Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Board supports option for work at 4 schools

    Option will cost $112.6M;be followed by second, less-expensive plan in BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Option will cost $112.6M; be followed by second, less-expensive plan in ’06 BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Voters will be asked in December to approve $85 million for what is expected to be the first of a two-part…

  • Candidates forum will focus on disability issues

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Candidates forum will focus on disability issues BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — State and county officials will visit the township Sept. 13 to discuss issues regarding people with disabilities. The Monday Morning Advocacy Network of Middlesex County will hold its annual Candidates Forum from 7-9:30 p.m. in the…

  • Golfers defy odds at Forsgate Country Club

    Three members sinka hole-in-one on same day at different holes BY SETHMANDELStaff Writer Three members sink a hole-in-one on same day at different holes BY SETHMANDEL Staff Writer MONROE — It was a great day to be a member of the Forsgate Country Club. In an unprecedented event, three golfers hit a hole-in-one on Aug.…

  • MCFOODS reports recent supply shortages

    County food pantryoften overlookedin summer monthsBYKARENE. BOWESStaff Writer County food pantry often overlooked in summer months BYKARENE. BOWES Staff Writer Jennifer Apostol is trying to get people excited about hunger. It’s not working. According to Apostol, project manager for the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS), people just don’t think about hunger…

  • Jamesburg is getting more money for park

    BY SETHMANDELStaff Writer Jamesburg is getting more money for park BY SETHMANDEL Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff The Rev. Vladimir Kujawin, visiting from Poland, leads a Mass during the annual Polonia Day in South River Sunday. Sponsored by the Polish-American Congress, the day included athletic events, live entertainment and children’s activities. JAMESBURG — The borough…

  • Council president seeks pay-to-play task force

    BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — With the state facing, as U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine put it, a "crisis of confidence," the township is shifting gears in its approach to "pay-to-play." Council President David Stahl announced at Monday night’s Township Council meeting that he is establishing a task force…

  • Peace Coalition to stage protest at convention

    BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Peace Coalition to stage protest at convention BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer With the Republican National Convention in New York City only 10 days away, one local group is making a national, and even international issue, of local concerns. The Central New Jersey Coalition for Peace and Justice, which meets at…

  • New principal happy to work in E. Bruns.

    BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer New principal happy to work in E. Bruns. JEFF GRANIT staff Greg McGann is getting acquainted at the Irwin School in East Brunswick, where he recently took over as principal. BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The new school year also brings a new principal at the Irwin School.…

  • Ford Ave. plans move

    ahead despite concernsSome argue councilshould slow down,reduce housing density BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Ford Ave. plans move ahead despite concerns Some argue council should slow down, reduce housing density BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer During another intense hearing on the Ford Avenue redevelopment Monday, the Milltown Borough Council voted 4-1 to move forward with the…