Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Volunteers sought for emergency drill July 14

    The North Brunswick Police Department, Fire Department, First Aid Squad, and OEM are seeking volunteers for a joint emergency services practice drill July 14 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The drill will be held at the old J&J facility located at Route 1 and Aaron Road. The drill will simulate a terrorist attack and chemical gas…

  • Applications taken for Junior Police Academy

    The North Brunswick Police Department is accepting applications for the fourth annual Junior Police Academy to be held Aug. 13-24 at the department at 710 Hermann Road. The academy is open to students in grades six through 12. It teaches law enforcement through a paramilitary program via department personnel, guest speakers and equipment demonstrations. The…

  • Entries sought for Indik Wordsmith contest

    VSA arts of New Jersey (VSA/NJ), New Brunswick, is accepting entries of poems, essays, short stories and plays by New Jersey residents age 18 and older for its 14th annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition. Submission for entries is Sept. 5. The contest is open to all writers, and submissions by writers with disabilities…

  • Group seeks pledge from Corzine on toll road sale

    BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer A public interest research group has called on Gov. Jon Corzine to pledge not to sell the state’s toll roads if the deal does not adhere to a series of monetization principles. Abigail Field of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) and members of local…

  • Former factory site to be replaced by warehouse

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A lot that once contained an old, abandoned factory will now likely play host to a 481,730-square-foot warehouse. Presenting the application to the Planning Board June 20, Industrial Developments International (IDI) representatives said that the proposed facility represents the principles of smart growth…

  • Excitement ramps up with skate park debut

    Park free for anyone 7 and up; registration necessary at town hall BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Matt Overstron, 16, has a good time doing some rail slides at the new skate park at Reichler Park in South Brunswick on Saturday. SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Clack-clack. Whirrrrrr.…

  • Family will rebuild home destroyed by fire

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A family that was displaced as a result of a fire last summer will now be able to get their house back. On Aug. 17, a two-family dwelling on the corner of Cozzens Lane and the local connector road burned down due to…

  • Leaders call for boost to state open space funding

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer PLAINSBORO – Local leaders and civic groups said last week that the one-year funding source for the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT), set to run out this year, is not enough and called on the government to find a more permanent solution. The fund, which fuels…

  • NYC on the cheap

    Tour guide shares how to live up the Big Apple on a shoestring budget BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – New York City is full of expensive restaurants, expensive theater tickets, expensive nightclubs and expensive historical sites. Yet Howard Goldberg, the president of Adventure on a Shoestring, has several…