Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • School’s intersection has parents concerned

    Bowne-Munrodriveway difficultto enter and exit BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer School’s intersection has parents concerned Bowne-Munro driveway difficult to enter and exit BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Parents of Bowne-Munro School students in East Brunswick have long sought solutions for an intersection they say is often hazardous to navigate: The school’s driveway and Main Street. It appears that…

  • Program at MCC gives kids a reason to smile

    BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Dr. Ira Feldman attends to Cheyene Cleary, 4, Woodbridge, at the Give Kids a Smile dental program at Middlesex County College in Edison last week. EDISON — Mention a trip to the dentist to most kids and you won’t usually receive a smile.…

  • E. Brunswick teen, 15, is writing second novel

    Inspired by loveof sports, student on path to literary career BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer E. Brunswick teen, 15, is writing second novel Inspired by love of sports, student on path to literary career BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Sudip Bhattacharya of East Brunswick has been writing short stories, poems and books since he first wrote…

  • Old Bridge man named

    Port Authority chief BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Christopher Trucillo BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Life will never again be the same for law enforcement officers throughout the country as the result of 9/11. Thousand of lives were lost within minutes in New York City that day, including police officers, firefighters and other rescue workers,…

  • Officials hope to cut county taxes 2.5 cents

    Freeholders expect to eliminate 150 county jobs to cut costs BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer Middlesex County officials hoped to introduce a budget this week that reduces the tax rate by 2.5 cents. While the budget as proposed would mean a decrease in the county tax rate by 2.5 cents per…

  • Milltown man trades briefcase for drums

    Custom drum-maker considersproducts to be works of art BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Custom drum-maker considers products to be works of art BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Dennis Nelson left a well-paying corporate job to build custom drum sets from his mother’s basement, and he’s loving every minute of it. Nelson, 31, sold his…

  • Dunkin’ Donuts plans raise

    concerns in E.B. BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents are voicing concerns about a Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurant that has been proposed for Route 18. Bentley Realty Group Inc. has proposed the combined use for a building at 682 Route 18, where the businesses would use the space occupied by All-Star…

  • East Brunswick family of four escapes early morning blaze

    BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY STEVEN M. BARON The East Brunswick Independent Fire Co. along with the East Brunswick District No. 1 and No. 3 extinguish a house fire at Beacon Hill Drive, East Brunswick, on Feb. 17 at 4:45 a.m. EAST BRUNSWICK — An early morning fire that started in…

  • First-time authors fulfill longtime dream

    Local men publish novelthat languishedin the attic for a decade BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Local men publish novel that languished in the attic for a decade BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer For authors Frank Wagenblast and Tony Fanelli, dreams do come true — just not always when and where you might expect them to. Brothers-in-law,…