Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • How to help children make new friends

    Students learn lessons each day.While many of these lessons pertain to their coursework, kids pick up much more than book smarts from school, where kids first learn to cultivate friendships and build lasting relationships. In addition to a new curriculum, new teachers and new schedules, kids also might make new friends once a school year…

  • Local schools, businesses ready for back to school

    Center Stage For 38 years, Center Stage has offered the best, most experienced and diverse faculty in the area, covering all styles of dance: hip-hop, jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, modern; theater (acting and musical theater); music (voice, piano, guitar and percussion); and gymnastic programs. Center Stage’s esteemed alumni have appeared in more than 40…

  • Is your child ready for kindergarten?

    A ge 5 is a big year in a child’s life. In many school districts, children enroll in kindergarten shortly after their 5th birthdays. But age alone does not dictate if a child is ready to transition from a preschool environment to kindergarten, and parents may need to work with educators to determine if their…

  • New Brunswick approves waste transfer station

    No. Bruns. officials have environmental, traffic concerns BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer An application for a waste transfer station in the city of New Brunswick that was approved March 10 has North Brunswick officials concerned about the appropriateness of its location. The applicant, 986 Jersey Avenue LLC, representing the private company Wick Enterprises, brought forth…

  • Workshop provides tips for job seekers

    BY BETH EISEN Correspondent NORTH BRUNSWICK — For those looking for jobs in a tough economy, “The Art of Interviewing” workshop held at North Brunswick Library Tuesday March 10 tried to help prospective employees boost their chances of landing a job. Eileen Levine of the Williamsburg Group went through the interview process and gave many…

  • Salamanders late to cross Beekman Road this year

    Spring has sprung, and usually that means the salamanders are on their way across Beekman Road. But that has yet to happen this year, due to a lack of heavy rains since the warmer temperatures began to arrive. “It will happen … we just don’t know when,” members of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission website,…

  • Surfing the ‘net’

    CHRIS KELLY staff Branchburg’s Gail O’Brien (l) and Kendall Park’s Anna Soo battle at the net during the South Brunswick Recreation Department’s Women’s Volleyball games at South Brunswick High School on March 23.

  • Orientation for new students slated for Aug. 7

    North Brunswick Township High School, Raider Road, will hold new-student orientation for incoming 10th, 11th and 12th-graders 9 a.m. to noon on Aug. 7. For more information, call 732-289- 3701 or visit ww.nbtschools.org.

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    CHRIS KELLY staff South Brunswick’s Traci Feliu tries to spike a winner while participating in the South Brunswick Recreation Department’s Women’s Volleyball games at South Brunswick High School on March 23.