Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Boro will make money on cell tower antennas

    By vincent todaroStaff Writer Boro will make money on cell tower antennas By vincent todaro Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Allowing two companies to locate cellular antennas on its water tower will translate to annual revenues of about $64,000 for the borough. At its April 21 meeting, the Borough Council authorized officials to execute lease agreements…

  • ‘We the People’ team incites pride yet again

    EAST BRUNSWICK — During a time of vast change in civil rights laws, township students placed third in a national competition that proved they are up on the topic. The students from East Brunswick High School’s Institute for Political and Legal Education (IPLE) course were awarded third place in the annual "We the People ……

  • Local man, 76, dies in crash

    MONROE — A 76-year-old township man was killed April 9 after the car he was driving crashed into an Applegarth Road home. Robert Maltby of Bentley Road was driving a 1994 Buick LeSabre around 12:03 p.m. when the vehicle went off the road, traveled 90 feet across a residential lawn and struck the front of…

  • Police break up house party; arrest for drugs

    By vincent todaroStaff Writer Police break up house party; arrest for drugs By vincent todaro Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — A group of adults and juveniles were arrested on charges including the use of drugs at a borough residence Sunday night. Police said they received a call indicating there was a house full of juveniles who…

  • State official charged with driving drunk on Route 18

    By vincent todaroStaff Writer State official charged with driving drunk on Route 18 By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The state’s deputy commissioner of labor was arrested in the township recently and charged with driving while intoxicated. Kevin P. McCabe, 30, of Freehold, was arrested at 1:40 a.m. April 4 near the intersection…

  • Start of overhaul on Rt. 18

    expected in summer 2004Council approves bondordinance providing fundsfor work to be contracted By vincent todaroStaff Writer Start of overhaul on Rt. 18 expected in summer 2004 Council approves bond ordinance providing funds for work to be contracted By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A long-discussed improvement project in the vicinity of Route 18…

  • Budget review under way

    JAMESBURG — Borough officials have begun their review of the school budget defeated by voters in the April 15 school election. Mayor Anthony LaMantia said the governing body has until May 17 to make a decision on whether to reduce expenses in the 2003-04 spending plan. The budget will be reviewed by a committee of…

  • Woman charged with sale of fake identification cards

    Woman charged with sale of fake identification cards EAST BRUNSWICK — A 61-year-old Scotch Plains woman was arrested recently on charges of making and selling false identification cards from a booth at the Route 18 Flea Market. Gayle MacDowell was charged April 11 with forgery, possession of forgery devices and the sale of simulated documents,…

  • Driver ticketed after series

    STEVEN M. BARON A Ford truck is ready to be towed from the location where it became stuck after crashing into two parked cars in an Eggers Street driveway Sunday. of collisions on Eggers St. EAST BRUNSWICK — An unlicensed driver caused damage to parked vehicles, lawns and trees, and downed telephone wiring on Eggers…