Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • 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…

  • Masters show off their own masterpieces

    ‘Teachers as Artists’ exhibit in S.B. through Sept. BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer This month at The Gallery in the South Brunswick Municipal Building, the art teachers of the “Vincent” by Ellen Kazar of Brooks Crossing Elementary School township are proving that they not only can teach their students to create great art, but that…

  • Teens discuss ways to improve Dayton

    Make presentation before council about creating town center BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Dayton Village Citizens Coalition took yet another step toward improving their town when some students, who worked on the planning process at the community design workshop in January, made a presentation to the town council on July 8.…

  • Kendall Park church finally chooses pastor

    Michael Brown appointed after four-year vacancy BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer The Rev. Michael Brown SOUTH BRUNSWICK – For four years, the members of the Kendall Park Baptist Church went without a pastor. Now, they finally have one of their own in the Rev. Michael Brown, who performed his first service on July 6. If…

  • Man injured in probable grease fire

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – What was likely a grease fire on Adams Lane on Tuesday morning left one man injured. At around 11:47 a.m., firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at 784 Adams Lane, according to Police Lt. Roger Reinson. The victim said something was cooking on the stove, which investigators believe to be grease, and…

  • N.B. evaluating program to improve services

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township Council is considering the implementation of the Citi-Stat program, a performance-based management system that improves service delivery. Kenneth McCormick, assistant to Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack, gave a presentation at the June 30 council workshop meeting about the program. Its purpose is to use a data-driven…