Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • 3-year-old’s alleged killer was his godfather

    Father of No. Bruns. child works to start foundation in his honor BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Nick Chavez II, pictured here with his late son, Nikolas Chavez III, said the two of them were the best of friends. NORTH BRUNSWICK – Robert Knutsen, the 30-year-old township man accused of brutally…

  • Township may repair fewer streets than planned

    Hurricane Katrina caused higher prices for raw materials BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township Council is deciding which road to take in regard to repairing various traffic surfaces in town. According to CME Associates engineer Michael McClelland, increased prices for raw materials have caused bidding estimates for…

  • NFL players to take on public on the hardcourt

    Charity game Saturday will raise funds for S.B. PAL BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Police Athletic League in South Brunswick will be getting a boost from some former professional athletes on Saturday. A benefit basketball game, “Pros vs. Kids,” will pit a team composed of players ages…

  • In Cops and Rodders, the police always win

    April 30 car show to raise money for families of deceased police officers BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Police Department is hoping for repeat offenders at this year’s 12th annual Cops and Rodders Car Show. Held by the township’s Death, Retirement, Widows and Orphans Fund Inc., the…

  • Scouts heading south to help rebuild Miss. town

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Ten Boy Scouts and four adults will be traveling to hurricane-ravaged D’Iberville, Miss., where they will spend five days helping to rebuild the town South Brunswick has pledged to help recover in any way that it can. Six Scouts from Troop 10, Monmouth…

  • ‘Guys and Dolls’ runs this weekend in N.B.

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, guys and dolls: the township high school’s Alchemist Theatre Company will present its annual spring musical this weekend at the Commons on Raider Road. “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat,” “If I Were a Bell” and “Luck…

  • Police: Man stole checks from mail, spent them

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police charged a Princeton man March 30 for going through numerous mailboxes in the area in an attempt to find and use blank checks mailed by credit card companies. Andrew Riley, 21, of Princeton, pilfered several checks and used them for his own…

  • Police say driver topped 110 mph in Lamborghini

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – An Italian tourist allegedly topped 110 mph while leading police on a high-speed chase on March 28. Gianluca Siciliano, 38, of Torino, Italy, was recorded speeding down Route 1 in his 2006 Lamborghini between Livingston Avenue and Fashion Plaza. He was first observed traveling 85 mph but accelerated away from the responding…

  • Cable technician assaulted

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – An employee of Cablevision was the victim of an aggravated assault while servicing a customer on Birchwood Court on March 24. The employee, 46, of Bound Brook, claimed he was approached by an unknown white male while working at Building 11 of the complex. According to reports, the suspect punched the victim…