Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Ex-councilman says town in good hands

    For Milltown BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer “When there are times of trouble and times of need, our community always finds a way to pull itself together, to help whoever it is, or wherever it is, get better.” — Gerard Cappella former Milltown councilman MILLTOWN — The borough has undergone many…

  • Fair association not ready to sell to town

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township’s plan to condemn property owned by the Middlesex County Fair Association is being complicated by a dispute over parking. Fair Association representative Carmelo R. Iaria said that despite confidence expressed by township officials regarding their ongoing effort to condemn a 9.2-acre…

  • Boro poised to make improvements in ’05

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — A commitment to success was the focal point of Mayor Robert Szegeti’s annual New Year’s Day address Saturday. “These ceremonies … are much more than an opportunity for newly elected or re-elected men and women to take their oaths of office,” he said.…

  • E.B. rec summer camp registration set to begin

    The East Brunswick Division of Recreation has mailed a postcard to all township residents announcing registration for its summer camp program. Registration packets may be picked up during regular hours at the recreation office, 350 Dunhams Corner Road, or at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Signups will be accepted and processed on…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Canada geese go for a swim in the lake at Thompson Park, Jamesburg, during the spring-like temperatures New Year’s Day.

  • Background checks required for coaches

    Jamesburg program partially funded by Kanka foundation BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer All volunteer coaches in Jamesburg will now have to submit to fingerprinting and criminal background checks. The Borough Council has adopted an ordinance requiring the checks as part of the “Check ’em Out” program, created and partially sponsored by…

  • Christmas gift a new kidney for boro man

    Brother-in-law donates organ in successful transplant BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Forget the two front teeth. All Rich Borsuk wanted for Christmas was a new kidney. And he got one. Borsuk, who is 29 and recently moved to South River from East Brunswick, has had type 1 diabetes since he was…

  • Departing freeholder leaves legacy of service

    Jane Brady a friend to needy for 12 years on board BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Jane Brady, seen here at the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center’s Christmas party, leaves behind a legacy of successful social programs to help the needy and less fortunate during her years as…

  • Mayor talks 2005 goals; Skarzynski named president

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN — The Borough Council welcomed back a familiar face and said goodbye to another on Monday. Former Councilman Eric Steeber officially took office during the reorganization meeting, replacing Gerard Cappella, a councilman since 1999 who chose not to run this year. Mayor Gloria Bradford said…