Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • Camp teaches students to be anti-drug advocates

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Linwood Middle School students Nisha Parikh, Nthabi Choma, Victoria Seaman, Diego Martinez (l-r) and St. Joseph High School student Patrick Mulvey attended the Willow Tree Teen Institute camp in November to learn about drug and alcohol prevention. Not pictured: Linwood student Victoria Borbas. NORTH…

  • Old Bridge officials: Sign ordinance has worked

    Township put law like South Brunswick BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer The signs of development could soon become more common in Middlesex County, literally. An ordinance that would force builders and other parties with pending development applications to post signs citing details of their proposal was adopted in South Brunswick on…

  • Info sought on store theft

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Police released this surveillance photo of a suspect in a theft from Computer Renaissance on Nov. 6. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police have released a photograph to help aid in the search for a suspect in a theft from Computer Renaissance in Commerce Plaza, Route 1, on…

  • Mysterious visitor inspires second novel

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The printing press has been burning with a new book by a township resident. Ronald Bern, 69, a 32-year resident of Hidden Lake, has just published his second novel “Mule Maddox,” based on his upbringing in Anderson County, S.C. “Sixty-three years ago [when…

  • Islamic Center hearing addresses lighting, buffer

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer The Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ) presented witnesses before the South Brunswick Zoning Board during a standing-room-only Dec. 1 meeting, the latest in a series regarding a massive expansion of the ISCJ facilities. The project, which began in 1999, will include an expansion of the…

  • Book-themed holiday sale at library

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township library is giving the gift of reading this holiday season. Director Cheryl McBride has instituted the library’s first book-themed gift-giving sale. Featured items are book-shaped pillows, throws, tote bags, mugs, character dolls, notecards, jewelry and kids socks. “It’s easy. You’re donating…

  • OK, it’s hot, but will it stand the test of time?

    Coda Greg Bean My old Granny Bean was deeply suspicious of any new technology that hadn’t been around long enough to stand the test of time. According to my father, his was the last family in town to get a radio, because Granny thought they were just a fad, and there was no reason people…

  • Show boosts awareness of learning disabilities

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A group of performers with learning disabilities taught students at Livingston Park Elementary about diversity and acceptance on Monday. Members of The Berkshire Hills Music Academy in Massachusetts performed an “Ability Awareness” assembly for the staff and students of the entire school. The…

  • Busy holiday season for North Brunswick Woman’s Club

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — For the North Brunswick Woman’s Club, the township’s holiday fundraising drive could be called Operation Shopping. As part of Operation Holiday Cheer, the organization adopted two township families in need of food and presents for the holidays. “We do this every year. We…