Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Turkey drop

    Richard Allen (l-r), Lou Scurato, Coreen Flanders and Dennis Collingwood, of American Legion Post 401 and its auxiliary, dropped off a truckload of provisions on Nov. 21 to help stock the South Brunswick Food Pantry’s shelves and freezers. The food pantry supports 200 South Brunswick families in need. The Legion’s annual food drive will continue…

  • Photos

    Students practice returning the ball during the Raider volleyball clinic at North Brunswick Township High School on Nov. 14. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Milena Makse, an eighth-grader at Linwood Middle School, practices her serve. Abby Allegro, an eighth-grader at Linwood Middle School, works on a drill.

  • Local residents bring medicine, hope to Ugandan children

    Point Community Church members sponsor families in devastated region BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Above: Dr. Terri Nordin (center), a family physician from North Brunswick, assisted with rounds at a medical center in Kaberamaido, Uganda, during a visit by Point Community Church of North Brunswick in November. Right: Ugandan children celebrate the opening of a…

  • Lending a ‘helping’ hand

    Members of the North Brunswick Department of Public Works visited the Jewish Community Center of North & South Brunswick, located on Finnegans Lane in North Brunswick, on Nov. 21 as part of the Community Helpers program at the nursery school. Above: Prekindergarten student Max Manson gets a lift from Eric Chaszar.

  • N.B. custodians recognized for their energy efficiency

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — School custodians were honored Nov. 16 for their participation in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program. The honorees were Gregory Smith, John Adams Elementary; Richard Clarke, Judd Elementary; David Smith, Livingston Park Elementary; Frank Raciti, Parsons Elementary; Matt Brigandi, Linwood Middle School; Lorraine Knox, North Brunswick…

  • Learning that some social behaviors are out of bounds

    Dodgeball nights will offer N.B. middle schoolers fun, character building, education Above: Colin White, a sixth-grader at Linwood Middle School, waits to fire the ball at his opponent during a dodge ball game at the school on Nov. 18. The event was funded by a grant from the North Brunswick Municipal Alliance Committee. Below: Joshua…

  • Community volunteers tutor Parsons’ students, parents

    Tuesday night sessions will help children with homework and adults learn English BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — As part of the Parsons Elementary School Community Outreach Program, volunteers are available to tutor both children and parents. Every Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the school, members of Point Community Church, Awareness…

  • So. Bruns. Senior Center celebrates Jewish culture

    Dancing, music, food help make the event a success BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer International dance instructor Anna Paun performs an Israeli dance to the tunes of the Odessa Klezmer Band at the Jewish Cultural Day at the South Brunswick Senior Center on Nov. 17. JEFF GRANIT staff The holidays might be a few weeks away,…

  • New church adds element of giving to holiday season

    Element Church holds service, donation drives to connect with community BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Marcos Marti, missions pastor at Element Church, serves up some ham to Steffi Weryzynski as members of the North Brunswick church host a Thanksgiving dinner for members of the community at Judd Elementary School on Nov. 13. PHOTOS BY SCOTT…