Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Amy Foundation makes donation to RWJUH

    Organization has provided 1,000 free mammograms in just four years BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Amy Foundation recently donated $10,000 to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) to provide potential breast cancer patients with follow-up testing, according to a press release from the organization. The Amy Fund finances diagnostic procedures, such as…

  • Corrections officer arrested after alleged standoff at Milltown home

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MILLTOWN — ANew Jersey state corrections officer was arrested and placed under observation following an alleged standoff at his borough home on Nov. 26, according to police. Milltown Police Chief Ray Geipel said officers responded to a 911 call on Clay Street and were met by an off-duty North Brunswick…

  • ‘Legend of Bully Jo’

    Students from Judd Elementary School in North Brunswick perform “The Legend of Bully Jo” at North Brunswick Township High School on Dec. 2. Taubenslag Productions, of North Brunswick, produced and rehearsed the play with the students. SCOTT FRIEDMAN First- and second-grade students from Judd Elementary School in North Brunswick perform “The Legend of Bully Jo”…

  • Two S.B. men arrested for home burglary

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two South Brunswick men were arrested in connection with a Nov. 28 burglary, after police collaborated with local businesses to track them down at a Route 130 motel. Drug paraphernalia and a weapon were discovered in the motel room when police arrived, resulting in additional charges. Vincent Johnson, 20, and Alex Hoffman,…

  • Public advised to report any signs of deer with virus

    Disease can be transmitted to livestock but not to people The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife is advising people in west-central New Jersey to be alert for white-tailed deer that wildlife biologists believe are experiencing symptoms of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). The disease, a localized virus that spreads among deer…

  • Four charged with buying, selling synthetic marijuana

    Area residents charged with possession; Edison warehouse raided for supplies WOODBRIDGE — Four people were arrested after an investigation netted an extensive amount of synthetic marijuana and more than $10,000 from two Woodbridge gas stations and an Edison warehouse. Synthetic marijuana, also known as “spice,” became illegal in October. According to Woodbridge Police Sgt. Brian…

  • State urges cautious driving during breeding season

    More white-tailed deer are on the roadways with the arrival of the fall breeding season. Motorists should remain alert for deer, especially during the morning and evening commutes when visibility may be poor and deer activity is likely to be higher, according to a press release from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). “White-tailed deer…

  • Boy Scouts ring in the holidays with wreath sale

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Roughly 300 local residents will decorate their homes with a festive wreath hand-made by Boy Scouts of America Troop 90 this holiday season. The 18-inch and 40-inch wreaths sell quickly, with the last 40 sold in just two days. Rich Berg, father of Boy Scout Dermot Berg, offered…

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     South Brunswick Girl Scout Troop No. 80471 sings carols during the Dayton Village annual holiday tree lighting on Dec. 4.