Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Township’s ‘hometown heroes’ given their due

    Volunteer groups and residents honored for community service BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Celebrate North Brunswick Committee held a “Year of the Volunteer” banquet for all of the organizations honored this year in recognition of their dedication and service to the community. On Saturday at Pierre’s Restaurant…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Michael Cichocki, of Fords, stops at Amato’s Farm on Route 130 in South Brunswick to shop for inflatable Christmas decorations during a mild Monday evening.

  • Fools for Christ bring laughs to area church

    Pastor BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Clowning around in church is typically frowned upon, but some members of the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church consider it their mission. Fools for Christ encouraged the crowd to laugh, applaud and be awed by their performance of magic and clowning Dec. 3…

  • Developer expects J&J to draw empty nesters

    Experts tout project as a tax boon that will improve life in N.B. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer The open public workshop sessions to discuss the redevelopment of the Johnson & Johnson property on Route 1 in North Brunswick, now owned by North Brunswick TOD Associates, will continue in January. NORTH…

  • Commission gives tips on cutting holiday power use

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township Environmental Commission hopes that residents “lighten up” when decorating their homes for the holidays. With Nativity scenes, moving reindeer and giant snowing globes adorning front lawns, and menorahs and kinorahs being lit inside to celebrate the holidays, there are several ways…

  • New Bruns. commuter shuttle now in service

    For $1, riders can travel from North Brunswick to hospital, train station BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer “The service will provide a vital link for employees from throughout the county.” — H. James Polos freeholder NORTH BRUNSWICK — The new Jersey Avenue commuter shuttle began service on Monday, linking the New…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Under the direction of Peggy Sica (l), the North Brunswick Township High School choir entertained the crowd at WinterFest, held Monday by the Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services and sponsored by North Brunswick PBA Local 160.

  • Firm: Transit village could be center of town

    J&J developer introduces experts working on plan; next workshop tonight BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer The redevelopment project for the 212-acre Johnson & Johnson property on Route 1 in North Brunswick proposes a transit village complete with high-end retail shops, restaurants, housing and a community center. The site has been owned…

  • S.B. board rejects stacked townhouses

    Neighborhood residents contend 84 units would have been an eyesore BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Are they townhouses or are they multifamily homes? It is a question that has repeatedly reared its head, a question that remained unanswered until the South Brunswick Planning Board’s Nov. 29 meeting. Through a unanimous vote,…