Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Limo driver killed in crash

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A limousine driver was killed in a motor vehicle accident after he crashed into a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Route 1 and Commerce Boulevard on Nov. 30. Dennis Varela, 56, of Plainfield, was driving a 2005 Cadillac owned by the A-1 limousine company at 3:40 a.m. when he struck the rear…

  • Man dies after hitting divider

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A 41-year-old Manville resident was killed in a motor vehicle accident after his 1995 Nissan pickup truck struck a divider on Route 1 on Nov. 28. Chris Zarsky was driving from the ramp at Ryders Lane onto Route 1 when he hit the divider as he crossed over the highway at 8:47…

  • It’s the end of the road for Route 92

    Turnpike Authority cancels all plans for proposed highway BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “Anything they have purchased, or paid an easement price for, [should] be turned over to the township..” – Frank Gambatese South Brunswick mayor Expired, terminated, inert, deceased, perished, passed on, lifeless, belly up, dead. These terms and more…

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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,…

  • Collection of portraits tells stories seldom told

    ‘Living Legacies’ runs through December at Buckingham Place BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Milton Stern SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Every life has a story, but not every story gets told. This fact is something that, through the “Living Legacies” project, one local photographer aimed to rectify. Opened to the public on Saturday,…

  • During holidays, Santa’s not the only one making a list

    Bar’s collection of data raises questions on consumer privacy BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “I have no problem with verifying that the ID is valid, but they have no need to record age, birthday, address, height, eye color. …” – Assemblyman Bill Baroni A Trenton bar’s misuse of driver’s license information…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Amanda Girello and Adam Seidman share knowledge of a rope trick taught to them at a magic workshop at the North Brunswick Township municipal building on Monday, presented by the Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services.