Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • So. Brunswick to hold first Relay for Life event

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The American Cancer Society is holding its signature event in South Brunswick in June. Local volunteers for the nationwide, community based voluntary health organization held a community meeting for Relay for Life at the South Brunswick Public Library April 14 in order to drum up interest in…

  • NBTHS Guidance Dept. holds programs to aid students

    Focus is on social and emotional well-being vs. only academics BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Guidance Department at North Brunswick Township High School wants to remind students that school counselors are not only available for academic help, but for emotional and social wellness assistance as well. According to Kevin P. Farrell,…

  • Forum discusses pitfalls during prom season

    S.B. addresses use of alcohol and drugs by minors BY BETH EISEN Correspondent Students are faced with tough decisions about alcohol during prom and graduation and during their first weeks at college. Health officials want teens to understand that the legal limit for blood alcohol for anyone under 21 is zero. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Every…

  • Participants never ‘tire’ of coming to car show

    Cops & Rodders celebrates 15th year in No. Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer In 1977, a new house cost $49,000, the average income was $15,000, a new car cost $4,700 and gasoline cost 65 cents a gallon. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Brian Thompson, Kendall Park, checks out the taillights of his grandfather’s 1963 Chevrolet Impala during…

  • S.B. voters approve budget, elect incumbents, teenager

    Voter turnout increases by 5 percent from 2008 BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer  S.B. voters approve budget, elect incumbents, teenager BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer     SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Voters recently approved the district’s school budget and elected two incumbents and a high school student to the Board of Education.     The high vote-getter was…

  • School budgets in No. & So. Brunswick pass

    N.B. voters approve 1.9 tax point increase by about 500 votes BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The school budget in North Brunswick passed for the first time in five years — by roughly 500 votes — during elections held April 21. Michael Dawson The budget presented a total tax increase of 1.9 tax points, or…

  • Linwood Middle School celebrates Earth Day

    Students learn about water quality, rain forest preservation BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick celebrated Earth Day with several activities last week. JENNIFER AMATO Students in Denise Petraco’s class at Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick decorated their classroom to represent the rain forest during the school’s Earth Day activities…

  • Jamesburg symposium gets behind the mystery

    Authors and industry pros on hand for all-day event BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Mystery fans are in for a special treat April 25. Sisters in Crime in Central Jersey and New Jersey Press Women will cohost the fifth annual “Give Me a Clue!” mystery symposium at 139 Stevens Ave., Jamesburg. The conference runs from…

  • THE RULES OF THE GAME – Teaching young people to get the most from sports – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial THE RULES OF THE GAME – Teaching young people to get the most from sports By Gloria Averbuch Sports participation offers a seemingly infinite number of "life lessons." The more you learn, the more you realize there is to gain. As a parent, coach, educator or other adult influencer, you can…