Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Middlesex County achieves record recycling rate, named No. 1 in NJ

    According to the most recent data, Middlesex County was credited with recycling 71 percent of its total waste generated in one year, beating even its own best record. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY Middlesex County continues to set the pace as the state’s top recycler, as noted by a recent award from…

  • Volunteers needed for North Brunswick advisory committees

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township of North Brunswick is seeking residents to volunteer on any of its numerous boards and committees. Residents can choose from the North Brunswick Abilities Council, the Council on Affordable Housing, the Board of Health, Celebrate North Brunswick, the Environmental Commission, the North Brunswick Ethics Board,…

  • South Brunswick DPW honored for paving project

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township’s Department of Public Works (DPW) has received an award for a paving project carried out by the DPW Road Division during the summer of 2014. The “Project of the Year” award was accepted by DPW Director Raymond T. Olsen and Mayor Frank Gambatese from the New Jersey Chapter of the…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR South Brunswick High School head football coach Joe Goerge celebrates the Vikings’ NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V championship on the shoulders of his team. The Vikings beat Old Bridge, 42-0, in the final played Dec. 5 at Rutgers University’s Highpoint Solutions Stadium in Piscataway.

  • Deer pose danger for New Jersey drivers

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Deer management is a crucial process in controlling the population of the wild mammal in New Jersey, a number that could well exceed 200,000 this year, according to state officials The state issues annual warnings during peak deer mating season that occurs usually from late October through December. The state…

  • Accutest settles accusations of improper testing

    An environmental testing company headquartered in Dayton will pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it failed to follow proper Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) methodology during some of its tests. Accutest Corp., also known as Accutest Laboratories, is an environmental testing laboratory founded in 1956. It provides environmental analytical services to industrial, engineering/consulting and government…

  • ‘Go Green’ during holidays by reducing gift wrap, recycling packing peanuts

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Nancy Krauss of North Brunswick, not pictured, taught her friends – all North Brunswick natives who have known each other since grammar school – how to reuse and recycle holiday gift wrap. Pictured are Laura Salerno Kalck, left to right, Maria Salerno Grizzaffi, Eileen Peterson Garlatti and Sandi Simon Bohn.…

  • Take care in disposal of Christmas trees, tinsel, gift wrap

    While residents deck the halls, giftwrap goodies and prepare for upcoming festivities, the Middlesex County Improvement Authority’s (MCIA) Recycling Division is issuing an advisory about the proper disposal of holiday-related items. Products like greeting cards, envelopes and gift wrap are generally classified under mixed paper, with one major caveat, said MCIA Recycling Manager Ed Windas.…

  • Local realtors collect donations for North Brunswick Food Bank

    Roy Minieri and six co-workers from Re/Max Realtors in North Brunswick held a holiday food drive at ShopRite in North Brunswick on Dec. 6. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROY MINIERI NORTH BRUNSWICK — A local realtor and his co-workers once again collected food for the less fortunate. Roy Minieri has been holding a food drive for…