Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Former police chief fills county undersheriff post

    Position re-established as one of Scott’s first actions as sheriff Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred S. Scott has re-established the position of undersheriff, which she said will help to build stronger relationships between county and local law enforcement and enhance operational efficiencies in her department. Kevin B. Harris, who served as police chief in Piscataway for…

  • Law lays out rules to combat bullying

    The 12th District legislators reacted positively to the news that Gov. Chris Christie had signed into law on Jan. 6 the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, designed to better prepare schools to deal with the act of bullying and its consequences. Sen. Jennifer Beck and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (both RMonmouth and Mercer) were co-sponsors of…

  • Hearing the silent voices of women

    ‘Coming in Hot’ tells stories of servicewomen from Vietnam to Iraq BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent Bringing her play about women in the military to the area in February will be a homecoming of sorts for Lisa Bowden, who grew up in the Monmouth County town of Fair Haven. “Coming in Hot,” a play based on…

  • Remembering the Rev. Dr. King

    Above: Guest speaker Richard Earl Barber addresses the crowd as Lou Ann Benson, director of the North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services, looks on during a celebration in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in North Brunswick on Jan. 14. Above right: Zena Simmons, a senior at North Brunswick…

  • S.B. deputy police chief graduates fromFBI Nat’l Academy

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Kevin Hughes, deputy chief of the South Brunswick Police Department, has graduated from FBI National Academy. Hughes was a graduate of the prestigious program’s 243rd session, which was held in Quantico, Va. Hughes took part in the 12- week program along with men and women from all 50 states, the…

  • Having an ‘ice’ time

    Annette (l) and Gianna Pacilio, 6, from Kendall Park, spent the afternoon at Pro Skate in South Brunswick Jan. 2. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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    While Jasmine Ferguson (far left) makes a presentation, Danielle Daniels (l) and Aliyah Rich reflect during a celebration in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in North Brunswick on Jan. 14. More photos, page 7. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Two S.B. men accused of sexually assaulting two 12-year-olds

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Two South Brunswick men have been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two 12- year-old girls, police said in a statement. On Jan. 14, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka announced that Timothy Hunt, 42, and Casey Callahan, 26, were taken into custody on Jan.…

  • Runners, bikers will aid leukemia society this summer

    Participants from N.J. are being recruited now for Team In Training effort Walkers, runners and hikers have the ability to get fit and to help make a difference in the lives of those with blood cancers. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT) is recruiting participants now for a summer season of marathons,…