Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • South Brunswick loses lawsuit against developer

    South Brunswick Center LLC must prove why zoning protection should last until ‘14 BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A lawsuit filed against South Brunswick two years ago involving the township’s decision to not grant an extension on a developer’s agreement was resolved last month in the developer’s favor. South Brunswick Center LLC…

  • Man of Steel

    Robert Goldman, a teacher at North Brunswick Township High School, bends a ½-inchby 20-inch steel bar during the Valley Forge Men of Steel “Steel Bending Contest” on Jan. 10 at the third annual Philly Sports Extravaganza at the Valley Forge Convention Center in Penn. Goldman participated in three bends at the contest: a 3/8-inch by…

  • Remembrance

    Sixth-grader Eric Reardon arranges one of 15 panels that are on display at Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The exhibit is on loan to the school from the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of the State of New Jersey. Throughout the week, teachers used the panels in the…

  • N.B. Planning Board denies change in Pulda Farm zoning

    BY JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Planning Board denied a revised application for a development planned for the town’s Pulda Farm site. Edgewood Properties went before the board on Jan. 12 to present plans for a nonage restricted community, now allowed by legislation that was passed by the state Legislature early last…

  • Former Edison janitor charged with OxyContin possession, commits suicide

    Anthony Luminiello, 31, was found in his North Brunswick home Feb. 22 Jennifer Amato NORTH BRUNSWICK — A township resident who had been charged with illegally obtaining drugs while working at Edison High School was found in his home Feb. 22 after committing suicide, according to North Brunswick police Lt. Roger Reinson. Anthony Luminiello, 31,…

  • Locals do a ‘Wii’ bit of fundraising to help fight cancer

    Video game tournament raises $1,200 for pediatric treatments BY JENNIFER BOOTON SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A Nintendo Wii charity tournament held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe and South Brunswick on Jan. 14 helped raise funds for the fight against childhood cancer. The first interactive video game tournament, sponsored in part by the New Jersey…

  • Fate of L’Oreal in N.B. undetermined

    Arepresentative from L’Oreal USA would not confirm nor deny recent that the company may not be to North Brunswick as originally planned. Rebecca Caruso, a company spokesperson, said on Jan. 13 that “the fact of the matter there has been no final determination on North Brunswick” and that “when it is, I’d be happy to…

  • Suggestions reviewed to ease N.B. Community Park traffic

    BY JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — Suggestions are being reviewed by the township’s Traffic Safety Committee for ways to alleviate traffic concerns coming into and out of North Brunswick Community Park. At the Jan. 11 Township Council meeting, resident Linda Warhaftig told officials that the ingress and egress along Route 130 is dangerous, causing residents…

  • Devastation

    A fire destroyed a house at 1443 Finnegans Lane in North Brunswick on Jan. 12, resulting in the death of resident William McGrory, 57. According to police, the fire started in an electrical panel in the basement of the home around 2:36 a.m. and was controlled within approximately an hour. JEFF GRANIT staff