Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • University’s gallery features Springsteen images

    Monmouth University’s Center for the Arts, West Long Branch, has opened a new gallery exhibit titled Bruce Springsteen: A Photographic Journey. The exhibit is taking place on the first floor of Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery through Dec. 22. The exhibition was curated by the Grammy Museum at L.A. LIVE and features 45 iconic images of…

  • St. Augustine priest receives second chance at life from 12-year-old

    Fr. Edmund Luciano SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Fr. Edmund Luciano was a healthy 23-year-old studying to be a priest when, feeling weak and tired, he went to the doctor. He thought he might have the flu, but he was stunned when the doctor told him he had congestive heart failure. “I had no experience being sick.…

  • Bat tests positive for rabies in East Brunswick

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A bat tested positive for rabies in the vicinity of Farm Circle Road and Brantwood Court. On Nov. 12, the animal control officer for East Brunswick responded to a call about a bat that had died at a resident’s home, according to the Middlesex County Office of Health Services. The bat was…

  • Intoxicated Morris County man guilty of causing crash

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A man involved in a drunk-driving crash last year in East Brunswick was found guilty of injuring his passenger. Franco Gencarelli, 48, of Long Valley, Morris County, was convicted of assault by auto, driving while intoxicated and driving while his license was suspended on Nov. 13, according to a statement released by…

  • Job fair to be held Dec. 1 at East Brunswick Library

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Assemblywoman Nancy J. Pinkin announced that she would be the host to a job fair on Dec. 1, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick. Also sponsoring the event will be the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce; Edison Chamber of Commerce;…

  • County introduces discount card for prescription drugs

    A new Prescription Drug Discount Card Program announced by Middlesex County Freeholder Blanquita Valenti is aimed at helping to lower prescription drug costs for those who pay the full price for their medications. The program, developed in conjunction with ProAct Inc., is offered to the county and residents at no cost, with no pre-requisites or…

  • Homemade pies, local history at heart of Apple Festival

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Theresa Moffat of Old Bridge checks out the crates of apples during the 50th Apple Festival of the Madison Township Historical Society of Old Bridge on Nov. 8. There were apples and sweets galore during Madison Township Historical Society’s celebration of the 50th Apple Festival. The festival was held from…

  • Fire safety video provides lessons for the whole family

    Following on the heels of Fire Prevention Week and the county’s Firefighter and EMS Volunteer Appreciation Day, the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders has released a high-quality fire safety video that offers tips and strategies on how to prevent fires and keep safe during such emergencies. “Fire Prevention and Safety: A Family Approach” was…

  • Middlesex County clerk named VP of Constitutional Officers Association

    Elaine M. Flynn Middlesex County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn has been sworn in as the vice president of the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (COANJ). The COANJ includes all registers, surrogates, sheriffs and county clerks in the state. The officials work together to promote the best practices in each county office and also submit…