Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Advocates for the disabled voice concerns over issues

    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) holds roundtable discussion in North Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Affordable housing, education and health care issues for the disabled population were raised as concerns by advocates for people dealing with disabilities during a roundtable discussion held by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District). With March…

  • Authors to discuss, sign ‘Jersey Sting’ in Edison

    Metuchen resident Josh Margolin (r) and Ted Sherman will discuss their book “The Jersey Sting” April 10 at the Barnes & Noble in the Menlo Park Mall. Politics and corruption have become almost inseparable in New Jersey. And for one Metuchen man, they have formed the foundation of a career. Josh Margolin, a NewYork City…

  • S.B. art exhibit takes roads most traveled

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A new art exhibit, sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission, opened this week. “The Roads We Travel,” juried by arts education consultant Cory Alperstein, opened April 5 with a Meet the Artists reception. “The works presented in ‘The Roads We Travel’ cross borders of time, emotion,…

  • ‘The Challenge’

    North Brunswick Township High School students Alice Huang (l-r), Philip Chang, Ruthie Goldstein, Katherine Ebright and Ashwin Baweja, led by academic adviser Ed Trembly (far left), will be featured 5:30 p.m. April 14 on an edition of MSG Varsity’s “The Challenge” on Cablevision iO TV Channel 14. North Brunswick will compete against Highland Park in…

  • Hair will stand on end during weekend Alchemist production

    ‘Hairspray’ will be performed Thursday, Friday and Saturday at NBTHS BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — John Travolta has nothing on this cast. The Alchemist Theatre Company of North Brunswick Township High School will present its version of “Hairspray” this weekend in the school auditorium. The story of a 1960s Baltimore teenager encompasses…

  • Spring Lake: a little bit of everything

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Downtown Spring Lake Named for the spring-fed lake in the middle of the town’s Divine Park and nicknamed the “Irish Riviera” after the town’s wealthy founders, Spring Lake is a haven for relaxation and beauty along the Jersey Shore. Just two miles long by one mile wide with tree-lined streets and wooden…

  • S.B. police respond to several incidents at motel

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township police are investigating a series of incidents that occurred at a Route 1 motel between the evening hours of April 1 and the early morning of April 2. Authorities began increased patrolling at the Hotel Vincenza after an officer spotted unusual activity at the establishment. Officers responded to a total of…

  • Five So. Brunswick teens earn rank of Eagle Scout

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — At a recent Township Council meeting, five township Boy Scouts were recognized for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. The Eagle Scout rank is the highest a Scout can achieve. Only around two out of every 100 Scouts achieve the rank. In order to achieve the rank,…

  • WELCOME TO… Treasures of the Jersey Shore

    Sea Girt offers historic lore, ocean panorama BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer “The Intelligent Whale” at the Military Museum FollowWreck Pond bridge into the beautiful and historic borough of Sea Girt. This one-square-mile town includes the area between Stockton Lake and Wreck Pond. Though modest in size, the quaint beach town incorporated in 1917 is…