Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Monroe woman follows dream to open pet store

    Official opening of shop scheduled for tomorrow BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer Official openingof shop scheduledfor tomorrowBY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — Starting tomorrow, residents will no longer have to leave town to search for a pet shop. That’s when Pet’s Place, owned and operated by township resident Caroline Schommer, opens its doors on Spotswood-Englishtown…

  • Girls report man watching them near their bus stops

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — Police are searching for a suspicious man believed to have been watching middle school children as they walked to their bus stops one morning last week. Though he was spotted in a pickup truck at three locations last Thursday, only once did he actually…

  • Liquor store owner wants earlier hours

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN — What time should liquor stores be allowed to open on Sundays? That’s the question borough officials seek to answer since a local liquor store owner has asked permission to open several hours earlier than is permitted by a borough ordinance. While officials are not…

  • There’s no place like home . . .

    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Glinda, played by Shannon Connolly, of Old Bridge, in Munchkin Land with Dorothy, played by Melissa Lea Dennen, of Monroe, during a Main Street Theatre Co. dress rehearsal for “The Wizard of Oz” Tuesday at the Step Inn Ballroom in Sayreville. The show runs from tomorrow through Oct. 2. Call (732) 553-1153.

  • New administrator hired in Spotswood

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — It’s now a town of two mayors, as a former mayor of Bound Brook has been hired to serve as the borough’s business administrator. Ronald Fasanello was selected by Mayor Barry Zagnit to assume the role, which has been without a permanent administrator since…

  • Charity outing in firefighter’s memory

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — The fourth annual Brothers Helping Brothers Golf Classic will be devoted to the memory of New Brunswick Deputy Fire Chief James D’Heron. D’Heron was killed in a Sept. 3 fire in New Brunswick. “We’re going to dedicate it in his memory,” said Rich Hayes,…

  • A cappella concert will benefit Women Aware

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Local a cappella groups will raise their voices on Oct. 9 in concerted support for victims of domestic violence. Five top area a cappella groups will hold a concert to raise funds for Women Aware, the Middlesex County-based nonprofit that provides services for…

  • Fund-raisers

    Sept. 16 • 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…

  • Pride in Milltown Day set for Oct. 2

    The seventh annual Pride in Milltown Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 2 in Borough Park, JFK Boulevard and Violet Terrace, next to the community pool. Rain date is Oct. 3. The event, sponsored by the Milltown Revitalization Committee, is designed to promote community spirit and awareness of local…