Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Local Boy Scouts to celebrate 100 years

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON SOUTH BRUNSWICK — On Feb. 8, 100 years ago, an American man caught in an English fog was directed to his destination by a young boy who refused to accept a tip. The boy declared there was no need for payment in return for a good deed. His guide, the American businessman…

  • Senior New Year’s Tea Party

    Fifth-grade students at Livingston Park Elementary School help a pair of senior citizens with their bingo game sheets during the Senior New Year’s Tea Party on Jan. 19. ERIC SUCAR staff Fifth-graders at Livingston Park Elementary School in North Brunswick help some senior citizens with their bingo cards during a Senior New Year’s Tea Party…

  • Route 1 bridge reopened in No. Brunswick

    Emergency repair work required on bridge pier The Route 1 northbound bridge in North Brunswick was finally reopened Jan. 21 after almost two days of emergency repairs. N.J. Department of Transportation (NJDOT) acting Commissioner James S. Simpson said that the bridge over an abandoned Conrail line on the opposite side of College Farm Road was…

  • Former Edison janitor charged with OxyContin possession commits suicide

    Anthony Luminiello, 31, was found Friday in his North Brunswick home NORTH BRUNSWICK — A township resident who had been charged with illegally obtaining drugs while working at Edison High School was found in his home Friday after committing suicide, according to North Brunswick police Lt. Roger Reinson. Anthony Luminiello, 31, was charged with illegally…

  • Disabled skaters to tour state to raise awareness

    Will visit Princeton Sports Center in S.B. Sunday BY JENNIFER BOOTON Agroup of disabled hockey players will embark on a 1,370-mile journey tomorrow, attempting to visit every New Jersey ice rink in 54 hours, to raise awareness for their sport. The group will travel to various hockey rinks during the Hockey Weekend Across America in…

  • Public Chinese immersion school to open in S.B.

    Applications due by Feb. 6 BY JENNIFER BOOTON SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A new regional public charter school that will immerse students in Mandarin Chinese is scheduled to open in the South Brunswick school district this September. The full-immersion public school will be the first of its kind in the state. The Princeton International Academy Charter…

  • N.B. educators still waiting for contract settlement

    Association asks to go back to bargaining table instead of waiting for state-appointed fact-finder BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Township Education Association (NBTEA) has been making its presence known the past few months, appearing at monthly Board of Education meetings and holding a sign-in early last week. There are…

  • N.B. resident celebrates 30 yrs. of children’s advocacy

    Stuart Grant NORTH BRUNSWICK — Township resident Stuart Grant is celebrating his 30th year on the board of the Association for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ), the state’s leading research and advocacy group on children’s issues. With a 45-year career in children’s advocacy that includes government, university and private-sector positions, Grant is the current senior…

  • N.B. collecting donations for Haiti earthquake victims

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Several local organizations in North Brunswick are holding events and donation collections to benefit the victims of the earthquakes and aftershocks in Haiti over the past couple of weeks. • Kiddie Academy of North Brunswick, 2239 Route 1 south, is collecting warmweather clothing and nonperishable food items.…