Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Hands-on training

    As part of their training, massage students offer services at affordable fee BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Stressed out from his Township Council meeting the night before, council President Bob Davis receives a back rub from massage therapist Dora Pincaro at the grand opening of the Chubb Institute Massage…

  • Dog’s barking alerts family to fire in home

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A township family was saved by their dog on Sunday night when his barking alerted them to a two-alarm fire in their house. The night of the fire, the Cramer family was fast asleep, unaware that a fire had started in their basement…

  • Photo

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Band leader Willie Martinez of the Willie Martinez Trio lays down the beat at the South Brunswick Senior Center on Friday night. This was the first performance in the “Jazz Cafe Series” produced by the South Brunswick Arts Commission to be held the first Friday of the month through June.

  • Assembly bill would expand innovation zone

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A state Assembly committee has cleared a bill to expand local innovation zones, which, if passed, would enable the promotion of technological growth throughout the Brunswick area. The Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee released legislation this week sponsored by Assembly members Upendra…

  • New tunnel may add riders to MOM Line

    Rail service forecast could be affected by ‘one-seat trip’ to NYC BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer NJ Transit is adding a new element to its consideration of a proposed new passenger rail line – the convenience factor. The agency has been conducting a Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS), which includes ridership…

  • Ancient customs live on in Chassidic weddings

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO During the chupah ceremony, a Chassidic tradition in which the Jewish bride and groom are married outside under the stars, friends and relatives offer prayers and blessings to the engaged couple. NEW BRUNSWICK – Ugly bridesmaid dresses, wild bachelor parties and the throwing of…

  • Greater Media Newspapers to feature Future Leaders

    In the week of May 31, Greater Media Newspapers, which publishes the North Brunswick-South Brunswick Sentinel, will present a very special section honoring and showcasing young people from our circulation areas. The Future Leaders section will focus on youthful leaders from all walks of life, not just on the brightest scholars. We will feature young…

  • North Brunswick teen shoots for West Point

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Sarah Levy NORTH BRUNSWICK – Sarah Levy’s career is pointing in the right direction. The 17-year-old North Brunswick Township High School senior has been nominated as a candidate for the United States Military Academy at West Point. Inspired to join the military in eighth grade when…

  • J&J site owners hold first hearing

    Say town center could become a new focal point in N.B BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer The future is now for the Johnson & Johnson property. North Brunswick TOD Associates, the contract purchasers of the 212-acre site on Route 1, presented their first workshop Feb. 23 to discuss the redevelopment options…