Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Fund-raisers

    Dec. 2 • Adopt-A-Family, sponsored by the South River Elementary School PTA, to make the holiday season more enjoyable for disadvantaged children in South River. Monetary donations, clothing, toys, food are sought. To donate, call Donna Geesey or Ashlee Geesey at (732) 390-8202 or Alison Zemann at (732) 390-0678. Drop-off box also located at the…

  • Age, state of schools detailed in presentation

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — In the latest in her series of presentations to kick off each school board meeting, Superintendent of Schools Jo Ann Magistro talked about the age and state of district schools. At the Nov. 18 meeting, Magistro noted how the Central School — one…

  • Business card display featured at Lakeview

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JAMESBURG — Local businesses from the first half of the 20th century may be gone, but they’re not forgotten. Borough historian Tom Bodall, appointed to his position earlier this year at the age of 19, has begun to collect business cards from former and current businesses…

  • Many voice opposition to retail center

    Zoning Board hears testimony for stores, day care on Rte. 522 BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer An estimated 100 residents came out Tuesday to air their feelings about a shopping center proposed at a central Monroe intersection. The crowd, with many against and some in favor of the proposal, attended Tuesday’s…

  • Sculptor re-creates himself as an artist

    East Brunswick man turns obsession into his life BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Edmund Spiro stands in his living room in East Brunswick amid some of his metal and wood pieces. He is the featured guest during next week’s Meet the Sculptor event at the township’s library. When…

  • CFO is first selected for boro’s new stipend

    SPOTSWOOD — Borough officials have selected Chief Financial Officer Barbara Petren as the first recipient of the new merit stipend for municipal employees. The program, created recently by the Borough Council, provides one-time stipends to employees considered worthwhile due to work they did beyond their job duties. Petren, according to Mayor Barry Zagnit, was instrumental…

  • Milltown crossing guard hit by passing car, again

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN — A borough crossing guard was injured yesterday when she was hit by a car while on duty. The incident represented the second time in the last four years that Domenica Lineberger, a crossing guard for over 30 years, has been hit by a car,…

  • Applying to college ‘ain’t what it used to be’

    Students now applying to a greater number of schools BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Today’s high school students face a greater challenge in getting into the colleges of their choice, and as a result involvement in extracurricular activities is more important than ever. College applicants looking to follow…

  • Air at Raritan Center safe, Army Corps says

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the air in and outside of buildings that sit on the former Raritan Arsenal site is safe to breathe. But one local environmentalist says people better hold their breath. The 3,200-acre site, now known as the Raritan…