Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Resident says officials should answer questions

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Hyam Merson, a regular attendee at Township Council meetings, says he is tired of seeing people ask questions at meetings but not get a response from elected officials. He has complained that instead of the mayor and council members, those often chosen to…

  • ‘Memory Lane’ host is coming to Monroe

    Talk show legend Joe Franklin to entertain at Regency clubhouse BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Joe Franklin MONROE — Capturing an audience’s attention has always come naturally to talk show legend Joe Franklin. It’s being himself that he needs to brush up on. “There was a Joe Franklin sound-alike contest downtown…

  • Town gets more land at lake side

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Some of the more scenic open space left in the township will be preserved thanks to a deal between the township and local Elks lodge. The township agreed in 2001 to buy a portion of property off Hardenburg Lane from the Elks BPOE…

  • Girl, 7, finds creative way to help South Asia

    Demand grows for tsunami relief cards sold by E.B. youth BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, members of two Brownie troops helped color cards being sold by Lauren Thomas, 7, with proceeds going to tsunami relief. At left, Brianna Brown (l), 8, Caterina Russo, 7, and Lauren…

  • Blood drive Saturday part of Eagle endeavor

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — As a Boy Scout, local resident Brian Stigner has hiked and camped all over New Jersey, and sailed well beyond its coast. But his most significant Scout activity may come this weekend in his hometown. Stigner organized a blood drive to take place this…

  • Beaten borough road will receive fix-ups

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Michael Road will get a facelift and become a safer roadway thanks to a grant from the state. The borough has received a $140,000 grant through the state Municipal Aid Program in order to repave the road and repair some of the curbs and…

  • Mayor speaks on ’05 goals for Jamesburg

    JAMESBURG — Barbara Carpenter and John Longo Jr. were sworn in to their second consecutive three-year terms on the Borough Council during a reorganization meeting held Jan. 5. During the meeting, Scott Crass, an assistant representing state Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein, who was out of town, praised both returning council members for their previous terms in…

  • Hummers nightclub to open in South River

    New Main Street establishment was formerly called Surge BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Patrick Barwick, manager of soon-to-open Hummers, looks from behind the bar as renovations fall into place at the South River nightclub. SOUTH RIVER — He might not yet have the car, but he’s got the…

  • Officials from region meet on flooding issue

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Officials from Jamesburg, Helmetta and Monroe held the first in what may be a series of meetings to examine the area’s tendency to flood during heavy rains. Joining the local officials at last Thursday’s meeting were representatives from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) divisions…