Category: Sentinel-NBS News

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — After an extremely tight race, Andrew Zwicker has been confirmed as the winner of a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly from District 16. As of Nov. 9, Zwicker received 16,308 votes to oust Assemblywoman Donna Simon, a Republican, who drew 16,230 votes. Zwicker, a Democrat…

TOP PICK The Monmouth Museum’s Annual Holiday Exhibition is “Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Oh My!,” with an opening reception on Nov. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. The Monmouth Museum model train display will return. The Friends of the Monmouth Museum will present their Annual Holiday Tree, decorated with transportation memorabilia. Art scholars often talk…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The community at large donated almost 200 pairs of soccer cleats that will be sent to children in Central America. PHOTO COURTESY OF AZRA BAIG SOUTH BRUNSWICK — There are a lot of happy feet across the western hemisphere, thanks the efforts of the community at large. The Cleats For…

PHOTO COURTESY OF AMBOY BANK All 23 local branches of Amboy Bank kicked off the Spooktakular Food Drive on Halloween, continuing to collect food and household items for food banks in their branch areas throughout November. Each Amboy office manager has selected a food bank to collect for in their community; key partners include Elijah’s…

PHOTO COURTESY OF TEMPLE B’NAI SHALOM Temple B’nai Shalom in East Brunswick held a “pink” Shabbat service on Oct. 23 in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One in 40 Jews of Ashkenazi descent carries a BRCA (breast cancer) gene mutation, making Jewish families at 10 times greater risk than the general population. Fredda…

Jennifer Amato NORTH BRUNSWICK — In order to save the life of herself and her child, a woman had to throw her baby down from a balcony that is one-story  high to a police officer as a fire ravaged an apartment complex in North Brunswick this morning. At approximately 8:13 a.m., the North Brunswick Police…

TOP PICK Jack Sweeney (l-r), Michael Friedman, Jennifer Townsend and Jordan Gilbert in Peter Pan. Phoenix Productions will present its revival of the immortal Broadway musical, “Peter Pan,” beginning Nov. 13 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. This musical depicts the adventures of Peter, a mischievous young boy afraid of growing up, as…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Walk-in health care clinics at pharmacies are booming as customers demand quick service. METRO CREATIVE SERVICES Quick and convenient are two words typically associated with fast foods or ATMs, not health care services. A growing trend is changing that as retail-based clinics (RBC) are popping up in drugstores and supermarkets…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The incumbents on both the North Brunswick and South Brunswick Boards of Education were re-elected on Nov. 3 to serve another term. With five candidates running for three seats in South Brunswick, the winners were Barry Nathanson with 2,548 votes, Peter St. Vincent with 2,380 votes and Stephen Parker with…