Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Council supports state anti-gang legislation

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township Council adopted a resolution on May 1 in support of state legislation intended to deter gang-related activities. According to the resolution, the township recognizes that criminal and violent activity can affect both urban and suburban communities and therefore supports efforts to…

  • County arrests 30 in connection to drug ring

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Over $24,000 worth of heroin was seized during the arrest of a township man May 1 as part of a drug ring bust that led to the arrest of 30 people throughout Middlesex County. Last week, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office announced the…

  • S.B. latest town to join area flood control group

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick has been invited to join the South-Central Middlesex County Flood Control Commission, an advisory body composed of representatives from several municipalities in the area. The ordinance required by the township to make its membership official passed its first reading during the…

  • Campaign Web address printing sparks debate

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Two Republicans have filed a complaint alleging that a Middlesex County freeholder misused taxpayer dollars to advertise for the county Democratic Party. The accusations by Republican freeholder candidates Andrew Tidd and Geoffrey Champion stem from a county Public Works and Transportation newsletter in which Freeholder H.…

  • Linwood club cleans up around school grounds

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Victoria Seaman and Nikki Agugliaro clean the pond in the central courtyard of Linwood MIddle School as part of the Student Environmentalists At Linwood (SEAL) cleanup May 4. NORTH BRUNSWICK – Linwood Middle School was SEALed with a kiss from Mother Nature last…

  • Grand jury indicts man for beating death of 3-year-old

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK – A township man accused of beating his 3-year-old godson to death faces a sentence of 10 to 30 years in jail if convicted. Robert Knutsen, 30, previously of Adams Lane, was indicted on a charge of aggravated manslaughter by a Middlesex County grand…

  • Parents thankful OLL won’t be forced to close

    Diocese approves plan to keep school financially viable BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN – Our Lady of Lourdes School has a rich history, and thanks to the community’s efforts, it has a future as well. The parochial school was on the verge of being closed this year due to the…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Amanda Fuerstenberg, Dana Vasers and Christopher Giavito plant and water petunias in the central patio of Linwood MIddle School as part of the Student Environmentalists at Linwood’s school cleanup on May 4. Story, page 8.

  • Teens charged for fake bomb threats

    Three incidents reported at SBTHS in less than a week BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer A rash of bomb threats has disrupted school activities in South Brunswick High School over the course of three consecutive days. The school received three separate bomb threats – two written and one called – on…