Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Through the darkness, ISCJ hopes to provide some relief

    Donations being accepted to aid victims of the monsoon rains in Pakistan BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer With monsoon rains buffeting Pakistan for almost a full month now, things are beyond dire. According to the U.N. News Service, an estimated 17.2 million people are classified as “significantly affected,” and 1.2 million homes have been badly…

  • N.B.-based business receives $300,000 grant

    Funding for TRIM-edicine will support muscular dystrophy research NORTH BRUNSWICK — TRIMedicine Inc., a township-based biotechnology firm, has received a $300,000 federal Small Business Innovation & Research (SBIR) grant, awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will support research of a protein that has shown the ability to promote muscle cell membrane…

  • Bean inspires Senate bill for vets’ services

    Lautenberg joins Holt in fight for more counseling for returning soldiers BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer New Jersey political leaders have intensified efforts to revamp treatment resources within the Veterans Administration. Sgt. Coleman Bean Members of both the House and Senate have now proposed legislation in hopes of reducing the rate of suicide among returning…

  • Grandparents Day

    Top: Kimberly (l) and Catie Marron, visiting from San Diego, Calif., hug their grandparents, Jane and John Clute of South Brunswick, after singing a duet for them during a youth talent show at the South Brunswick Senior Center on Aug. 26. Above: Catie sings “Astonishing” from the Broadway musical “Little Women.” PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • SBHS grad receives scholarship from Epilepsy Foundation

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey has awarded South Brunswick High School graduate Samarth Mehta one of three collegiate scholarships. Mehta will be using his scholarship to pursue a degree in economics from George Washington University. Eventually, Mehta plans to earn a doctorate in economics in order to become a university professor…

  • Pathmark store set to close in No. Brunswick

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Pathmark supermarket at 1345 Route 1 south will be closing on or about Oct. 13. According to a press release on the website of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. — which owns Pathmark, A&P, Waldbaum’s, the Food Emporium, SuperFresh, and Food Basics in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New…

  • History of the Gypsies leads to cultural dance fusion

    Indian and Spanish music, dance will be performed together on Sept. 11 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Lisa Botalico of The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre (l) and Ramya Ramnarayan, principle dancer and choreographer for The Nrithyanjali Dance Ensemble, will present “Journey Through Genre” with accompanying live musicians from India and New York City on Sept.…

  • FirstEnergy offering grants to stimulate classroom learning

    FirstEnergy Corp.’s New Jersey operating company, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), is again offering mathematics, science and technology grants to educators and youth group leaders. The grants, available to teachers in pre-kindergarten through grade 12, support classroom projects and teacher professional development initiatives. The deadline to apply for a grant is Sept. 20. Any…

  • Kendall Park couple raising funds to combat pediatric cancers

    Hugs for Brady Foundation is established in memory of 23-month-old Brady Wells BY JENNIFER AMATO BY JENNIFER Staff Writer Alocal Kendall Park couple is trying to turn a tragic event into something positive. Michael and Sherrie Wells lost their son, Brady Michael Wells, to leukemia on July 30. He would have turned 2 years old…