Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • No. Brunswick presents awards to students in town

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Maya Williams NORTH BRUNSWICK – Several residents were honored with proclamations at the Jan. 12 Township Council meeting. Maya Williams, 19, has been named Miss Black New Jersey 2009. The pageant and scholarship foundation was founded in 1986 to advance educational and professional opportunities for women of African-American descent. Williams…

  • Two police officers identified in fatal shooting

    Suspect allegedly lunged at S.B. officers with knife BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer South Brunswick police shot and killed 23-year-old Jacob Olson after a recent car chase on Route 1. The Ewing man was allegedly speeding when a South Brunswick police officer attempted a motor vehicle stop on the highway last week. The incident ultimately…

  • Residents should keep fire hydrants clear and accessible

    Vandalism of hydrant ‘whips’ can be a hazard BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — With about 200 fire hydrant “whips” needing to be replaced in recent months, Fire Marshal Craig Snediker is asking residents to pay attention to fire hydrants in order to ensure the town’s volunteer firefighters can access the hydrants as…

  • So. Brunswick unveils $1.6 million Community Center

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Nikhil Saggi handles the basketball and eyes the hoop during the second quarter of a recent youth basketball game held at the newly renovated South Brunswick Community Center. More than 800 children participate in the league, which has 80 teams. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township’s new and…

  • Residents spread word on Chinese ‘Spectacular’

    Visitors to a local Costco on recent weekends may have been surprised to be greeted by a man and woman dressed as a Chinese emperor and empress. These admirers of Chinese culture are in fact volunteers helping to spread the word on a major production coming to New Jersey to celebrate the Lunar New Year.…

  • Drama depicts how ghosts of victims haunt inmate

    NBTHS assembly drives home dangers of gang membership BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer What would it be like if you knew you had one hour to live? That is the exact question students at North Brunswick Township High School were asked Jan. 13 during the gang-prevention assembly “One Hour 2 Live,” performed by the Soul…

  • S.B. council appoints Killmurray as deputy mayor

    Republican seeks GOP’s approval to run again BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Chris Killmurray Despite the re-election of three incumbents during the November election, changes were made to the makeup of the South Brunswick Township Council recently, and more are expected in coming weeks. The council appointed Democratic Councilman Chris Killmurray, 46, as the new…

  • Years-in-the-making comedy club opens

    Prime Time launches with five shows by Jim Breuer BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Kevin Seltzer and Eva Doukas-Seltzer, who live in South Brunswick, stand on the stage of the Prime Time Comedy Club and Theatre, located on Route 9 in Sayreville. ASouth Brunswick couple is enjoying the fruits of years of…

  • LMS student is ‘popping’ through levels of contest

    Corianne Cha is one of three national finalists in Bubble Wrap competition BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Corianne Cha shows off her Stroke Rehabilitation Color Chart, which helps stroke patients recover, using color recognition, counting skills and hand-eye coordination. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Corianne Cha has “wrapped” up another round of the Sealed Air Corp.’s third…