Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • 100th anniversary gives retailer P.C. Richard reason to celebrate

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer In a year of economic turmoil that has taken a toll on many businesses throughout the United States, one company found reason to celebrate. P.C. Richard and Son, an appliance and electronics retailer with 2,800 employees and stores in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, is marking its 100th anniversary…

  • Middle school principal gives State of the School address

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Linwood Middle School Principal Pete Clark highlighted new initiatives being implemented at the school during his State of the School address Nov. 11 as part of the Board of Education’s conference meeting. With this year’s motto being “In Pursuit of Excellence,” Clark began by speaking about the…

  • Coney Island photographs featured in new exhibit

    Neil O. Lawner will display his photographs of Coney Island, N.Y., at the Academy of Music in Spotswood. SPOTSWOOD — A new exhibit at the Academy of Music on Main Street features an artist’s colorful, whimsical photographs of Coney Island. The works are that of Neil O. Lawner, a former East Brunswick orthodontist who is…

  • Safety tips protect against fires, shopping fraud

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick Police Department and Fire Marshal’s Office are advising residents on how to stay safe during the holiday season with suggestions on how to protect themselves and their homes. Decorations: • Choose flame-retardant, noncombustible and nonconductive decorations. • All lights should be UL approved. • Indoor lights should…

  • South Brunswick to receive H1N1 vaccines

    Township ordered 6,000 doses; unclear how many will be received BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer South Brunswick has received approval to participate in the federal and state program that allows towns to administer the H1N1 vaccination to community members. It is unknown at this time when or how many doses will be received, but when…

  • A sightless life well lived

    Mike Moran hasn’t let blindness keep him from his dreams BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Fran Smoley thought the guy at the end of the bar looked good. So every once in a while, she’d wave, or give him the eye. She didn’t think anything about the dark glasses he was wearing. It was…

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    TERRY GEERDTS The North Brunswick Township High School Alchemist Theatre Company performed “Noises Off” on Nov. 20 and 21. The three-act British farce follows the difficulties of putting on a theater production, TERRY GEERDTS

  • 4-H students chronicle Indian-American history

    Interview senior citizens who assimilated into the U.S. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Six members of the 4-H Indian Langoor Club participated in the “Recording History: Live!” oral history project that recorded the lives of Indian Americans who relocated to this country. Omer Shafi, Avinash Moondra, Keenjal Shah and Aditi Sheety, of North Brunswick Township…

  • DWI checkpoints will be set up year-round

    Middlesex County gets $43K state grant for program While in the past, Middlesex County officials have set up sobriety checkpoints on select weekends and holidays, a state grant will now allow the late-night roadblocks to be implemented year-round. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced that the DWI checkpoints have begun in an effort to…