Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • So. Bruns. tax rate may rise 5.4 cents

    $42.7 million municipal budget proposed to council BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Stating that this would be a very difficult year, South Brunswick Township Manager Matthew Watkins said that the proposed municipal budget, if adopted, would result in a 5.4-cent tax rate increase. Watkins presented the $42.7 million 2006 municipal budget…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Craig Keyser and his son, Bailey, 10, have their cake and eat it, too, using icing to create Pac-Man figurines during the Parent-Teacher Organization annual cake-decorating contest at Judd Elementary School in North Brunswick on Jan. 25.

  • Teen tours behind the scenes in Hollywood

    Starlight Foundation grants young cancer patient BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Drew Templeton received a trip to the People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles in January as part of the Starlight Foundation’s wish program for cancer patients. NORTH BRUNSWICK — After completing 21/2 years of chemotherapy, 17-year-old Drew Templeton had her…

  • Cambridge students enjoy new pen pal’s company

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Joy Reinknecht’s Cambridge School class has been writing to Marine Pfc. Justen Townsend since October. Pictured are bottom row, l-r, Robert Hedberg, James McGrath, Jesse Tainow, Akila Sarathy, Katie Ronquillo; top, l-r, Reinknecht, Vincent King, Zachary Burke, Michael Hartley and Pfc. Townsend. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Akila…

  • Symposium to examine Nazi trials at Nuremberg

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers University in New Brunswick will host a series of symposiums and concerts to celebrate Jewish history and life throughout the spring. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials, the first…

  • Fan club

    CHRIS KELLY staff Fans wait at the bottom of a ramp to see Mr. Ray, a children’s educational rock ’n’ roll mucisician, perform at South Brunswick High School on Saturday.

  • Chef adds flavor to cable access TV

    Italian cooking show taped from North Bruns. man BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Chef Alfredo DeBonis discusses his first dish, Torta di Roma, as cable studio manager Roy Minieri videotapes the first edition of “A Taste of Italy in North Brunswick,” a six-month cooking series to debut on…

  • Alfredo DeBonis’ recipe for Torta di Roma

    • sponge or chiffon cake • 1 TB vanilla • 3 cups heavy cream • 1 cup Nutella spread • 1 cup strawberry preserves • 4 TB powdered sugar • Frangelico or other liqueur • shaved chocolate for garnish 1. Cut prepared or store bought cake into three layers. 2. Brush on the liqueur. 3.…

  • N.B. man: Master of many professions

    Doctor, professor, athlete and volunteer honored by Sri Lanka Foundation BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Dr. Sunil Wimalawansa’s 30-year career includes practicing medicine, performing surgery, doing research, establishing three osteoporosis centers and assisting over 50 underprivileged countries across the globe. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Many people aspire to be a doctor, a…