Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • See Spot see

    JEFF GRANIT staff Shiloh, a 5-month-old black lab-golden retriever mix with The Seeing Eye guide dog school, and German shepherd Ingrid (right) visit students at East Brunswick’s Warnsdorfer School yesterday. Students in the school’s Early Act Club are sponsoring a puppy from the school.

  • Animal control officer is cleared of charges

    SPCA president says appeal of ruling is being considered BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Municipal Court Judge Michael A. Toto cleared Monroe Township’s animal control officer of all animal cruelty charges last week. The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NJSPCA) had charged Officer Frank Faraone with…

  • Raritan Valley YMCA receives $40,000 grant

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The Raritan Valley YMCA’s program for infants and toddlers will hit the ground running when it opens its doors at a new facility on Tices Lane in June. The YMCA has been awarded a $40,000 grant for its start-up program by Colonel’s Kids, KFC’s national charity, and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick’s Laura Petriello tries to get to the basket during the Bears’ GMC Tournament second-round loss to Woodbridge on Feb. 17 in East Brunswick.

  • Three women chosen as outstanding achievers

    Greater Media Newspapers launches new awards program BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Chris Kelly staff Greater Media Newspapers Publisher Kevin Wittman presents an award to Dr. Ann Sweany (r), a finalist in the Greater Women of Central New Jersey awards program in the field of health care. Women of…

  • Driver who hit cop, fled, gets five years

    Old Bridge man is still expected to sue police who shot at him BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer An Old Bridge man has been sentenced to five years in prison in connection with a series of events that included striking a Spotswood police officer with a van and leading police on…

  • Two of Monroe’s three fire districts face hike

    MONROE — In a typically low turnout, residents approved the budgets of all three township fire districts on Saturday. In District 3, a budget carrying a tax increase was approved in a vote of 262 to 183, according to Paul Lucey, secretary of the Board of Commissioners in that district. The figures include absentee ballots.…

  • ‘The Jews of Cuba’ to be discussed at temple

    The Sisterhood of Congregation Anshe Emeth and the B’nai B’rith of Middlesex County will present a joint program titled “The Jews of Cuba” on March 6 at Congregation Anshe Emeth, 88 Main St., South River. Breakfast will be served at 9:45 a.m. A presentation by guest speakers Roberta and Bert Sutker will follow at 10:15…

  • Firefighters support new McDonald House

    The latest Ronald McDonald House, being built adjacent to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, will benefit from a $6,000 grant from the Middlesex County Firefighters Association. The funds will help the house offer support to families of seriously ill children, providing a place to stay at times of stress and difficulty. The…