Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Help N.B. Fire Dept. get 10K in funding

    Liberty Mutual Insurance’s $100,000 BeFireSmart Safety Pledge Program enables North Brunswick community members to complete a fire safety quiz at www.BeFireSmart.com/samjaffe, which could lead to the North Brunswick Fire Department earning one of 10 $10,000 grants. Now through Oct. 31, North Brunswick residents can support their local fire departments by taking the online quiz to…

  • Old Bridge Speedway Reunion will relive track’s storied past

    This weekend at Thomas Warne Museum BY TIM MORRIS BY TIM Staff Writer When the first Old Bridge Stadium Speedway Reunion was held two years ago, a women from Whispering Pines Estates said she was there because she had heard a rumor that there used to be an auto racing track located where her development…

  • ‘A day of fun to become one’

    No. Brunswick celebrates 28th annual Heritage Day festival BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Township residents were treated to cultural entertainment, ethnic food, kids’ programs, craft vendors, and information about civic organizations during the 28th annual Heritage Day festival Saturday at Babbage Park. The “day of fun to become one,” dubbed by the…

  • J&J employees celebrate 50 years of friendship

    N.B. resident Gabriel Chiappetta organizes dinner for longtime friends BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Former employees of the Personal Products division of Johnson & Johnson in North Brunswick have stayed friends for 50 years. The first Fifty Years of Friendship dinner was held on Saturday at Camillo’s in Sayreville. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Most people consider…

  • Credit card companies facing tighter regulation on campus

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Companies that offer credit card services often visit college campuses in an effort to attract new customers. In New Jersey, the Division of Consumer Affairs has notified all public and private colleges that a new law which took effect in May is regulating that practice. Under the Credit…

  • EMTs across the state remember Helen Toth

    State and District 14 chaplain passed away Sept. 18 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A24-year state and district chaplain for the New Jersey State First Aid Council (NJSFAC) passed away Sept. 18 after battling a lengthy illness. Helen Toth was born July 6, 1935, and spent more than 45 years in volunteer service. She was…

  • Rejoice Jewish Music And Culture Festival

    Sarah Carlebach, 4, of South Brunswick, gets a plate spinning with the help of Lisa Appel during the Rejoice Jewish Music and Culture Festival held at Woodlot Park in South Brunswick on Sunday. More photos, page 34. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • County officials celebrate training center expansion

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer $1.5M project marks first renovation at 36-year-old law enforcement facility If David B. Crabiel could see the newly expanded police training center, he would say: “The best police training center is in Middlesex County, the greatest county in the land.” That’s according to Paulette Crabiel Wahler, daughter of the late…

  • Working toward the CURE

    Sunita Chaudhary, of S.B., recognized for her work with underserved students BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer ASouth Brunswick resident has been honored for her work with underserved and under-represented students. The Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences at Rutgers recognized Sunita Chaudhary, director of Research Education at the Cancer Institute of New…