Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Dow Jones and Pfizer to leave S.B. next year

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer South Brunswick took a big hit this month as two large corporations announced their decision to relocate operations out of the township in 2010. Dow Jones and Pfizer will both be closing facilities in South Brunswick that will impact approximately 500 jobs and hundreds of thousands of dollars to the…

  • Kendall Park Baptist Church to dedicate new property Sunday

    On Sunday, November 22, at 2:00 p.m., Kendall Park Baptist Church will dedicate its newly acquired property located at 25 County Route 518. The timing of this event is 50 years to the day when the church held its first Sunday School service at Constable School in Kendall Park. It was nine years later that…

  • N.B. Library Foundation opens the book on facility discussions

    Organization is trying to raise money to improve library conditions BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — During the month of September 2006, at the North Brunswick Public Library, there were 17,000 items borrowed, 2,900 computer sessions, 14,000 building visits and 11,921 library cards used. During September 2009, there were 29,100 items borrowed, 5,700…

  • N.B. could see business influx

    Township has been approached by big-box owners, but no applications filed yet BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township is reviewing possible tenants to occupy the new commercial space by Commerce Boulevard and at the proposed transit village on Route 1, if it comes to fruition. “The township has been approached by…

  • Pupils wiggle & giggle during vermicomposting lesson

    County reps. teach fourth-graders about worms, organic materials BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer One pound of tiny red worms is equal to 1,000 of the little critters. They are hermaphrodites, meaning they have the reproductive abilities of both males and females. The worms are born from egg cocoons, and after 28 days, one to three…

  • New Brunswick Elks Post 324 recognizes high school students

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Area high schools are invited to participate in the New Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 324’s Student of the Month Award program. Joe and Gail DiPane of North Brunswick are now in charge of the lodge’s Youth Activities Committee, based out of Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick. The…

  • N.B. considers eminent domain to save Pulda Farm

    Two ordinances presented Monday night; officials say town needs passive open space Jennifer Amato NORTH BRUNSWICK — Two ordinances involving the possible pursuit of eminent domain for the Pulda Farm on Route 130 were put forth by the Township Council for first reading during a public meeting Monday night.     “The acquisition of the farm…

  • Aging in Place focus group to meet Nov. 23

    South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, will host a meeting of the Aging in Place focus group 2-4 p.m. Nov. 23. The session will address the challenges of accessibility, transportation and housing, medical and health services, and quality of life resources. To register, call 732-305-7079.

  • Freeholder incumbents withstand GOP challenge

    County residents give new terms to Polos, Rios, Barrett Three Democrat incumbents won new terms on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders Nov. 3, but their Republican challengers made a stronger showing at the polls than they have in years. H. James Polos and Ronald G. Rios were re-elected to three-year terms, garnering 86,201…