Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • No. Brunswick teens invited to leadership conference

    Sophomore and seventh-grade girls adopt community project, attend peer event NORTH BRUNSWICK — Female teenagers in town are being empowered during the Young Women Leadership Conference. The North Brunswick Municipal Alliance Committee presented the first of three workshops on Nov. 22. Fifty students visited the municipal building for a conference dedicated to Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle…

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    Lillian Torres and Holly Matromonica, of South Brunswick Brownie Troop No. 80765, hang natural ornaments for the birds in the trees at the Dayton Village holiday tree lighting on Dec. 4. CLAIRE SHEPROW

  • Coupon collection in S.B. benefits families of military

    Woman’s Club accepting expired and non-expired coupons BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Supporting service members and their families has been a priority of the national General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) for more than a century. With the U.S. involved in two wars, one local branch has refocused its attention on helping military families with their…

  • SBHS students petition for Stouts Lane sidewalk

    Student Council members are worried about dangerous walk for pedestrians BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer South Brunswick High School Student Council members are petitioning the Township Council to complete the sidewalk project on Stouts Lane, citing unsafe walkways for pedestrians. PHOTO COURTESY OF TAYLOR SASSMAN South Brunswick High School Student Council members presented the Township Council…

  • N.B. resident discusses her life in ‘My Mango Tango’

    Nisha Mathur’s book describes being Indian in American society BY LANA LI Correspondent Nisha Mathur NORTH BRUNSWICK — When Nisha Mathur’s parents immigrated to the United States in the late 1960s, they found themselves starting a family in a whole new world with no familiar faces. And so begins “My Mango Tango,” Mathur’s first book.…

  • MCC vice prez. honored as Woman of the Year

    Karen Hays, vice president for academic and student affairs at Middlesex County College, Edison, was named Woman of the Year at the Central Jersey Women in Business Dinner last month, sponsored by Magic 98.3-FM, a Greater Media Inc. radio station. Hays joined Middlesex County College 2005 and has been credited inwith having a profound impact…

  • Middlesex County to buy Tasers for law enforcement agencies

    County police officers will now be equipped with conducted energy devices, also known as Tasers. As much as $72,500 will be made available for the purchase of up to 29 devices, one for each municipal police department and law enforcement agency in Middlesex County, according to a press release from Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J.…

  • Local rescue group hopes to find purrfect homes for cats

    Home for the Holidays Cat Adoption Day will be Dec. 17 in No. Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Ava NORTH BRUNSWICK — Coming off the heels of a successful dog adoption event, Sammy’s Hope and Muscle Maker Grill will team up for a Home for the Holidays Cat Adoption Day on Dec. 17. Sammy’s…

  • No. Brunswick mourns loss of longtime volunteer

    Dr. Frederick Bell served on the Board of Health for almost 30 years BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Possibly the oldest and longest-serving member of the township, Dr. Frederick Saxon Bell passed away on Nov. 23. He was 93 years old. However, Dr. Bell did not let his age hinder him. He…