Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Tribute band has 1,100 fans livin’ on a prayer

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Elvio Nardi, lead singer of Bon Jovi tribute band Runaway, emulates the Sayreville-bred rocker as he and the band perform at Geick Park in Old Bridge on July 30. OLD BRIDGE — You might have seen Sayreville native Jon Bon Jovi in…

  • Boro hopes contract will eliminate brown water

    By tara petersenStaff Writer By tara petersen Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The borough is one step closer to clearing up a long-standing problem for many residents: brown water. The Borough Council awarded a bid to CRJ Contracting at its July 28 meeting for work on underground water lines. Officials said connecting dead-end pipes to existing…

  • Rutgers Lifelong Learning to offer fall courses, seminars

    Rutgers Lifelong Learning to offer fall courses, seminars Registration is now going on for fall courses offered by the Rutgers University Academy for Lifelong Learning (RU-ALL), a program open to New Jersey residents over age 50. Classes for the 10-week semester will begin on Sept. 4 and will be held at the Reformed Church, 23…

  • Jamesburg youth, 17, drowns in pond Sat.

    Jamesburg youth, 17, drowns in pond Sat. A 17-year-old Middlesex County youth drowned after a boat in which he was fishing with friends capsized on an Upper Freehold pond in Monmouth County Saturday, police said. Pascual Vilchis of Jamesburg was fishing with four friends at the irrigation pond on Meirs Road when they found a…

  • Mayor brings back plan for new multi-use auditorium

    Neary suggests locatingtownship facility at theHeavenly Farms property By vincent todaroStaff Writer Mayor brings back plan for new multi-use auditorium Neary suggests locating township facility at the Heavenly Farms property By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A plan to build a theater and multi-use facility, which did not garner support from a previous…

  • Council action enables random drug testing

    By tara petersenStaff Writer Council action enables random drug testing By tara petersen Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Borough workers will now be subject to random drug and alcohol testing. The Borough Council voted unanimously Monday night to require the random testing for all municipal employees. Officials said the new ordinance is a proactive step, and…

  • Police sponsor Night Out on the town next week

    By vincent todaroStaff Writer Police sponsor Night Out on the town next week By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents will get a chance to meet local police and learn crime prevention techniques during the National Night Out event next Tuesday. During the worldwide night out, residents lock their doors, turn on their…

  • Police search for source of explosives found behind mall

    By vincent todaroStaff Writer By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Police responding to a report of a suspicious liquid behind Brunswick Square Mall found three bottles and a glass jar containing an explosive material near the mall’s Summerhill Road entrance. Police found the liquid substance on July 23 after a resident near the…

  • Fighting drugs with fun

    Fighting drugs with fun Above, children sign a banner pledging they will not abuse drugs or alcohol. At right, a camper plays a modern version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, pinning cigarettes onto a “No Smoking” sign. The program, held Tuesday, was sponsored by the East Brunswick Alliance for the Prevention of Drug…