Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • ‘Caterpillar’ ideas change into ‘butterfly’ stories

    Students model own storybooks after author Eric Carle’s BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Using the style of layering techniques demonstrated in Eric Carle’s book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” second-graders at Parsons Elementary School created their own storybooks that they read one by one for their parents on May 14. Second-grade teacher Mary…

  • North Brunswick receives Safe Routes to School grant

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township was awarded a $118,000 grant by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, one of only three towns in Middlesex County to receive grant funding. The funding will focus on providing curbing and sidewalks near John Adams Elementary School, a K-5 school that educates approximately 565 students. The project includes the…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN U.S. Marine Sgt. Richard De La Cruz, of North Brunswick, participated in a ceremony during the North Brunswick Memorial Day 5K walk and run at the North Brunswick Community Park on Monday. More photos, page 8.

  • N.B. Local 108 accepts zero salary increase

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Members of the North Brunswick Local 108 white- and blue-collar unions have accepted a zero percent salary increase for the year 2009, describing this as their effort to help the people of the township during these difficult economic times. According to John Sheridan, the president of the blue-collar union, about…

  • So. Bruns. woman undergoes lung transplant

    20-year-old has new lease on life after surgery BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer ASouth Brunswick resident has achieved a milestone in her battle with a lung disease. Joy Ventola Twenty-year-old Joy Ventola and her sister, Gina, were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when they were babies. Joy said that she began to have complications at the…

  • In search of a good deal

    Bargain hunters descend upon Dayton looking for odds and ends, and then some BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Even though the holidays are a distant memory, there’s still a huge market for things like the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation. And then there’s random things people are interested in, no matter what time…

  • New Jersey’s mission of honor

    Veterans claim abandoned brothers and sisters in arms BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Until recently, New Jersey had a heart-wrenching secret. The cremated remains of hundreds of American veterans lay abandoned, stored on shelves inside dusty cardboard boxes and canisters. ERIC SUCAR staff Members of the Navy fold an American flag on behalf of seaman…

  • Students warned of the dangers of vehicle accidents

    Maria Estevez speaks of losing her daughter, 8, to a drunk driver BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — In 2007, 13,000 people died in motor vehicle accidents, the majority of whom were in their late teens and early 20’s. Crashes are the number one cause of death for teenagers, and teens represent 14…

  • SUMMER CAMPS-SHOULD YOUR CHILD SPECIALIZE? – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial  SUMMER CAMPS-SHOULD YOUR CHILD SPECIALIZE? By Gloria Averbuch Fun, friends, a break from the rigors of the school year-that’s what summer camp means to children and their families. But with the plethora of choices, it can feel cumbersome to decide which camp is the best for you child. With advances in…