Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Stolen skid loader found

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A township man was arrested on April 8 for possessing a stolen skid loader, according to a statement issued by Sgt. James Stoddard. Patrick Bernard was arrested near his house after a brief foot chase, Stoddard said. In January, Charles Yetman, of Yetman Excavating in Helmetta, reported to the Robbinsville Police Department…

  • Walkers face a giant feat with their feet

    Participate in annual Multiple Sclerosis Walk to fundraise for a cure BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Jackie Johnson had been a walker and a jogger during her life, active for the most part. Then she went from being an “able-bodied woman” to a woman with a disability. Johnson was diagnosed in 1997 with multiple sclerosis…

  • Employee arrested for steel theft

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A former employee was charged with stealing six steel “I” beams from GWS Contractors on Fresh Ponds Road on April 9, according to police. Anthony Pasqualini, 33, of Lakewood, turned himself in to South Brunswick police with a bail bondsman. He was released on $25,000 bail. Eric Davis, the owner of GWS…

  • South Brunswick exhibit has artwork on the menu

    ‘Food Glorious Food’ features paintings, photography, calligraphy BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer People gather around a gorgeous photograph of a fruit stand. The colors of the fruits and vegetables shine brightly off the frame and the people comment on how pretty it looks. “New York Butcher Shop Window” “Food Glorious Food” is the theme of…

  • N.B. jazz composer to be featured on NJN

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Vince di Mura NORTH BRUNSWICK – A township resident will be jazzing up the local television station New Jersey Network (NJN) with a spoken words performance that will air over the next week. Vince di Mura will be featured in the State of the Arts "Making History" program on Friday,…

  • Newspaper group takes home 30 awards in NJPA contest

    Greater Media Newspapers received 30 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2007. Eric Sucar, “Reindeer,” Independent first place, Feature BobWaitt, advertising director for Greater Media Newspapers, said the Classified Department, and Production Department, which designs many of the ads, are…

  • Hopes are growing over Rt. 1 widening

    BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The township has been receiving some encouraging news recently regarding the widening of Route 1. The N.J. Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has proposed a 10-year capital plan to look into the widening of the highway. According to NJDOT press officer Tim Greeley, the department is currently undergoing…

  • A rash of money raised to fight measles

    BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The American Red Cross of Central New Jersey’s Youth Council had its third annual dancea thon on Saturday at South Brunswick High School. Money was raised for local Red Cross services and for the Measles Initiative. Last year’s event went very well, said Aubrey Yarbrough, a youth…

  • N.B. deemed responsible for educating six students

    Officials claim another town should pay costs; are fighting late-filed appeal BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Despite losing an appeal over having to pay over $60,000 for the services for six special education students, the township school district maintains that they are not responsible for the “homeless” students costs. According to Superintendent…