Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Drive at South Brunswick Blood Bank April 22

    South Brunswick’s Community Blood Bank will hold a blood drive April 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Woodlot Park Community Center, West New Road, Kendall Park section of South Brunswick. The donation process takes approximately an hour. Donors must be age 17 and older, in good general health and weigh at least 110…

  • On Campus

    Jaime S. Krukas, North Brunswick, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, where she is majoring in elementary education and fitness and nutrition. She is a graduate of North Brunswick Township High School. Nicole Notte, Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, has been named to the…

  • Tough break

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Leo Zhao, 6, reacts as he doesn’t win the Cheerios Bingo contest during the Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA on Saturday. Friends Kamy Badaway, 8, and Burham Abdi, 8, look on their cards.

  • State erred placing school on failing list

    No Child Left Behind designation removed from NBTHS BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer North Brunswick Township High School has been removed from the “in need of improvement list” as classified under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The state Department of Education announced last week that after the final…

  • Photo

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Miles Pastrick, 6, had all the eggs as Jessica Wu, 3, waits for her chance at the annual egg hunt at Parsons School in North Brunswick on Saturday.

  • Hovnanian pitches 84-townhouse plan

    Some feel application does not belong before S.B. Planning Board BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer A major semantic disagreement led to friction between an applicant and the South Brunswick Planning Board during its regular meeting on April 5. The applicant, K. Hovnanian Central Acqui-sitions, was proposing to build 84 of what…

  • Educator becomes the learner on Kenya trip

    Linwood math teacher experiences a different way of life in Africa BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer The students of the Gitero Primary School near Mount Kenya are subjected to a learning environment of cinder block walls, dirt floors and crowded rooms. The elementary schools in Kenya offer free education for students…

  • Group seeks to replace stolen items

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – As if serving their country and putting their lives in danger isn’t enough, members of the New Jersey Army National Guard also have to deal with their personal effects being stolen during shipment overseas. About three weeks ago, the footlockers of 80 soldiers…

  • Man accused of burglary and assault on officer

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A man was arrested while burglarizing Progressive Auto on Georges Road on March 28, according to police. Alerted by an activated burglar alarm, an officer observed Laurence Isom, 52, of Irvington, carrying automobile equipment inside of the building and placing it next to a black garbage can, according to police reports. When…