Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • N.B. council tables ordinance for Renaissance bond reduction

    Council members question amount of reduction, time to complete punch list BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council tabled an ordinance Aug. 2 that would release 70 percent of a performance bond for Renaissance Section 3. The public improvement bond would have been reduced from $4 million to $1.2 million, the…

  • Local PDs have crime and drugs singing the blues

    National Night Out celebrated on Aug. 3 BY KERRI McCUNE & JENNIFER AMATO Members of the township gathered at Rowland Park on Aug. 3 for the South Brunswick Police Department’s 27th annual National Night Out. Zach Aamland, 6, of Kendall Park, gets behind the wheel of a new heavy rescue vehicle during the National Night…

  • S.B. man charged with theft from Parking Authority

    NEW BRUNSWICK — A resident of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick has been charged in a continuing investigation into the theft of thousands of dollars in parking fees through the New Brunswick Parking Authority. Lawrence Sorbino, 44, the security and property manager for the Parking Authority, was charged with two counts of official…

  • So. Brunswick approves purchase of dog-park land

    Ordinances state property will be used as open space; no decision if will stay dog park BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council approved the purchase of the Rocky Top Dog Park property July 27, though the question remains whether it will stay as a dog park. “The purpose of this…

  • NBT evaluating relocation of Senior Center

    Early discussions arose about moving from Linwood Place to municipal building BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township’s Senior Center on Linwood Place might be relocated to the municipal building on Hermann Road. Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack said during the Monthly Mayor’s Breakfast at the Senior Center on July 30 that it…

  • N.B. teen donates 14 inches of hair to Locks of Love

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Katie Kingsley has donated over a foot of hair to the Locks of Love organization. Katie Kingsley holds the 14 inches of hair she donated to Locks of Love July 28. On July 28, the 13-yearold got her first-ever haircut, besides some trims now and again to…

  • Crowds gather in hopes of seeing the president

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With word that none other than the president of the United States would be making an afternoon visit, hundreds of people lined up on Route 27 and Plainfield Avenue in Edison on July 28, some as early as 5 a.m. An enthusiastic onlooker waits for the presidential motorcade last week,…

  • Pet show

    Top: Pets, along with their owners, mingle with each other during a pet show held at the South Brunswick Senior Center July 27. Seniors, staff members and volunteers held the pet show, which included interactions with various animals. Middle: Lynne Lahrman, 12, of North Brunswick, holds her Maine coon cat, Cordelia. Bottom: Lahrman, (center), shows…

  • SBHS teacher sentenced for credit card fraud

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A South Brunswick High School English teacher who pleaded guilty to fraudulent credit card use has been placed on probation for three years. Jill Zell, 47, of Dayton, was also fined $1,000 for taking credit cards from two co-workers and running up charges of more than $600, according to a press release…