Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • War monuments’ restoration celebrated

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff The monument to South River residents who died in World War II, Korea and Vietnam was recently restored. SOUTH RIVER — Two pieces of borough history have been preserved for years to come. Through the efforts of the borough chapters of the American…

  • Ceremony prompts judge to reflect on Vietnam tour

    Roger Daley among speakers at Oct. 14 traveling exhibit BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer State Superior Court Judge Roger W. Daley won’t be scrambling for something to say when he speaks at the memorial ceremonies for “The Wall That Heals” exhibit in Edison on Oct. 14. “I’ve been thinking…

  • Fund-raisers

    Oct. 7 • The Spotswood High School Band is participating in a Kash for Kids fund-raising program that pays the band $2 for each empty inkjet or laser computer cartridge collected. Collection boxes are at the high school, Memorial School and KrisKell Creations Hair Salon, all Summerhill Road; Schoenly School, Kane Avenue; the Spotswood Public…

  • Binding the wounds of Vietnam no easy task

    California couple takes to the road each year with BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer When John Anderson came home from the Vietnam War in the late 1960s, he didn’t talk about his experiences as an Army combat medic. “Like most Vietnam veterans, he put it away,” said his wife,…

  • A perfect day for Milltown

    PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff L-r: Bunny Boylan is dressed up in a wicked witch hat for the animal competition during Milltown Day. Mike Piscitelli, 11, watches his dog, Dalton, practice jumping prior to a competition during the event, which was held Sunday due to Saturday’s inclement weather. Andrew Oross, 4, tests his brakes on…

  • Water, money saved by fixing hidden leaks

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The water problems are far from over, but borough officials believe they’ve fixed the last of the leaks that long caused more water to be pumped than needed. In August, the borough set out to check for more leaks in the water lines and…

  • Township’s oldest park renovated, improved

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Nearly $300,000 worth of improvements to Welsh Park have been completed and will be celebrated in a ceremony Saturday. The 26-acre park, located on Gordon Avenue near Summerhill Road, received new facilities and upgrades during a construction project over the spring and summer. The $293,000 project was aided by $151,000 in federal…

  • Woman’s injuries minor after being dragged by car

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — A township police officer chased after and was able to stop a car that dragged an elderly woman 84 feet following an accident last week. Sgt. Michael Biennas had been directing traffic at a construction site on Applegarth Road at 9:35 a.m. last Thursday…

  • Historic sites in way of pending housing

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Three buildings considered important to local history could soon be demolished to make way for new housing. The Union Chapel, the Grange and a former town hall building, all on the same Dunhams Corner Road site, are in the way of the development…