Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Kendall Park Rescue Squad celebrating 50 years

    Volunteer organization seeking members, donations from community BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The Kendall Park First Aid & Rescue Squad is celebrating 50 years of existence, seeking members and donations from the community. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The ambulances and the personnel may have changed, but in the 50 years that the Kendall Park First Aid…

  • S.B. teens try to prevent minors’ ‘shocking’ behavior

    Sticker Shock campaign places labels on alcohol to boost awareness of legal drinking age BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Like death and taxes, neon is unavoidable. On Nov. 3, three South Brunswick High School juniors used this point to their advantage as they “sticker-shocked” the Buy- Rite Liquors on Route 1 to raise awareness of…

  • Residents asked to join celebration of gay and lesbian rights

    Response to scheduled protest on Nov. 20 at NBTHS by Westboro Baptist Church BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — In response to reports that the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, will protest the production of “The Laramie Project” by North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS), hundreds of people are expected to hold…

  • N.B. superintendent to lead state educator task force

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Brian Zychowski, the township’s superintendent of schools, has been selected as chairman of the New Jersey Educator Effectiveness Task Force by Gov. Chris Christie. Head of North Brunswick’s school system since February 2007, Zychowski previously served as a high school history teacher; longtime coach of boys and…

  • No. Brunswick detective testifies in bank robbery trial

    Steven Dunkel had shots fired at him during pursuit of suspicious vehicle last year BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NEWARK — “Jersey Avenue — they’re taking off on me. “Shots fired. Shots fired. Shots fired. “The back window’s shot out. He was shooting at me. “Just coming out of traffic by Walgreens. Shots fired again,…

  • Program makes science & technology its FIRST priority

    NBTHS Raider Robotix team holds ninth annual Brunswick Eruption competition BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Inventions such as the Segway, coronary stents and the insulin pump have an indirect connection to North Brunswick Township High School. Archbishop Wood High School (Pennsylvania) mentor Ron Rossbach examines his team’s machine during the ninth annual North Brunswick Township…

  • Constable School to receive $750 grant

    Will use toward supplemental math and reading materials BY SAM SLAUGHTER BY SAM Staff Writer Students at the Constable School in South Brunswick will soon have a host of new materials to learn from. Recently, the school was awarded a $750 ExxonMobil Education Alliance Program grant that it will be putting toward the purchase of…

  • Middlesex Co. unveils Crime Stoppers program

    Residents will receive rewards for information leading to arrests BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Law enforcement officials from throughout Middlesex County can expect a bump in crime tips from local residents, thanks to the founding of Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County. A member program of the national Crime Stoppers agency, the Crime Stoppers of Middlesex…

  • S.B. woman takes one step at a time to beat cancer

    Darlene Prescott walks 12 miles to honor her 15-year remission, is fundraising for other survivors BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer One step at a time. Everything, no matter how large or how small, needs to be taken one step at a time. Darlene Prescott, a breast cancer survivor from South Brunswick, celebrated her 15 years…