Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • County prepares for mosquito population this year

    Expecting higher than normal populations of mosquitoes and an early activity ofWest Nile virus this summer, the Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission has begun inspecting and treating sites throughout the county. The county agency is using an approach that includes mosquito surveillance, water management, biological control, chemical control and public education. “The commission works to…

  • South Brunswick library gives thanks to veterans

    Residents invited to leave letters of appreciation BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Residents are invited to visit the South Brunswick Library and leave messages of appreciation for veterans, in honor of Memorial Day. DEANNA McLAFFERTY SOUTH BRUNSWICK — With Memorial Day approaching, South Brunswick residents hoping to send a message to current and former members of…

  • No. Brunswick to celebrate Memorial Day with 5K, ceremonies

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township will commemorate Memorial Day with two special ceremonies on Monday. A special ceremony on Memorial Day will honor Pfc. Joseph Sabella, a North Brunswick resident who was killed 60 years ago in Korea on July 18, 1952, at the age of 21. Sabella Park, on Cozzens Lane, where the ceremony…

  • Police will ticket if seat belts aren’t used

    The North Brunswick Police Department will be cracking down on motorists and their passengers who do not use seat belts, as part of the national Click It or Ticket campaign. Through June 3, the annual initiative will include high-visibility law enforcement, seat-belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local and national publicity designed to…

  • SBPD issues alert about overnight residential burglaries

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick Police Department issued an alert in reference to a recent pattern of overnight residential burglaries. The department has identified at least four burglaries in the last six weeks that occurred within occupied homes in the township . According to police, the suspect gains entry to the homes through rear…

  • Siemens Corp. donates rocking chairs to local organizations

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Siemens Corporate Research and Technology donated 56 wooden rocking chairs to the South Brunswick Public Library and the South Brunswick Senior Center. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Siemens Corporate Research and Technology in Princeton donated 56 wooden rocking chairs to local organizations on May 21 in an ongoing effort to support the community.…

  • Area crafters participate in Pioneer Grange fair

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Top: Pat Geller stands in front of her handmade scarves, hats and bags that she displayed during the Pioneer Grange No. 1 arts and crafts festival on May 19. Above: Bettye Niedt sold her handmade scissor cuts. Left: Mitch Erceg showed off hand-crafted birdhouses. PHOTOS BY DEANNA McLAFFERTY SOUTH BRUNSWICK —…

  • County unveils new system for community notification

    Residents encouraged to register to get information via phone, text or email The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders recently introduced a new communication system that can process thousands of contacts per minute for immediate notification. The initial rollout of the Middlesex County Community Notification System is for emergency notifications only, but the capacity and…

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    The North Brunswick Police Department held its annual Police Week ceremony on May 17, honoring current police officers while remembering those who sacrificed their lives. More photos, page 3. JEFF GRANIT staff