Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • N.B. resident: Anyone can help any soldier

    Web site tells how to send packages to troops overseas BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — For the past two years, township resident Bruce Trattler has sent packages to members of the armed services who are serving overseas. Trattler learned about AnySoldier.com, a program that was started by Sgt. Brian Horn from Maryland,…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Maya Wooten, 7, North Brunswick, reaches high to brush Tornado during the PonyShare program at Babbage Park in North Brunswick Saturday. The four-week course introduces children to horsemanship, safety, basic anatomy, body language and grooming. More photos, page 18.

  • Italian Amer. Club floats on to its 50th year

    Columbus Day parade to be held Sunday in No. Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick Italian American Social Club will celebrate two momentous occasions this October: the 26th annual Columbus Day parade will be held Sunday and the club will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The parade will begin at 1 p.m. Isidore…

  • N.B. introduces streaming of twp. meetings

    Council, Planning, Zoning boards will be posted on Web BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick council, planning and zoning board meetings will now be streamed over the Internet. This week, a media file has been set up on the township’s Web site, www.northbrunswickonline. com, to allow the videos to be accessed via a link…

  • Every dog has its day at Dog Walk-a-Thon

    N.B. trying to raise money to build local animal shelter BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick Humane Association wants to do more than just give a dog a bone – the organization wants to establish a local animal shelter in town. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Dog lovers of all kinds participated in the…

  • For the Record

    The article “N.B. introduces 6-point tax increase for FY 2009” in the Sept. 18 issue of the Sentinel stated that “improvements to the library caused a 10 percent increase” for the fiscal year 2009 North Brunswick Township municipal budget. The sentence should have read, “The library is receiving a 10 percent increase in appropriations over…

  • Seniors show that artwork is ageless

    Five South Brunswick residents honored in contest BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – For the 42nd time, Middlesex County held its Senior Citizens Annual Juried Art Contest and Exhibition and 17 Middlesex County residents, including five from South Brunswick, were featured in the show. Overall, there were 230 works of art featured at…

  • Dance, dance, dance

    Top: Ulka Patel (l) and Vipite Patel, both of Piscataway, perform a garba, an Indian form of dance that originated in the Gujarat region of western India. The celebration was for Navratri, the Hindu festival of worship and dance, and was held by the Indo-Cultural Foundation of Central New Jersey at the South Brunswick High…

  • Care to Walk to celebrate 10th anniversary Oct. 26

    Cancer survivors to be honored, while celebrating life BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Care to Walk run and walk to benefit breast and ovarian cancer will celebrate its tenth anniversary Oct. 26. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the North Brunswick Township High School on Raider Road. The event…