Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Princeton U. donates 127 acres to S. Bruns.

    Area will be managed as a park with trails, agricultural museum BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer (Graphic courtesy of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Princeton University) SOUTH BRUNSWICK — In a dedication ceremony Jan. 19, Princeton University donated 127 acres of land to South Brunswick and Plainsboro townships…

  • Boro nears completion of water system work

    $3.2M reconstruction project is expected to improve flow, quality BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — A project that has spanned almost a decade is finally nearing completion. The borough set out in 1998 to reconstruct its water system, filing applications for the massive undertaking which actually would not have…

  • State bill seeks cap on college tuition

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Assemblyman Robert Morgan (D-Monmouth and Mercer) wants to do something about the rising cost of college tuition. In November, Morgan introduced Assembly Bill No. 3488. The bill would prohibit the governing board of a public institution of higher education from approving an increase in tuition and…

  • Volunteers sought to examine school budget

    School board to make decision on merging superintendent post BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN — School officials are forming a volunteer committee to review the preliminary 2004-05 school budget. The budget is being reviewed at a time when the district is expected to make a decision on the future of…

  • Mayor shares views of E. Brunswick’s future

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A renewed effort to revitalize the Route 18 corridor, greater recreational offerings and more open space were touted by Mayor William Neary in his State of the Township address Tuesday. During the annual address, given in front of the East Brunswick Regional Chamber…

  • Bike park, roadwork funded by two grants

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The borough has been awarded two grants totaling over a quarter of a million dollars for improvements in town. The state Department of Treasury will give South River a one-time grant of $100,000 for a bike park. The second, from the state Department…

  • Ruling expected soon on school land swap

    Green Acres says it will decide by end of January if Monroe plan is OK BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — A decision is expected by the end of the month on whether the township can build its new high school in a section of Thompson Park. The state Green…

  • Greater Women of Central N.J. winners to be honored Feb. 15

    Greater Media Newspapers is hosting its first annual Greater Women of Central New Jersey Feb. 15. For the past two months, nominations have been solicited for women working in the disciplines of business, health care and nonprofit. The nominees are women who have been able to triumph despite the challenges and make a true difference…

  • Stylists pay tribute to beloved teacher

    Scholarship funds being raised in memory of cosmetology teacher BY JOLENE HART Correspondent BY JOLENE HARTCorrespondent EAST BRUNSWICK — Many of us are fortunate to have known a teacher whose lessons took us beyond the scope of our textbooks, a mentor whose advice still echoes in our head from time to time. For past graduates…