Island, but grew up in New Jersey, graduating from South Brunswick High School in 2001. He tries to do readings as often as he can “as…

  • N.B. police charge suspects tied to No. Brunswick, So. River burglaries

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police lodged charges last week against suspects they believe are associated with a string of burglaries in North Brunswick and South River. Joel J. Natividad, 18, Kevin A. Reyes, 18, and Marvin D. Lopez, 19, all of New Brunswick, were charged with theft of movable property and…

  • Title IX marks 40 years

    Girls at home on fields of competition BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer This year marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX — federal legislation that prohibited discrimination based on an individual’s gender in schools and opened the door for female participation in sports at the high school and college levels. JEFF GRANIT staff Title IX…

  • S.B. teacher uses art to help the Jersey Shore

    Shell project raises funds for those affected by Sandy BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Brunswick Acres Elementary School students Layla Toner (left) and Casey Jarvis decorate shells as part of the “Shells for the Shore” project, which is raising money for those affected by Hurricane Sandy. PHOTO COURTESY OF SUZANNE TIEDMANN Suzanne Tiedmann sells seashells…

  • Milltown event to entertain families, preserve station

    Historical society’s ‘Winter Wonderland’ part of efforts to relocate train station BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The model train display designed for the “Winter Wonderland” holiday event in Milltown took Jim Reid 40 hours to construct. The event on Dec. 8 and 9 will benefit efforts to relocate the borough’s former freight station. PHOTOS BY…

  • The key to happiness

    Top: Natalie LaMagra gets a high-five from Aesha Patel, a junior at North Brunswick Township High School, after getting her face painted during the Key Club’s annual carnival, held at the school on Nov. 30. Above: Kaitlyn (l) and Keira Gilmore keep the hula hoops going at the carnival. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Beach Music will rock the Pony for young hurricane victims

    As seen in TheBeachBeat.com BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Every year, Danny White, owner of Beach Music Studios in Belmar, hosts a holiday party for families of his students to attend at the historic Stone Pony in Asbury Park. He usually asks families to bring one unwrapped toy to be donated to Manna House, a…

  • Young woman gives advice on how to overcome struggles

    Rachel Schroeder does not let brachial plexus injury inhibit her life BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — When Rachel Schroeder was being born, her shoulders got stuck in her mother’s pelvis. As the doctor delivered her, nerve damage occurred in her left arm, and she was diagnosed with a brachial plexus injury (BPI).…

  • ‘Miracle Glove’ gets into the hands of those who need it

    Glove helps golfer hold club in place; ideal for those with brain injury or arthritis BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Joseph DeMarco (front) created the JDM Miracle Glove (above) to assist those with a brain injury, arthritis or other condition that makes holding a golf club difficult, achieve a better grip on the club. SOUTH…