Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Bid process begins for Route 1 widening project

    BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The longawaited widening of Route 1 took another step forward recently as the state Department of Transportation (NJDOT) started receiving bids on the initial phase of a sixphase plan. “We are in the process of analyzing the bids in order to select a firm to develop a…

  • The Price Is Right

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Andrew Podob, a counselor from Mill Road Day Camp, North Brunswick, displays a box of cookies to be bid on by residents of The Chelsea assisted living facility, East Brunswick, during an intergenerational game of The Price Is Right. Below: On Monday, counselor Jessica Crawford shows one of the…

  • A ‘whale’ of a project

    Milltown taxidermist restores 73-year-old behemoth for museum BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer David B. Schwendeman works on the eye of a 32-foot whale shark during the restoration process. The specimen was unveiled recently at New York’s Vanderbilt Museum. MILLTOWN — David B. Schwendeman recently found out that size does matter. The third-generation taxidermist, along with…

  • Changes in FDA labeling law for gluten-free items begin this month

    Use of label voluntary; does not include meat, fish, poultry, some oils The Kogan Celiac Center of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System reminds the public of changes in labeling regulations from the FDA due out this month. These labeling changes are intended to help individuals with celiac disease, who must eat gluten-free products. Celiac…

  • Ticketmaster outlet opens in E.B.

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A new Ticketmaster outlet has opened at Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18. The outlet, located at the mall’s Guest Services booth, offers access to event information and ticket purchases for a variety of attractions and entertainment, including sporting events, museums, theatrical performances and family shows. When the most popular events go on…

  • Local volunteers help Biloxi rebuilding effort

    Group to visit hurricane victims mid-month BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — The idea of laboring outdoors in the sweltering heat of Biloxi, Miss., might not sound appealing to some, but they are obviously not members of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Youth Club. Children and adults in the group made the trip…

  • Sobriety checkpoints to increase over next two weeks

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — Township law enforcement officers will be conducting sobriety checkpoints Aug. 15 through Sept. 1 as part of the Over the Limit, Under Arrest 2008 Statewide Crackdown. Impaired drivers kill nearly 18,000 people each year, and 97 percent of Americans view drinking and driving by others as a threat to their families and…

  • Teenager arrested for attempted burglary

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A 17-yearold was arrested Friday for attempting to burglarize a home on Richard Road in Monmouth Junction, according to a police press release. At about 10 a.m., the resident was startled by the burglar in her home. She ran upstairs and called police as the burglar left the scene. South Brunswick Patrolman…

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT staff Benjamin Fried (l) and Aryan Modi enjoy Freddie the Fire Truck at the North Brunswick Police Department’s presentation of National Night Out, held at the Emergency Services Building. Police departments across the country featured public safety tips, emergency service displays, live entertainment and children’s activities for their local communities.