Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • East Brunswick seeks smoking ban in parks

    Council president says puffing away sets bad example for children BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Smoking in municipal parks will be illegal if Township Council President David Stahl has his way. The Township Council approved a measure last year asking people not to smoke in the parks and…

  • Neptune given OK to build on River Road

    Sayreville planners approve plant that will convert power BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SAYREVILLE — After years of discussion and approvals, the Neptune RTS power conversion plant has cleared its final hurdle. The Planning Board voted unanimously Feb. 17 on site plan approval that will allow Neptune Regional Electrical Transmission Systems…

  • Hess has new layout for store, pump islands

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a revised plan to build a convenience store at a Route 18 Hess gas station. Representatives of Amerada Hess Corp. said the new plan will increase landscaping and require less impervious coverage on the site, which…

  • E.B. expected to soon address pay-to-play

    Draft ordinance being prepared for Township Council BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township’s pay-to-play committee is expected to soon present a draft ordinance on a measure that could affect the town’s political landscape. Council President David Stahl, who established the committee, said it is working on a…

  • Debate begins on plan for Cranbury Rd. tower

    Omnipoint proposes 12 antennas on site, with room for more BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — After months of delays, hearings finally began last week on a controversial plan to locate a cell tower on Cranbury Road. The Zoning Board of Adjustment, which heard from Omnipoint Communications Inc. representatives…

  • Irish folk revivalist returns for local show

    BY ANDREA OLIVIO Staff Writer BY ANDREA OLIVIOStaff Writer Mick Moloney The Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission will present a performance by “Irish renaissance man” Mick Moloney March 2 in East Brunswick. For 11 years running, Moloney has been performing to a full house at the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School, Rues…

  • Artists at work

    Samantha Goetz, 6, (l) and her sister, Ashley, 4, of Jamesburg, color flags and listen to stories at the Jamesburg Public Library’s story hour Feb. 17.PHOTOSBY SEAN DWYER Caitlin Neumyer, 6, of Jamesburg, does some creative coloring at the borough’s library.

  • Debate emerges over first aid squad’s rescue

    South River considers hiring firm to handle daytime emergency calls BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — As the borough’s all-volunteer rescue squad seeks to boost its membership, some squad officials fear the borough is actually working against them. The rescue squad, which last year began a high-profile effort to…

  • Positions to be merged in Milltown

    Board of Education selects unique model expected to save money BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer Milltown schools will be led by a “collaborative team” that merges the positions of superintendent and principal, the Board of Education decided Tuesday. The decision comes after the board reviewed 12 initial options for the district’s form of administrative governance.…