Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • ISCJ honors Festival of Sacrifice by making donation

    South Brunswick middle schools will receive $10,000 BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — For Muslims, the holiday of Eid-ul-Adha is a call for sacrifice. The Islamic Society of Central Jersey, which is located in South Brunswick, celebrated the holiday, as well as a successful 35 years of service, this year by donating $13,000…

  • Horse-racing dates awarded but legislation still pending

    The New Jersey Racing Commission awarded horse-racing dates for 2011 but changes are expected before they are finalized by the end of the year. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA)’s General Counsel Ralph Marra asked that the award of dates be tabled until the completion of legislation that would restructure racing at the…

  • ‘Over the Limit, Under Arrest’ to target impaired motorists

    Local and state law enforcement officers will enforce the “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” nationwide campaign Dec. 6 through Jan. 2. There will be saturation and sobriety checkpoints looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated. “This is a critical law enforcement program that can save lives during a time of the year when…

  • Author recalls an earlier era of life in Jamesburg

    Linke adds touch of humor to tales of down-home living going back to the ’30s BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Longtime residents of Central Jersey may see glimpses of their own childhoods in the memoirs of local author Bettie Linke. Bettie Linke In her new book, “That’s the Spirit,” Linke takes a fond look at…

  • County mandates training program for new officers

    Newly hired cops will take courses at facility in Edison New police officers in Middlesex County will be required to take additional training courses to help them better understand procedures and the law.M iddlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and the Middlesex County Association of Chiefs of Police recently announced plans for the New Officer…

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    Sabella Park Preschool’s Debi Verpent (l) and Melaika Gomez (c) sing along to the words of a song held by teacher Rose Paduano. Children sang songs, went on a hayride and had cider and snacks during the school’s annual Turkey Trot on Nov. 16 in North Brunswick. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Closing arguments paint very different pictures

    Michael A. Maltese is on trial for strangling his parents, burying their bodies in S.B. park BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer For someone who has been described as having “lost it” one night in 2008, Michael A. Maltese remained quite calm on Nov. 17 as closing arguments were presented in his murder trial in state…

  • No. Bruns. could close on Pulda Farm by end of year

    Appraisals show that township is paying fair price for 70-acre lakefront property BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick could close on the purchase of the Pulda Farm property by the end of the year. According to Township Attorney Ron Gordon during the council meeting Nov. 15, the executed documents have been received. The council…

  • N.B. tries to dodge substance abuse problems by teens

    Through county grant, Municipal Alliance is holding dodgeball games BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Normally if there is a group of teenagers hanging around a school at 7 p.m. on a Friday, the automatic thought is: trouble. Yet at Linwood Middle School for the next few weeks, the exact opposite is true.…