Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Motor vehicle accident kills one, injures four

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An automobile accident on May 15 has left one dead and four injured in South Brunswick. Around 1:24 p.m. police responded to an accident in front of Woodlot Park on New Road to find a collision involving three vehicles. The accident claimed the life of Richard Russel, 51, of South Brunswick, critically…

  • Saying ta-ta to breast cancer

    Top: The Tough Ta Ta’s get together for a pregame cheer prior to a fundraiser softball game against the 95.5 FM WPLJ One-Hit Wonders held at North Brunswick Community Park on May 10. The Tough Ta Ta’s are a team of 13 women from around the country who raise money in support of breast cancer…

  • ‘Soundstage’ event ends on a high note for all

    BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Alicia Madison and Dan Weltman The sun shone brightly upon those who attended Greater Media Newspapers’ “Soundstage” fundraising event on May 7, enhancing the spirits of those who enjoyed the food and entertainment provided in the tropical surroundings of Bar Anticipation, Lake Como. Close to $3,400 was raised and will be…

  • Sausage sale part of hard-fought battle against autism

    Royal Chevrolet raises money for Brunswick Acre Elementary in Kendall Park BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Bake sales aren’t the only way to raise money for schools. It’s now proven that juicy, delicious sausages work just as well. Peppers and onions were optional. On May 14 and for the second year in…

  • Keeping cancer away through ‘Sun Safety’

    S.B. Girl Scouts hold event as part of Bronze Award project BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Even if their newmedals are as bright and shiny as the sun, the 15 girls in Girl Scout Junior Troop 80385 of South Brunswick are going to be ready in the presence of the actual sun.…

  • Area residents walk to take suicide out of the shadows

    Overnight event set for June 4-5 in NYC BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Next month, around 2,000 people will take a few thousand steps toward helping bring suicide prevention and awareness to the forefront of metropolitanarea residents’ consciousness. The Out of the Darkness Overnight walk, an 18-mile journey from sunset to sunrise June 4-5, is…

  • Academics, volunteerism, athletics are focus of awards

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Reecha Pandya NORTH BRUNSWICK — Coinciding with the announcement that Sept. 11-mastermind Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan, the North Brunswick Township Council recognized Days of Remembrance week regarding the Holocaust. A proclamation was read during the May 2 council meeting, stating how May…

  • Artist’s eye

    Kelly Lalama, a student at North Brunswick Township High School, placed second in the Congressional Art Competition in Princeton on May 6 with her artwork “Autobiography.”

  • The art of storytelling

    From top: Author and illustrator Michael Dooling dressed as a Colonial author for an assembly at Livingston Park Elementary School in North Brunswick on May 2. Dooling explains the color palette he uses when painting his characters in his books. First-grader Diya Nambiar paints a drawing of Dooling’s rendering of a photo. PHOTOS BY JEFF…