Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • South Bruns. collects school supplies for tornado victims

    Teachers, students send pens, books to Joplin, Missouri BY SAM SLAUGHTER There may be no more pencils and no more books in the South Brunswick school district in the coming weeks, but it isn’t just because school’s out for the summer. It’s because they’re being donated to the Joplin, Mo., school district. Joplin was brought…

  • State Fair to open at Meadowlands June 24

    Special promotions on tap to mark fair’s 25th year For its 25th anniversary year, State Fair Meadowlands will be treating fairgoers to brand-new entertainment during the 17-day event, running June 24 through July 10 at the New Meadowlands Fairgrounds, next to the New Meadowlands Stadium, formerly Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford. State Fair Meadowlands is…

  • Ice cream business could be a piece of cake

    Local friends open up Cake ‘N Cone on Georges Road in N.B. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Arvind Bhandari, the owner of Cake ‘N Cone on Georges Road in North Brunswick, decorates one of the specialty ice cream cakes made on the premises. PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — Arvind Bhandari has been working…

  • Fun times

    Above left: Joseph Palmer (l) prepares to be bumped by his brother Will during the annual North Brunswick Youth Sports Festival on June 10. Above: Cousins Gabriel Karabinchak (l) and Kaysi Fajardo take a casual spin on the YoYo. The festival is being held on the grounds next to DeVry University on Route 1 north…

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    As night arrives, patrons take a whirl on the YoYo during the annual North Brunswick Youth Sports Festival on June 10. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Road improvements to begin this week

    Joseph Street and Axel Avenue projects first on agenda North Brunswick’s 2011 Road Program was launched this week and includes nearly $3.3 million in street and utility improvements to seven municipal roadways. The schedule, which is weather dependent, includes a series of improvements from now through December. Roadwork will begin on Joseph Street and the…

  • SBPD launches online reporting service

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Stopping crime just got a lot smarter. The South Brunswick Police Department recently launched a new online reporting service, COPLOGIC, that will enable residents to log in and fill out online reports for nonviolent and “cold” complaints or crimes, according to a SBPD release. The service is intended to cut down on…

  • Veterans offered free chiropractic sessions

    Kendall Park chiropractor is participating in ‘Healing Hands 4 Heroes’ BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Statewide, chiropractors have begun taking a crack at helping veterans through the “Healing Hands 4 Heroes” program. Steven Dickert, D.C., based in Dayton, has decided to join them by stepping up to the table now, too. Dickert, through the Association…

  • Veteran’s path crosses into North Brunswick

    Troy Yocum visits firehouse along his 7,000-mile journey across the U.S. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Top: Troy Yocum (far left), an Iraq War veteran from Kentucky, is walking 7,000 miles across the country to raise money for military families in need. He visited North Brunswick on Saturday, accompanied along Route 130 with Christine Koch,…