Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • The road to recovery is not traveled alone

    Tree of Hope ceremony recognizes those waging fight against addiction BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – This is for Marty, the first woman to find recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous. This is for Jason, who died at Rutgers University of a prescription drug overdose. This is for Jerry, who is…

  • Year-round curfew considered in N.B.

    Minors out past midnight would face community service BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer An ordinance proposing a curfew in North Bruns-wick is expected to be presented at the Oct. 10 Township Council workshop meeting. The measure, which would apply to children under the age of 17 out past 11:59 p.m., is…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Rose Natale of Old Bridge throws the winning ball during the bocce ball finals to give her team the championship during the North Brunswick Senior Olympics on Friday.

  • Council holds off on outlets decision

    Ordinance would let S.B. warehouses keep 10,000 s.f. for retail BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer The South Brunswick Township Council Tuesday first adopted and then tabled an ordinance that would allow warehouses to have outlet stores in certain parts of town. The ordinance was set to be enacted right away, but…

  • North Brunswick park begins to take shape

    Construction well under way at site of former Otken farm BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer PHOTOSBY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Theodore Enoch and Albert Marquez put the finishing touches on a baseball field at the new 105-acre park on Route 130 in North Brunswick. NORTH BRUNSWICK – When people wake up on…

  • State officials take input on how to reform taxes

    Flat income tax, higher rate for businesses among suggestions from public BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer PISCATAWAY – In anticipation of a possible constitutional convention, the stte Legislature took public input on ways to rein in the state’s property tax rates. Held by the Joint Legislative Committee on Constitutional Reform and…

  • After detour, townhouse plan is back before board

    Some members doubt developer’s projections on school-age children BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Hearings on a proposed stacked townhouse development was back before the Planning Board on Sept. 20. The development’s application had been heard by the Planning Board at first, but an appeal from a resident, Jeanette…

  • Two brothers charged for causing scare with air gun

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A reported drive-by shooting turned out to be full of hot air at a township apartment complex. On Friday, police arrested two brothers for their involvement in a drive-by shooting using an air pistol. A little after noon, an off-duty federal agent reported…

  • Jewish new year arrives

    JEFF GRANIT staff Rabbi Mendy Carlebach of the Chabad of North and South Brunswick blows the shofar (ram’s horn) to mark the Jewish new year at the sanctuary of the Chabad House, New Brunswick. Rosh Hashana began at sundown Sept. 22.