Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • High-tech acoustic auto glass offers a quieter ride

    Considering the average driver spends more than five hours per week behind the wheel, the driving experience should be as pleasant as possible. Few things, however, can ruin a drive faster than excessive traffic and road noise. One way to be certain you are getting the right windshield is to get a brand-for-brand replacement. Customer…

  • S.B. BOE approves budget

    Murino SOUTH BRUNSWICK- The Board of Education passed the $135,953,172 proposed school budget during a meeting on March 19. If approved by voters on April 15, the tax increase would be 5.8 cents per $100 in valuation, the lowest increase since 1999. At the meeting, senior citizen and township resident Russell Swenson expressed his concerns…

  • Mercedes-Benz of Princeton recognized as Mercedes-Benz Best of the Best Dealer

    Mercedes-Benz USA(MBUSA) announced thatMercedes-Benz of Princeton, Lawrenceville, has received theMercedes-Benz Best of the Best Dealer RecognitionAward based on its outstanding performance in 2007.Mercedes-Benz of Princeton was presented the award as a tribute to its success as an independent entrepreneur who routinely exceeds the expectations ofMercedes-Benz owners. This year,MBUSAis recognizing the top 15 percent of its…

  • Kids have a ball raising money

    Chris Murino SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Students at Crossroads North Middle School helped raise over $5,000 for The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) last month while playing volleyball for five hours in a row. “Volley for Life” occurred on Feb. 29 and raised a total of $5,630 for the institute. Over 90 students and 30…

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    (Left to right) Joe Criscuolo, Old Bridge assistant business administrator; Himanshu Shah, Old Bridge CFO and director of finance; Councilwoman Lucille Panos; Susan Scarola, president and CEO, DCH Auto Group; Peter Ghaw, general manager, DCH Academy Honda; and Shai-wai Lam, chairman, DCH Auto Group, celebrate after receiving the Honda of North America President’s Award. DCH…

  • Piano Recital

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jasmine Chang, a North Brunswick first-grader, participated in a master class piano recital at Jacob’s Music in Lawrenceville on Saturday to benefit the Damien Dixon Memorial Piano Scholarship at Westminster Choir College at Rider University. See story, page 13.

  • Holder of most records breaks his latest in O.B.

    Queens man pushes Ford more than 17 miles at local drag strip BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Pushing a car is one of the last things most people would want to end up doing on a chilly Saturday. But then, Ashrita Furman is not most people. Ashrita Furman, 53, pushes a Ford Festiva along the…

  • Schneider + Nelson Monmouth supports 2008 Beauty Ball Event

    Schneider + Nelson Porsche,Audi and Land RoverMonmouth is supporting the Beauty Foundation forWomen’s Cancer Care Beauty Ball Event, to take place at the Dibsie Estate in Colts Neck on April 19. Founded in 2007, the foundation’s mission supports women facing cancer by turning the spotlight on the inner strength, hope, courage, power and beauty in…

  • N.B. schools propose 4.6-cent tax increase

    Officials hope budget will pass for first time in four years BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick Township school district taxes could increase by 4.6 cents if voters approve the proposed budget on April 15. Residents could see a $72.65 raise in taxes per year on an average assessed home of $157,878, or about…