Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Developers, residents discuss snuff mill plans

    Proposals not suitedto Helmetta BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Developers, residents discuss snuff mill plans Proposals not suited to Helmetta’s needs, some residents say BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer The community of Helmetta now has a better idea of what three developers have in mind for the old Helme factory property. On each of three consecutive…

  • ‘Irish Renaissance Man’ will appear in concert

    The Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission and the Folklife Program for New Jersey will present Mick Moloney, "The Irish Renaissance Man," in concert at 7 p.m. on March 10 at Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School, 112 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Moloney is a tenor banjo player who also sings and plays the…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Melissa Conover, 9, finishes a thank-you card she made for military troops during a Character Counts breakfast event at East Brunswick’s Warnsdorfer School Saturday. The students’ cards were to be sent to soldiers overseas.

  • School tax rate could increase by 15 cents

    Milltown increasepartly due to largerhigh school class BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer School tax rate could increase by 15 cents Milltown increase partly due to larger high school class BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer The Milltown Board of Education is proposing a 2004-05 budget that would increase the school tax rate by 15 cents, or 7…

  • Teacher returns from tropical ‘Today’ trip

    British Virgin Islands journey a BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Teacher returns from tropical ‘Today’ trip BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer East Brunswick’s Jeff Bravman with “Today” host Matt Lauer in Necker Island. EAST BRUNSWICK — If some men think taking a vacation with Jimmy Buffett and three super models is what dreams are made of,…

  • Crowd brings sweet tooth to village

    Correspondent BY SANDI CARPELLO JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Catherine Wisniewski, of North Brunswick, gets some advice from John Cunnell about the chocolate his company offers during “The Allure of Chocolate” event. EAST BRUNSWICK — It was a great night for chocoholics. Roughly 40 women and two men who all suffer from the common addiction came to…

  • Spotswood to fix water problems

    Residents saw brownwater recently whilework was done at plant BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Spotswood to fix water problems Residents saw brown water recently while work was done at plant BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The borough is preparing to make its biggest leap yet in the battle to resolve its water problems —…

  • More cuts yield greater tax decrease for county

    Public hearingon 2004 county tabset for March 15 BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer More cuts yield greater tax decrease for county Public hearing on 2004 county tab set for March 15 BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Middlesex County residents may see an even lower tax rate than was initially proposed, as officials last week produced further…

  • Blood donors sought due to winter shortage

    Blood donors sought due to winter shortage NEW BRUNSWICK — Winter weather and winter illnesses have taken a serious toll on the region’s blood supply, according to local hospital officials. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the New Brunswick Affiliated Hospitals Blood Center called upon citizens of central New Jersey to donate blood last week.…