Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • North Brunswick bat tests positive for rabies

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A live bat tested positive for rabies after being found on Nathan Drive on May 29. A resident alerted police about the presence of a bat, which was picked up by Jay Carroll, the township animal control officer. The specimen was tested at…

  • Chief hopes to rub out illegitimate massage spas

    Measure would demand background checks and greater transparency BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Massage parlors in town will be subject to an elaborate set of new regulations designed to discourage brothels posing as legal businesses from setting up shop. During the Township Council meeting on Tuesday, Chief Ray…

  • 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…

  • N.B. honors May scholar

    Matthew Larkin NORTH BRUNSWICK – Matthew Larkin was honored as the month’s Scholar-Athlete-Artist Award recipient at the Township Council meeting on May 21. The program was created to honor students who excel in academics, athletics and/or the arts. Matthew Larkin Class: sophomore at North Brunswick Township High School Academics: favorite subject is history; hopes to…

  • New Brunswick clerk faces corruption charges

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A township resident who was employed as a supervisory clerk for the city of New Brunswick was arrested on charges of extorting corrupt payments on May 24. Linda Carol Roach, 55, was arrested on a criminal complaint by special agents of the FBI…

  • Vehicle flips in accident

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Two passengers were trapped in a vehicle that flipped over following an accident on Route 130 on May 23. At approximately 11:10 a.m., Margaret Bodnar, 88, of Monroe, was driving her 2006 Nissan Sentra in the right lane of the highway in the area of Old Georges Road when she came in…