Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Bike Ride for Amy will be held June 5 in So. Brunswick

    Proceeds will help uninsured women get mammograms BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The fourth annual Bike Ride for Amy to help raise funds to aid uninsured women in getting mammograms will take place Sunday, June 5. The ride, which was created by the Amy Foundation, is named after Amy Feiman Behar, who died after battling…

  • A child first, then an established child model

    Millstone family shares ins and outs of raising daughter in the ad world BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Chloe Almeida, 12, Millstone, has been featured in ads for Macy’s, Nordstrom and Joe Fresh Jeans. A lthough her image appears on shopping bags at P.S. Aeropostale and giant posters at Target, few Millstone residents realize that…

  • S.B. volunteers never tire of helping those in need

    Annual Pedals for Progress bicycle and sewing machine collection will be June 5 BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — On Saturday, June 5, South Brunswick High School will host the 12th annual Pedals for Progress (P4P) bicycle and sewing machine drive from noon to 3 p.m. P4P is a High Bridge, N.J.-based nonprofit…

  • PTSO sponsoring clothing drive

    The North Brunswick Township High School PTSO is sponsoring a used clothing drive 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7 in the parking lot of the high school. The school is accepting clothing, bed linens, towels, draperies, shoes, pocketbooks, backpacks, stuffed animals and hard toys (toys must be in boxes no larger than 24 inches…

  • Senior citizens law conference on May 11

    The public is invited to a free Senior Citizens Law Day Conference from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 11 at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Square, off Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. Three experts will speak about a variety of issues affecting older Americans and how to plan successfully for the future. The…

  • Council honors Girl Scouts who earned Gold Awards

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Nine area Girl Scouts were recognized for their achievement of the Girl Scout Gold Award at a recent council meeting . Soumya Prasad, Melissa Katz, Samantha Bognar and Divya Trikkannad of Troop 81628 and Race Troccoli, Rosie Cosgrove, Amanda Bell, Liz Begley, Emily Saleh and Nirupama Vellanki…

  • Changes urged to property tax appeal system

    Now, each municipality must return 100% of county, school board and special district funds BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Senior Jason Haberman portrays Michael during a production of “Peter Pan,” a partnership between the North Brunswick Township High School Alchemist Theatre Company and Taubenslag Productions, on April 29. SCOTT FRIEDMAN A local government official is…

  • Local officials, residents react to death of Osama bin Laden

    ‘Justice,’ ‘closure’ are common sentiments; military personnel praised for their efforts BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Upon the announcement that al-Qaeda leader and Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan by U.S. Navy SEALs, local officials and residents affected by the terrorist attacks almost a decade ago are reacting to his…

  • N.B volunteer fire company starting up motorcycle fundraiser

    Bike custom built by Orange County Choppers to be raffled to help buy new fire engine BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 is looking to trade in one type of engine for another. Lt. Dave Klisch and his wife, Jennifer, had been watching the show “Orange County Choppers” one…