Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Mentors needed for kids affected by Sept. 11

    RED BANK – Tuesday’s Children, a nonprofit that provides mentors to children who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks, is seeking volunteers in the Red Bank area. According to the nonprofit, there are currently a few families in the area who want their children to have a mentor to be a positive role model…

  • Students turn their two cents into 1 million cents

    Linwood Middle School’s Penny Project nearing completion BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Linwood Middle School “What’s a Million” penny project is nearing completion, with another check being donated to the North Brunswick Food Bank. At the July 7 Township Council meeting, project advisers Amy Rafano and Mark Amatucci gave $7,413 to…

  • Kids don’t want to ‘Lego’ of their summer fun

    Raider Robotix team hosts robot-building camp for grades 6-9 BY SUSANNE MORELLI Staff Writer PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Students use a variety of parts to assemble and operate their Lego robots at the Raider Robotix Lego Camp, held this summer at the North Brunswick Township High School. The workshop pairs members of the school’s Raider…

  • Shuttle service expanded between New and North Brunswick

    BY SUSANNE MORELLI Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK – An expanded shuttle service will add more stops and extended operating hours to residents traveling to, from and around the city of New Brunswick. The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and local officials held a press conference July 8 to introduce the expansion. Steven Fittante, director…

  • Hitting the high notes

    Top: Actress and vocalist Leah Hilliard leads the ministry in songs of praise at the 2008 Youth and Family Conference “Warriors Who Worship,” sponsored by the New Life in Christ Regional Worship Center of New Brunswick. Rahim Nichols, who was visiting from Cleveland, Ohio, reflects during the three-day conference, which was held at North Brunswick…

  • Two men arrested for driving same car while intoxicated

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two men were arrested just before midnight July 10 for DWI while operating the same vehicle, according to a police press release. A police officer saw Abelardo Germain Magana-Tiul, 32, driving erratically through the Best Buy parking lot on Route 1. Before the vehicle was stopped, Daniel Vasquez, 39, switched positions with…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Members from the Chinese Heritage School of New Jersey perform a traditional dance during the South Brunswick Library’s Summer Family Fun Festival at Reichler Park on Saturday.

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Kendall Park’s Anadhi Sahani, 6, tries to win at a ball-toss game at the South Brunswick Library’s Summer Family Fun Festival at Reichler Park on Saturday.

  • N.B. redistricting plan to go into effect in Sept.

    Incoming fifth-graders allowed to remain at current schools BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick Township Board of Education adopted a plan to redefine elementary school boundaries at a special meeting on July 9. About 300 students will be rezoned come September. For a complete list of the affected areas, visit www.nbtschools.org. After two…