Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Local man, 25, dies in crash

    EAST BRUNSWICK — An Old Bridge man died this week of injuries sustained when his car crashed on a slick Route 18 early Sunday morning. Ralph DeJesus, 25, had been driving southbound on the state highway near Hillsdale Road around 12:46 a.m. Sunday when he apparently lost control of the 1996 BMW 328. The vehicle…

  • McGreevey resignation, revelations shock many

    BY JOHNDUNPHYStaff Writer McGreevey resignation, revelations shock many BY JOHNDUNPHY Staff Writer McGreevey Many local people who know Gov. James E. McGreevey politically or personally reacted with surprise last week when he announced he had an extramarital affair with another man and was resigning. Middlesex County Freeholders Director David B. Crabiel, a fellow Democrat, said…

  • Police using bike patrol during warmer months

    BY SETHMANDELStaff Writer Police using bike patrol during warmer months BY SETHMANDEL Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Borough police have been out patrolling the streets and sidewalks on bicycles this summer. "We routinely run bike patrols in the summer, when we have a full squad," said Police Chief David Lester. Police Commissioner and Councilwoman Barbara Carpenter…

  • Distinguished rabbi arrives at Beth Ohr

    BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Distinguished rabbi arrives at Beth Ohr BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Rabbi Eugene Wernick, who recently arrived at Congregation Beth Ohr, examines a Torah delivered from Prague and now on loan to the synagogue. OLD BRIDGE — In his long and diverse career as a spiritual…

  • Consensus expected tonight on building

    Board likely to splitreferendum by picking option one or two BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Board likely to split referendum by picking option one or two BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Board of Education will come to a consensus tonight on which option to include in a December referendum, according to its…

  • Residents fight fence closing in Rossmoor

    Association: Accesspoint closed for safety,insurance reasons BY SETHMANDELStaff Writer Association: Access point closed for safety, insurance reasons BY SETHMANDEL Staff Writer MONROE — For nearly 30 years, residents of the Rossmoor community have enjoyed convenient access to the pharmacy and medical offices in nearby Apple Plaza. That access is now denied. While performing maintenance on…

  • Pace of development not easy to predict

    Projects, like hockeyrinks, take time to getall the pieces in place BY MARKROSMANStaff Writer Projects, like hockey rinks, take time to get all the pieces in place BY MARKROSMAN Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Aerial view shows land in Monroe Township near Route 33 and Perrineville Road that could be the site for a 6,000-seat…

  • Residents sound off about Route 33 development

    Traffic, loss of open space among concerns BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff A sign that marks the exit from Route 33 to Jamesburg and Perrineville, Millstone Township, sits near land that developer Charles Kaempffer has held for more than 30 years. A sampling of residents living along the…

  • Sewers lead the way in development

    BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer All it takes is a sewer line, and suddenly developers become more interested, some officials say. "They can hardly develop without them," said Charles Case, of the Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority (MMUA). The Monroe, Millstone and Manalapan sections of Route 33 each have their own unique…