Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • 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…

  • N.B. receives award for energy efficiency

    School district has saved almost $900,000 in costs in two years BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Energy Education presented the North Brunswick school district with an award for a successful energy-saving program that has led to environmental conservation and energy savings over the past two years. Ross Kelly, the regional president of the eastern division…

  • The First Ladies of Kendall Park share years and years of friendship

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer If added together, there would have been well over 1,000 years of combined friendship and stories packed into Pierre’s in South Brunswick on Sept. 23.   Above: Muriel Celvanelli (l-r), Gilda Gildenberg and Milly Auerbach greet one another with a hug during the First Ladies of Kendall Park luncheon at…

  • Pilsners, lagers and ales, oh my!

    First Beer on the Pier features samples of local brews BY SAM SLAUGHTER BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SAM SLAUGHTER Festival volunteer Marty Horowitz serves up Rogue’s Somer Orange Honey Ale, one of the 50+ beers available for tasting at Beer on the Pier. BELMAR — Whenever the beer flows like a flooded river, you…

  • Defendant testifies she wasn’t drunk during fatal crash

    Kimberly Green is on trial for allegedly having blood alcohol level of 0.19 at time of crash BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Kimberly Green, 35, of Somerset, testified in court last Thursday and Friday that she was not driving while intoxicated at the time of a fatal motor vehicle accident in South…

  • T-shirts spread simple messages of goodness

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer While most people may view Tshirts as mere articles of clothing, three young women from Monmouth County, along with their male mentor and business partner, see the shirts as canvases on which they can send positive messages that inspire people to make a difference in the world. Sarah Miller, Farrah…

  • Chaos erupts after woman found guilty in fatal ’07 crash

    Kimberly Green was charged with vehicular homicide, assault by auto Jennifer Amato NEW BRUNSWICK — The inside and outside of state Superior Court Judge Michael Toto’s courtroom erupted in a violent commotion Friday after a woman was found guilty of killing another woman while driving drunk nearly three years ago. Kimberly Green, 35, of Somerset,…

  • ‘American Girls’ do their part for the Special Olympics

    Amy and Teressa Colhoun dress up themselves, dolls for charity BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Amy Colhoun, 5, of South Brunswick, was one of the many “Fans in the Stands” this summer, donning a pink shirt and cheering on the athletes at the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics, held at The…

  • Rejoice Fest

    Above: Ethan Robert Afir, 4, of Summit, shares the stage with his grandfather, Norman Politziner, of Monroe, during the Rejoice Jewish Music and Culture Festival held at Woodlot Park, South Brunswick, on Sunday. Right: Tiffany Cosumano, 16, of South Brunswick, stops by for a blessing in the sukkah. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN