Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Cablevision warns students about appropriate online usage

    ‘Internet Smarts’ focuses on cyberbullying, copyrights BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A student sat at a computer desk, typing away. All of a sudden, she yelled, “Oh my gosh, someone sent me a threatening message.” Her friends look on and she ponders what to do next. This was just one of the…

  • Golf outing to honor two area residents

    Ann Marie Chandlee and Tara Stout to be remembered June 29 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The Ann Marie Chandlee-Tara Stout Foundation has been established to help local residents battling cancer. For the past eight years, a golf classic has been held in honor of Chandlee, who was a beloved North Brunswick resident and a…

  • Humane Association seeks land for an animal shelter

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Humane Association (NBHA) has been given a statement of intent by the Township Council that if the association can build and operate an animal shelter without impacting taxes, the township will find a piece of land for the facility. Joan Cenicola, president of the…

  • Four robbers invade home, threaten occupants

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A housekeeper and a township resident were held up at gunpoint in a recent robbery. Detective Sgt. James Stoddard said that a home-invasion style robbery occurred at a Harmony Lane home June 9. Four suspects forcibly entered the home and held the housekeeper at gunpoint. The homeowner returned home within about an…

  • Pedals for Progress

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Bill Kamm of Monmouth Junction rolls another bike to the pile during the Pedals for Progress bicycle drive at South Brunswick High School on June 6. Below: After removing the pedals and turning the handle bars to make packing more efficient, Allison Ingram, a math teacher at South Brunswick High…

  • No. Bruns. council recognizes citizens

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Dick Liebman NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council honored several residents during its public meeting June 1. Dick Liebman is retiring after 16 years at the Department of Public Works. The longtime resident worked at Sears, Roebuck & Co. as a manager for over 30 years, and also served on…

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT staff Carol DiDomenico (far left), Carol Womack (center) and Janice Larkin (right) assist North Brunswick Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack in preparing an alligator dish at Wegmans in Woodbridge during the annual “Mayors Healthy Cook-off” June 10. Womack won “Best Presentation” for his Cajun Alligator. For story, see page 3.

  • L’Oreal marks company’s 100th anniversary

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer L’Oreal employees recently planted trees and engaged in other acts of volunteerism to honor their company’s 100th anniversary. Stephanie Cox, human resource manager for the cosmetics company’s South Brunswick facility, said that almost 200 employees volunteered for five different projects on June 4. The number of volunteers represents approximately 80…

  • S.B. council amends rural residential standards

    Hindu group must now seek variance for temple BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer South Brunswick Township officials recently approved amendments to land use standards that impact plans for the construction of a Hindu temple. Officials decided to mandate that proposed structures, such as houses of worship, hospitals and community centers, have access to public sanitary…