Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • No. Brunswick evaluating use of red-light cameras

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township is considering using cameras to identify vehicles that pass through red lights at certain intersections. During a council workshop meeting Dec. 13, Councilman Bob Davis said that he, Police Director Ken McCormick, Police Deputy Chief Joseph Battaglia and Business Administrator Robert Lombard had met with…

  • S.B. resident named Nurse of the Year by March of Dimes

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A South Brunswick resident was recently honored with the Nurse of the Year in Leadership award by the March of Dimes. Kari Mastro, vice president of nursing at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, was one of the 250…

  • Dancing the night away

    Top: Linda Hand cuts the rug during the Senior Citizen Holiday Winter Dance in North Brunswick Dec. 10. Above: Seniors enjoyed an evening of dinner and dancing. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • SBPD cleared of wrongdoing during motor vehicle stop

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A North Brunswick woman was charged on Dec. 21 for false swearing and filing a false police report after an alleged assault by a police officer. Amy Handaly, 51, reported to the South Brunswick Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards that during a motor vehicle stop on Oct. 19, an officer hit…

  • On the ice

    Lawrence Lung, 14, of North Brunswick, placed third overall in the Intermediate Men’s Division at the U.S. Junior National Figure Skating Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Dec. 18. He placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate. Lung’s performance also included the successful landing of a triple lutz in…

  • Chocolate lovers

    Above: Students sing and play the recorder during the Judd Elementary School’s fourthand fifth-grade production of “The Chocolate Factory” Dec. 21 in North Brunswick. Above right: Students gather to sing “The Candy Man” during the finale. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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    Santa and Mrs. Claus greet young and old alike during Santa Day at VFW Post No. 9111 in Kendall Park on Dec. 19. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • SBPD earns first-place award for National Night Out

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — After another successful National Night Out in South Brunswick, the South Brunswick Police Department has been commended for its community outreach program. “This is the pinnacle of our partnership with the community,” Detective Sgt. Jim Ryan said. “It is a great event for everyone.” The SBPD finished…

  • Dayton Toyota helps out SBPD

    Funds will provide additional training for four officers SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township Police Department recently received a $500 donation from Dayton Toyota to fund increased training for officers. “We recognized the tremendous need of the community in this time of budgetary restraints,” Dayton Toyota owner Dave Nappa said. This is the second year in…