Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Stores may have to clean up graffiti

    S.B. council cites gang activity, aesthetics as reasons for ordinance BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “It was a real wakeup call to me, because I had no idea that graffiti and gang activity were related. … I’d hate for any of us to have a false sense of security.” – Carol…

  • Religious leaders call for love, unity on 9/11

    North Brunswick gathers for vigil on fifth anniversary of attacks BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Clockwise from above: Roni Salkin remembered her brother, and Bob Davis paid his respects to his cousin, both of whom lost their lives during the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. A…

  • Three police officers promoted

    Moves are part of the restructuring of SBPD’s command structure BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Three township police officers have been promoted as part of a restructuring of the police force. Lt. Harry Delgado has been promoted to captain, Sgt. Joseph Charmello has been promoted to lieutenant and…

  • Spa workers accused of promoting prostitution

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A spa in Dayton has been shut down by police on suspicion of prostitution. The Pine Day Spa, Georges Road, was the subject of a weeklong investigation by police, who found it suspicious that a spa advertising acupressure, saunas and table showers would…

  • Celebrating diversity and smoke-free parks

    Crowds turn out for Community Unity Day in South Brunswick BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Anthony Bellavia, 4, of South Brunswick, works on an original painting during South Brunswick’s annual Community Unity Day in Woodlot Park on Saturday. SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Residents enjoyed music, food and games on…

  • Two children hospitalized after Route 1 accident

    8-year-old was not wearing seatbelt; now in critical condition BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A car crash on Route 1 has left an 8-year-old girl critically injured. According to South Brunswick police, Mohmedhus Mansuri, 41, of Somerset, was driving down Route 1 just south of Beekman Road at…

  • Show always goes on in ‘circus life’

    Performers say the constant tour is both difficult, rewarding BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Jacob Gold, 19 months, of Monmouth Junction, gets an autograph on his cast from Cole Brothers Circus clown “Parollito” before the Labor Day performance in South Brunswick. It’s five stories tall and squats upon…

  • Wheels in motion on South Brunswick skate park

    Township Council discusses possible funding options BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer If all goes according to plan, South Brunswick could soon have a new skate park. During the Township Council’s meeting Tuesday night, resident Joanne Moore presented the council with a 227-signature petition asking that a skate park be built somewhere…

  • GOP mayoral candidate Kish drops out of race

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “Unfortunately, I can’t stick around for the race, but family and career take priority.” – Richard Kish SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Richard Kish, the Republican candidate for mayor of South Brunswick, has dropped out of the race. According to Kish, his company, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical,…