Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Celebration of Eid

    The Islamic Society of Central Jersey held a celebration of Eid, the ending of Ramadan, at its center in South Brunswick on Aug. 19. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ISCJ

  • Clubhouse, tot lot will be built at North Brunswick Crescent

    Former Oakleaf Village complex will be redeveloped with new amenities BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The soonto be-renovated Oakleaf Village apartment complex will include a new community center and playground once the redevelopment project is completed. The township Planning Board made a recommendation to consider the 184 unit complex, located off How…

  • So. Bruns. Environmental Center set to be demolished

    Structural damage too severe to repair BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer The Environmental Center in South Brunswick needs to be demolished because of structural damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene last year. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An environmental center on Old Road will be torn down by the end of the year due to irreparable damage…

  • Celebration of Indian culture educates across generations

    IACFNJ commemorates 65th Independence Day BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Held by the Indo-American Culture Foundation of Central New Jersey, a multi-generational crowd turned out for the celebration of India’s 65th Independence Day at the South Brunswick YMCA on Aug. 19. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Indo- American Cultural Foundation of Central New Jersey (IACFNJ) held…

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    Aanika Batra (front to back), 4, of Monroe, and South Brunswick residents Sana Jain, 5, Rhea Aiyar, 6, and Ishwari Joshi, 9, perform a traditional Indian dance during the Indo-American Cultural Foundation of New Jersey’s celebration of India’s 65th Independence Day at the South Brunswick Family YMCA on Aug. 19. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • N.B. turns over a new leaf with redevelopment of apartments

    Oakleaf Village will be renovated to remediate dilapidated conditions BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Windows are broken and boarded up in several apartments within the Oakleaf apartment complex in North Brunswick. A redevelopment project will begin soon, as the Planning Board recommended the property as an area of need of improvement on Aug. 14. PHOTO…

  • Summer camp is the wheel deal for group of first-time bike riders

    For This One, Lose the Training Wheels teach youngsters how to ride a bicycle BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Ronney Afere, of Sayreville, rides ahead of volunteer Darren Young at the Lose the Training Wheels camp in North Brunswick on Aug. 16. PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO In a matter of three days, several children who…

  • Lifeguard honored for saving young boy’s life

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A lifeguard who saved a young boy’s life was honored by the township on Aug. 6. Jake Burgess, a lifeguard for the past three years, was on duty at the pool at Governor’s Pointe on July 9 when he noticed a young boy at the bottom of…

  • S.B. Library exhibit highlights township’s civil war involvement

    BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — This month marks 150 years since a call for more soldiers to serve in the Civil War reached South Brunswick residents. To commemorate, the South Brunswick Library’s August exhibit is dedicated to the nearly 150 men who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Ceil…