Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Children participate in new therapy dog program

    Kids with and without autism able to read in nonjudgmental setting BY BETH EISEN Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Lillie, a therapy dog, listened to stories by Judy Bloom and Dr. Seuss patiently as seven children, including four children with developmental autism spectrum disorder (ASD), practiced reading as part of South Brunswick Public Library’s new…

  • Driver in fair condition after accident

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An East Brunswick man was recently upgraded from being in critical condition after the car he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree on Fresh Ponds Road Feb. 5. The South Brunswick Police Department issued a press release on the incident the day after it…

  • N.B. woman pleads guilty to theft from union, NBTHS

    ANorth Brunswick woman pleaded guilty to a charge related to stealing money from her union during a hearing at state Superior Court, New Brunswick, on Feb. 3. Deborah Gorden, 54, pleaded guilty to a count of misapplication of entrusted property, admitting she took approximately $6,300 from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees…

  • Scouts’ honor

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kevin Zyontz (l) and Phani Paladugu lead their team from Troop 10 in Monmouth Junction as Scouts from central New Jersey competed in the annual Boy Scout Klondike event in Thompson Park, Monroe, Saturday.

  • Dancing to the beat

    Above left: Shannel Roberts performs a traditional dance of western Africa as part of a First Friday cultural performance for Black History Month at the Old Bridge Public Library on Friday. The event was hosted by Audrey Davis’ Taste of African Dance. Above: Davis, of North Brunswick, moves to the rhythm while performing a traditional…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Audrey Davis, of North Brunswick, performs a traditional dance of western Africa as part of a First Friday cultural performance for Black History Month at the Old Bridge Public Library on Friday.

  • No. Brunswick loses beloved resident expert

    Mary Pinkham, 85, passed away Feb. 4 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer ‘Here’s to good women: May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.” Mary Pinkham Mary Pinkham passed away last week at the age of 85. The longtime resident of North Brunswick was heavily involved in her community and attended…

  • Report: No apparent public health risk near NBTHS

    Newly released report reaffirms initial findings BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The public health assessment report regarding the remediation project at North Brunswick Township High School maintains that there is “no apparent health risk” at the school and its surrounding areas. A new report was issued last month by New Jersey State Department of Health…

  • Orchestra students to perform at Carnegie Hall

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Sophomore Alice Huang and junior Shawn Ahmad (l-r) take a breather during the intense rehearsals for the North Brunswick Township High School orchestra’s trip to Carnegie Hall on Sunday. Below: Lindsey Cohick, a senior rehearses. The North Brunswick Township High School freshman, symphonic and…