Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Masons ‘rat out’ firm for non-union work

    Inflatable rodent, protesters set up in front of N.B. schools BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Members of the masonry union Local 594 stand in front of the giant inflatable rat they have set up outside of Judd Elementary School in North Brunswick in protest of only non-union workers being hired by the construction…

  • Libertarian denied funds for exclusion from debate

    Assembly candidate in Clean Elections district sought help from ELEC BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer Libertarian state Assembly candidate Jason Scheurer applied for and was denied rescue funds under the Fair and Clean Elections (FACE) Pilot Project that is taking place in the 14th District. Jason Scheurer Scheurer was not allowed to take part in…

  • Candidate criticized for using clerk as driver

    State Senate hopeful Singh dismisses issue as GOP ‘mudslinging’ BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer Seema Singh Democratic state Senate hopeful Seema Singh was driven to and from events by an office clerk during her time as ratepayer advocate, according to a 2006 audit by the New Jersey state Legislature. “When reviewing travel expenses incurred by…

  • Town enjoys frightening fun in a local haunt

    Halloween hayride, trails raise funds for South Brunswick causes BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – It was a typical Halloween weekend in South Brunswick: ghoulish creatures walking around, a bonfire raging, kids dancing and playing, and of course, Dardani’s Haunted Trail and Hayride scaring the daylights out of thousands at Woodlot Park last…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Olga Jimenez-Delgado (r), of the Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management, helps Mindy Chervin, of North Brunswick, empty her old paperwork into a truck during a free paper-shredding event held at the North Brunswick Municipal Building on Saturday.

  • Manslaughter trial ends in hung jury

    State must decide by December whether to proceed with retrial BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer After six days of deliberation, a state Superior Court jury could not unanimously decide if Robert Knutsen was guilty of the aggravated manslaughter of his godson, 3-year-old Nikolas Chavez, in November 2005. Knutsen, 31, a former North Brunswick and current…

  • North Brunswick

    At stake: Four-year mayoral term and two three-year Township Council terms Francis “Mac” Womack* (D) Francis “Mac” Womack* (D) Running for: Mayor Age: 51 Residency: 20 years Occupation: Attorney Political positions: Mayor for three years; former councilman; former Democratic committeeman; former member of the Affordable Housing Committee Community involvement: Coached recreational soccer, basketball and softball…

  • Group scares up chilling stories

    Garden State Horror Writers offers support for writers of dark genre BY LARRY RAPPOPORT Correspondent What frightens you? Is it a tarantula the size of a Hummer? A psychologically deranged killer? Or perhaps dinner with the in-laws? There’s one group in New Jersey that you might say is an authority on the subject of fear.…

  • Middlesex County freeholder race

    Stephen J. “Pete” Dalina DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES Stephen J. “Pete” Dalina Age: 77 Residence: Fords, Woodbridge Occupation: Retired bar and restaurant owner Position: Freeholder since 1990; deputy director since 1994; chairman of the Department of Parks and Recreation Listed accomplishments: Increasing the county park system from 4,500 acres to 6,670 acres; dedication of the John A.…