Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • So. Brunswick to deal with $6.4M reduction in state aid

    North Brunswick to lose $4.1 million in aid BY JENNIFER BOOTON & JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writers Hundreds of staff and programs could be cut from the South Brunswick school district next year to make up for a $6.4 million slash in state aid. Gov. Chris Christie, who made an executive order last month to freeze…

  • Veterans remember wartime stories for scrapbook

    Participants wanted for project that shares memories and history BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Don Stern is a World War II veteran who served as a bombardier for the Air Force at a time when Europe was largely dominated by Nazi Germany. He started attending Queens College in September 1941 only a few months before…

  • Middlesex County unveils new ‘green’ website

    Middlesex County unveiled its new “Sustainability” website on March 9, the first result of the Middlesex County Sustainability Plan. The website, www.mcset.com, will be used as a channel for communication and reference for county departments, municipal governments, citizens, businesses and civic organizations to provide ongoing feedback on where the county is, where it is heading,…

  • Spring break brings theme park opening

    Six Flags Great Adventure, Route 537, Jackson, will kick off the 2010 season on March 27 with its two-week-long spring break presented by Stride Gum. Opening day will launch the Stride-A-Thon as 30 riders compete to be the last rider on the seven looping, floorless coaster Bizarro in this eight-hour ride-a-thon. Through a contest hosted…

  • When the men in blue start feeling blue

    Police officers receive training in how to handle stress and how to ask for help BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer “I asked myself why I didn’t accept help years ago.” — Sgt. Clarke Paris Las Vegas Metropolitan Police NORTH BRUNSWICK — Clarke Paris walked across the stage cool, calm and relaxed. “Hey, Clarke,” an officer…

  • Boy Scouts ‘PAWS’ at meeting to learn about animal shelters

    NBTHS volunteer organization performs skits to teach young boys about rescuing dogs BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The scene is a park. There is a family with two children watching people with dogs walk by. Above: Nicholas (l) and Dominic Moccio take a closer look at Roxy during a show put on by the North…

  • Bizarre creatures, funny animals illustrate day

    Author-illustrator John Steven Gurney speaks about his career BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer John Steven Gurney took the cap off a black marker and walked toward an easel. He drew an uppercase U, followed by two little squares above. Adding a mustache and a funny mouth, a face began to form. He drew an oval…

  • Illegal aliens not eligible for affordable housing in S.B.

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — South Brunswick may soon require affordable housing applicants to provide proof that they are legal residents of the United States. Though the township has always required applicants to do so, a new ordinance soon to be passed by the Township Council will officially mandate applicants to provide…

  • So. Brunswick slammed by weekend storm

    Could take a week to assess all the damage BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Hundreds of South Brunswick residents were left without power after last weekend’s nor’easter barreled through the township, causing massive damages and flooding. An overflow of township lakes and streams caused Route 1 and areas near Carnegie Lake to flood, while a…