Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • So. Brunswick schools closed May 25-29

    Friday, May 25, and Tuesday, May 29, were set aside in the South Brunswick school calendar as days to be used as makeup days in the event schools were closed due to an emergency. Since no emergency closings have occurred, South Brunswick schools will be closed on Friday, May 25, and Tuesday, May 29. Schools…

  • Tickets on sale for Cole Bros. circus

    Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars will visit North Brunswick on Friday, May 18, at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 19, at 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, May 20, at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., on Route 1 north next to DeVry University. Advance tickets will be on sale…

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    Julia Daves (l-r), Dasi Darden and Dominic Moccio, of Team Bumblebees, react after an answer during “Battle of the Books,” held at John Adams Elementary School on May 4. Four fourth-grade teams read 15 books and had a trivia contest to see who knew the most information on each book. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • N.J. revives Adopt-A-Highway program

    NJDOT officials visit Coca-Cola in So. Brunswick for the relaunch BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Less than six months after commemorating the opening of a Coca-Cola distribution facility in South Brunswick, representatives of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration visited the site again on May 2 to announce the revival of New Jersey Adopt-A-Highway program. New Jersey Department…

  • N.B. residents asked to fill out survey on uniforms

    May 17 meeting will discuss if attire should be mandated in school district BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A ll community members are being asked to fill out a survey on the North Brunswick school district website about school uniforms. Those taking the survey are asked to indicated, on a scale of strongly agree to…

  • Friends bring ‘Fair Trade’ shopping to area

    Marafiki’s merchandise comes from near and far, covers broad spectrum of categories BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Steel drum artwork from Haiti is among the items for sale. A s a store born of friends with a mission, Marafiki Fair Trade carries a fitting name. Marafiki, they note, is Swahili for “friends.” Metuchen residents Linda Koskoski…

  • Nature tales

    Northern flickers are fairly large woodpeckers and are different in one respect: They spend a great deal of time on the ground. This male obviously did not get the memo. Photo taken in Anderson Park in Upper Montclair. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • Edison man dies in motor vehicle crash in So. Bruns.

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The father of a Rider University student died in a motor vehicle accident on Route 1 in the early hours of May 3. According to police, Chunhua Jin, 53, was killed on impact while sitting in the back seat of a 2010 Honda Odyssey minivan when it ran into the rear of…

  • Family scrapbook recounts Hindenburg disaster

    Memories from Jo Yatauro’s family are on display at the South Brunswick Library SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Jo Yatauro of Dayton recalls hearing many a family story about the Hindenburg disaster as she grew up. Years before she was born, her mother and grandparents lived and worked in the area. They were very much a part…