Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Middlesex County eligible for federal hurricane assistance

    A ll 25 municipalities in Middlesex County are eligible for federal assistance to help with costs associated with the impact of August’s Hurricane Irene. Eligibility allows residents to apply for different types of assistance, including temporary housing, repairs, replacement or other needs, such as Disaster Unemployment Assistance and Small Business Administration disaster loans. To register…

  • Middlesex County PDs equipped with automated license plate readers

    Middlesex County has purchased Automated License Plate Recognition Systems (ALPR’s) for police departments throughout the county. The ALPRs, mounted to the roof or on the trunk of a patrol car, automatically read license plates as the police vehicle is on patrol. The readers then compare the registration information against various databases. The system automatically alerts…

  • A win for charity

    As friend Lauren Piovoso, 10, holds her up, Madilyn Zatorski, 3, of North Brunswick, gets a personalized autograph on her shirt from former New York Knicks basketball great John Starks, while mom Deanna Zatorski looks on, during a three-on-three basketball tournament fundraiser for prostate cancer, held at Our Lady of Peace Church in North Brunswick…

  • Dayton woman arrested for alleged credit card fraud

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A Dayton woman was arrested Aug. 31 on suspicions of participating in a large-scale credit card scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman. Razia Bibi, 32, along with Tahir Lodhi, of Hecksville, N.Y., allegedly created hundreds of fake identities to gain thousands of credit cards over a five-year period. Both were charged…

  • 9/11/11: When the bells tolled

    No. Brunswick commemorates 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Roni Salkin (l) of North Brunswick lost her brother during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. She and Township Councilman Robert Davis, who lost his cousin the same day, reflect upon the unveiling of a plaque detailing the events of the…

  • Banquet hall application denied in So. Brunswick

    Zoning Board cites unsafe traffic conditions, late business hours as reason for denial BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Concerned residents of Whispering Woods received the news they were hoping for when the township Zoning Board handed down a unanimous vote for the denial of a banquet hall on Route 1 at its Sept.…

  • Emergency food assistance for hurricane victims

    Applications for D-SNAP program must be filed by Sept. 20 Emergency food assistance is now available for residents who experienced extreme material losses or subsequent flooding due to Hurricane Irene. Residents must apply by Sept. 20 for the onetime food benefit available through the disaster-related Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (D-SNAP). All counties throughout the state…

  • Woman missing from N.B. located safely

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — A woman missing from North Brunswick for five days was found safe last week. Dorila Rodriguez, 68, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was last seen Sept. 1 in the area of Willowbrook Drive in North Brunswick while visiting with a relative. On the morning of Sept. 6, North Brunswick police were notified that she…

  • MCC expects savings from solar energy project

    Panels being installed on five buildings and two proposed carports BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Don Drost, executive director of facilities management at Middlesex County College in Edison, is pictured with the installed solar panels on the roof of the College Center building, one of five campus buildings where solar panels will be installed. PHOTOS…