Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Young dancers taking steps toward stardom

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FARCON FAMILY Jaryd Farcon, 10, and Cara Abaya-Campos, 9, compete for the championship on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” May 13. WOODBRIDGE – Ten-year-old Jaryd Farcon and 8-year-old Cara Abaya-Campos have been Latin ballroom dancing together for only a little over a year, but the young…

  • Constable Elementary hires new asst. principal

    BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Constable Elementary School has its new assistant principal in place and he’s so thrilled about it, he can hardly wait to begin. Erik Paulson, currently serving as the math and science curriculum coordinator for JohnAdams and Judd schools in North Brunswick, was named to the assistant principal…

  • Search warrant executions lead to several arrests on drug charges

    NORTH BRUNSWICK- Several people were arrested on Friday in connection with possessing and distributing heroin. Around 12:30 p.m., a search warrant was executed at the Holiday Inn Express in East Brunswick, according to North Brunswick Police Lt. Roger Reinson. Police arrested Xavier Feneque, 24, of North Brunswick, with distribution of heroin, distribution within 500 feet…

  • Police: Man climbs through ceiling after caught videotaping in rest room

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A 28-yearold Jamesburg man was arrested at the Wakefern warehouse on Tower Road in Dayton on Saturday for videotaping women using the rest room, according to a police press release. Juan C. Torres was found in one of the women’s bathrooms trying to use his cell phone to videotape women using the…

  • Beavers and raccoons and porcupines – oh my!

    Puppets boost pupils’ awareness of conflict resolution, diversity BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer For the past two months, puppets have played a large role at Parsons Elementary School, North Brunswick. ERIC SUCAR staff Jennifer Smith, a prevention educator from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Middlesex County, answers questions from an eager…

  • So. Brunswick tax rate will remain stable

    Dipping into surplus, collecting delinquent taxes help keep rate flat BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer The South Brunswick municipal tax rate will not increase this year. The budget was introduced at the May 27 Township Council meeting, and taxes will remain at the same rate as last year, despite a decrease of $416,000 in state…

  • Time is ticking away for Lyme bill to be heard

    Those affected by the disease angered over congressman’s inaction BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Adults and their children who are sick with Lyme disease are calling on New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th District), chair of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to move forward with a congressional hearing for a…

  • Pedals for Progress drive to mark 10th year of collecting used bikes

    BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Larry Witlen, a math teacher at South Brunswick High School, has been running the Pedals for Progress program for the past nine years, and this year he is making it 10. On Saturday, June 7, Witlen, along with the South Brunswick Education Association, will be running his…

  • Just hangin’ around

    Above: Children enjoy climbing on the rock wall at the new playground at the Community Park in North Brunswick. The equipment, which also includes a swing set, two handicap-accessible swings and a playground unit, was installed in mid-April. The equipment was purchased through capital funds from 2007. Right: Kelsey (l) and her friend Allison, dangle…