Category: Sentinel-NBS News

  • School visit a reminder on power of imagination

    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Sentinel reporter Jennifer Kohlhepp reads to a fifth-grade class during Celebrity Reading Day at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick on Friday. Class, clear your desks of everything and take out your imaginations. Schools devote time to teaching reading, writing, arithmetic, science and the vast history of those who changed society…

  • Food bank supplies run low

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The cupboards are bare at the food bank and the township needs help from residents to replenish supplies. The North Brunswick Township Food Bank, located in the basement of the municipal building at 710 Hermann Road, seeks donations of nonperishable food items to…

  • No. Brunswick’s path of most resistance

    Feud continues over driveway BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Dorothy McNally’s driveway is still a township controversy. McNally, of Old Georges Road in North Brunswick, recently constructed a driveway extension that leads from her home out into the Shady Glen Drive cul-de-sac. Last week someone wrote expletives in the cement by…

  • Where is Fabio when you need him?

    My husband has two different personalities. First, there is the romantic side — the Fabio-like personality that enjoys moonlit walks, engaging conversation, and washing the dishes. Fabio doesn’t hang out much, although he did show up from time to time during our courting years, bringing roses, opening doors and gazing at me lovingly across a…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Police Officer Jeff Smith reads to Marie Bruno’s third-grade class during Celebrity Reading Day at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick Friday. See related article, page 25.

  • Principal doubles as clown in Macy’s parade

    Indian Fields BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — It’s more than just clowning around. For the past five years, Indian Fields Principal Gary Abbamont has taken his role as a clown in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade very seriously. “It’s a great experience,” Abbamont said of his time…

  • Four teens injured in Friday night accident

    BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police said alcohol and an inexperienced driver led to a dangerous situation for several South Brunswick youths. The accident, reported to police at 11:48 p.m. Friday on Major Road, left four teenagers injured, two in critical condition, according to police. According to a…

  • ‘Art Goes Public’ series begins run next week

    Local artists will be showcased, work in front of public BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer The South Brunswick Arts Commission will present its first “Art Goes Public” series, giving local artists a chance to showcase their creations. Jeff Leebaw, co-chairman of the Arts Commission, said the program will give the public…

  • Guide to Web kid-tested and teacher-approved

    Author BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Township resident Ron Tuitt has kids, parents and teachers saying, “Byte Me.” Tuitt, a second-grade teacher in Paterson, recently compiled over 2,200 Web site listings into Byte Me, a comprehensive Internet guide for primary grade classroom students and their educators. “The title…