Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Massage businesses ask council to reconsider

    Ordinance demanding certifications, fees placed on hold temporarily BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Local professional massage therapists shared their concerns with the Township Council Tuesday about a proposed set of regulations aimed to rid the town of brothels posing as legitimate businesses. The ordinance, first discussed at last…

  • First graduating class of Linwood reunites

    8th-graders from 1952, time capsule tell story of a changed N.B. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The perks of being over 60 include: Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them; your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the National Weather Service; your investment…

  • Athletes help carry the weight of mission’s costs

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Ashleigh Mason, 21, of East Brunswick, attempts a bench press during a fundraiser in North Brunswick organized by the New Life in Christ Regional Worship Center. NORTH BRUNSWICK – Members of a local church are hoping to help bring new life to residents…

  • Library remains valuable resource in Internet age

    Staff looks back on how facility’s role has changed in 40 years BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – If life begins at 40, then the township library has a lot to look forward to in the coming years. A birthday celebration was held on the front lawn of the…

  • Grammy’s charity work no laughing matter

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Floretta Bell, whose granddaughter attends the JCC of North & South Brunswick Nursery School at Congregation B’nai Tikvah, volunteers her time fundraising, dressing as a clown, setting up for prayer services and organizing gift bags despite not being Jewish. NORTH BRUNSWICK – Floretta Bell…

  • Residents: Speed humps have worsened problems

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Residents in North Brunswick are complaining that speed bumps, such as the one seen here on Huron Road, have not been effective deterrents in controlling speeding trucks and other large vehicles. NORTH BRUNSWICK – The township has hit a bumpy road with regard to…

  • Former rec dept. official rejoins administration

    Chosen to fill vacant position as director of community development BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Michael Hritz NORTH BRUNSWICK – Former township employee Michael Hritz has been appointed as the new director of the Department of Community Development. Hritz began working part time in North Brunswick as a high school and…

  • Fights, heights & bikes among carnival lineup

    Youth Sports Festival celebrates 10th year next week at DeVry grounds BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer North Brunswick NORTH BRUNSWICK – A motorcycle and high-wire stunt show, amateur boxing and wrestling matches, a reptile exhibition and an extreme animal show are the new attractions scheduled for the North Brunswick Youth Sports…

  • Teen deemed model citizen

    S.B. High junior one of 50 to win award from Hamilton Friends Assoc. BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Anusha Pamula SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A South Brunswick High School student was chosen as one of 50 Alexander Hamilton Citizen Achievement Award winners throughout the country. The student, Anusha Pamula, was selected for…