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January 18, 2007
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Scientist, educator, football player honored at alma mater
As a teenager, Russell Krug rode his bicycle from South River to Princeton University regularly to do research. It was that special research that enabled Krug to receive a four-year academic scholarship to Princeton University in 1968 and later become an industrial scientist. More...

EAST BRUNSWICK - Who says older isn't better? When it comes to being the biggest tree in town, age will be a key factor. Trees, most of them anyway, have been able to withstand the onslaught of highways and modern development, and the East Brunswick Environmental Commission wants to ... More...

SPOTSWOOD - Police and state wildlife officials confiscated an alligator from a borough man's bathtub last week and charged the man for having the dangerous animal. Two police officers, having received an anonymous complaint about an alligator being kept as a pet in a residence on Main... More...


Children's reading area to be expanded; more services being planned

SOUTH RIVER - Expansion plans for the South River Library on Appleby Avenue are on track as the design phase nears completion and the construction bidding process is expected to soon commence. The much-anticipated construction is likely to begin in the spring. More...


SOUTH RIVER - A borough woman who stands accused of taking more than $90,000 from an elderly man she was hired to care for was indicted last week by a Middlesex County grand jury. Margarida De Jesus, 32, was indicted on one count each of theft by deception and attempted theft by decept... More...


The long-term care center proposed in Old Bridge by Middlesex County officials would be for nursing and rehabilitative care, not for tuberculosis patients as was stated in a Jan. 11 story. Also, the county is pursuing a new Academy for Medical Science and Information Technology in Woodbridge,... More...


Jan. 18-31 + Wounded Warrior Project Drive, sponsored by the Spotswood High School History Club and Octagon Community Service Club. More...
Finishing the last section of Route 522 with four lanes to Route 535 is a priority this year for South Brunswick's mayor. That would expedite tractor-trailer traffic to all the warehouses along Ridge Road (Route 522) but would leave a bottleneck on the two-lane Route 535 to the New Jersey Tur... More...
In a series of interviews with area mayors, the Sentinel and a few of its sister publications found that with civil unions soon to become legal, many look forward to officiating the ceremonies, some aren't totally comfortable with them but will do them anyway, and others are unsure if they'll... More...
Daniel T. Gjertsen Mr. Gjertsen, 21, of Monroe Township, died Jan. 1, 2007. He was born in Staten Island, N.Y. A graduate of East Brunswick Vocational-Technical School, Mr. Gjertsen was employed by East Brunswick Township. He was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church, Helmetta. More...
EAST BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey High School Redesign Steering Committee will hold a meeting for parents, community members and educators at East Brunswick High School Jan. 23 to discuss statewide high school reform. The steering committee, composed of leaders in education and business ... More...
Warm weather means plenty of fish around
"Fish On!! Fish On!!" - that's what New Jersey anglers are saying after taking advantage of the unusually warm weather this weekend. Striped bass fishing was exceptionally good, as anglers were picking bass right from the surf in Sandy Hook and a good number of bass were released... More...