Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Heritage Day will celebrate 27th anniversary Sept. 26

    Annual North Brunswick community event will be at Babbage Park, NBTHS BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — September is known for school starting, the changing colors of leaves, cool weather and the beginning of the football season. In North Brunswick, it is also time for the town’s annual Heritage Day festival, which celebrates…

  • Forum to address retirement options

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Aging In Place Partnership [AIPP] of South Brunswick will host a four-hour Outreach Forum at the township Senior Center Oct. 3 for those interested in exploring a new approach to retirement. The forum will kick off at 10 a.m. and host speakers from local, state, and…

  • North Brunswick resolution opposes mail operation changes

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council passed a resolution opposing the United States Postal Service’s proposed plan to consolidate mail-sorting operations currently performed at the Kilmer Processing and Distribution Center in Edison. During the Sept. 8 council meeting, the board unanimously voted in support of the resolution, which was first…

  • So. Bruns. rejoices at Woodlot Park

    ‘Rejoice’ celebrates Jewish heritage, culture BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer With thousands of attendees and a myriad of vendors and entertainment, the second annual Rejoice Jewish Music and Culture Festival was a celebratory outing for Jewish families, along with people of all faiths, Sunday at Woodlot Park in South Brunswick. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Stacy Rockman (l)…

  • S.B. to celebrate Navratri

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Indo- American Cultural Foundation of Central New Jersey (IACFNJ) will kick off its fifth annual Navratri celebration this weekend in the South Brunswick High School gymnasium. Navratri, which translates to “nine nights” in English, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the nine forms of the goddess…

  • Photo

    Actor Frank Dicopoulos (l), star of the TV program “Guiding Light” and a Monmouth Beach resident, and children’s singer/songwriter mr RAY stand with a Stormtrooper and a Rebel solider from Star Wars’ 501st and Rebel legions at the FAAN Walk for Food Allergy, Moving Toward a Cure, in Long Branch on Saturday. Dicopoulos was the…

  • Towns remember events of September 11, 2001

    BY JENNIFER AMATO and JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writers Echoing the statements of President Barack Obama about Sept. 11 becoming a day of service, speakers at North Brunswick Township’s Sept. 11 ceremony thanked township volunteers for their dedication and commitment to residents. “We’re very, very lucky to have [the volunteer firemen and rescue squad members] amongst…

  • In the Service

    Benjamin C. Sanfilippo has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the goal of becoming an army officer. A 2007 graduate of South Brunswick High School, Sanfilippo is a student at Vanderbilt University, Nashville,…

  • Walk this way

    North Brunswick crossing guards help students get to and from school safely BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Look both ways before you cross the street. Not only will you be avoiding entering a busy intersection without caution, but if you are in the vicinity of any township school, you could also see a crossing guard…