Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • County fair promises entertainment galore

    Events run from Aug. 3-9 at fairgrounds in East Brunswick BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The rides, food, music and all the usual attractions, along with thousands of people, will return to the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick when the annual fair kicks off next week. This year’s run, Aug. 3-9, brings even more…

  • SBPD to increase patrols for improper ATV use

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick Police Department has been receiving complaints from residents regarding the illegal operation of personal all terrain vehicles [ATVs] on private and public property. In response, the police department will be increasing patrols to enforce all related laws and ordinances, according to a press release from Police Sgt. Hugh McNeil.…

  • S.B. man arrested for robbing CVS

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Arrests have been made in the wake of an armed robbery that occurred at the CVS Pharmacy, Route 33 and Woodward Road, on May 4. According to a press release from the Manalapan Police Department, following a two-month cooperative investigation involving detectives from the Manalapan, South Brunswick and…

  • Wachovia Bank robbed on Georges Road

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — A bank robbery was reported July 9 at the Wachovia Bank on Georges Road. According to police reports, a call came in around 2:39 p.m., but when police arrived on the scene, the robber had already left. A tall, thin black male in his 20s, wearing a black baseball cap with red…

  • Carnevale provides a taste of the sweet life

    Italian American Social Club of North Brunswick holds annual carnival BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer With a pig roast, zeppoli, homemade pasta fagioli, pastries, rides and games, residents truly were living “la dolce vita” in North Brunswick last week. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Anthony Partazana, 6, of North Brunswick, picks out a floating duck while his brother,…

  • Obama lends star power to Corzine rally

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Despite the heat and humidity, thousands of people packed the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel last week to hear President Barack Obama speak about his health care initiative and urge voters to support the re-election campaign of Gov. Jon Corzine. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Left: President Barack…

  • Artwork display features ‘South Brunswick In and Around’

    BY RUTH ZALESKI Correspondent Adiverse and captivating exhibit of works by local artists is on display now through Sept. 30 at the South Brunswick Municipal Building. Spring, Fall, Winter by Maxwell Nimeck For “South Brunswick In and Around,” artworks in watercolor, mosaic, pastel, marker and photograph reflect a nostalgic view of South Brunswick and surrounding…

  • Christie taps Monmouth sheriff as running mate

    New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie on Monday picked Kim Guadagno, the current Monmouth County sheriff and a former federal prosecutor, to run on his ticket for lieutenant governor. In the November election, New Jersey residents will elect a lieutenant governor for the first time. “As a federal prosecutor and later as the Monmouth…

  • N.B. to celebrate National Night Out on Aug. 4

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — In order to improve relations between local police officers and the community, North Brunswick will present its annual observation of National Night Out 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at North Brunswick Community Park, 2053 Route 130 south. Charisse Rodriguez, a senior clerk typist within the North Brunswick…