Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Skye’s the limit for child pop singer

    E.B. youth gets recognition with release of 1st single BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff Above, Vienna Skye works with her father, Manny Balsamides, on one of the 6-year-old’s new recordings. At left, Vienna, 6, a student at East Brunswick’s Central Elementary School, works on her vocals earlier…

  • Shining stars

    PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, Shannon Garahan gets a little help from a friend as the duo performs “Happiness” at the Our Lady of Lourdes Night of Shining Stars May 4. Below, members of the Milltown school’s dance troupe perform “Consider Yourself.”

  • Town awards contract to establish dog park

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Call it doggy heaven. The first newly available recreation on the 147-acre Heavenly Farms property is really for the dogs. A place where dogs can run free, without leashes or inhibitions, will be the first development on the Cranbury Road site, which the…

  • Cleanup of Superfund site almost complete

    Town looking for money to transform CIC site into public park BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer What was once a hazard to the community will soon become a haven. The $50 million cleanup of the former Chemical Insecticide Corp. (CIC) Superfund site in Edison is nearing its end. “It’s…

  • Spotswood is offered land for recreation

    Borough officials hope to use Main St. property for athletic fields BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Despite all the pining for open space these days, few small towns get the chance to acquire much acreage, let alone do it free of charge. But that’s what Spotswood may be treated…

  • Police investigating EBHS bomb threats

    Students evacuated Friday after note is found on hallway floor EAST BRUNSWICK — The second bomb scare in as many weeks at East Brunswick High School prompted the building’s evacuation and ultimately the cancellation of the school day on Friday. Police have not charged anyone in connection with either of the high school bomb threats,…

  • Independent team could hold all seats on council

    People BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Helmetta HELMETTA — A governing body that two years ago was made up strictly of Democrats and Republicans could be held exclusively by an independent party, come January. That party, The People’s Voice, currently holds the mayor’s seat and five of six Borough Council posts.…

  • Jamesburg gets funds to improve two parks

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Jamesburg and Old Bridge are among four municipalities sharing $1.4 million in open space and recreation funds to upgrade parks and other playground facilities. The Middlesex County Board of Freeholders recently authorized the grant money to help the selected municipalities improve local parks. The projects represent…

  • Residents concerned about contamination

    Officials expect report on Ford Ave. remedial needs next week BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN — Residents expressed concerns last week that the Ford Avenue property that is the former site of the Michelin Tire Co. is contaminated and that further testing is needed to determine the extent of chemicals…