Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Trimmed school tab gets sent to voters

    East Brunswick By vincent todaroStaff Writer Trimmed school tab gets sent to voters East Brunswick’s 2003-04 budget calls for 29.6¢ tax hike By vincent todaro Staff Writer After several weeks of lengthy discussions, the East Brunswick Board of Education last week adopted an approximately $102 million budget for 2003-04 that carries a 29.6-cent tax rate…

  • Board may vote on plans for residential apartments

    Board may vote on plans for residential apartments EAST BRUNSWICK — The Zoning Board of Adjustment may vote tonight on whether the former Crandall School in the township’s historic village section can be converted into seven residential apartments. The board was expected to hear additional testimony regarding some engineering concerns that were discussed at a…

  • Despite wait for permits, all have a place to park

    Hundreds of nameson waiting listfor monthly permits By vincent todaroStaff Writer Despite wait for permits, all have a place to park Hundreds of names on waiting list for monthly permits By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Commuters seeking a monthly permit to park at one of the township’s two park-and-ride facilities may face…

  • Family stays busy, hopeful while father is overseas

    Army sergeant from Sayreville activated from Reserve status last fall By jennifer domeStaff Writer Family stays busy, hopeful while father is overseas By jennifer dome Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Deidre Vidro and her son, Eddie, of Sayreville, await the safe return of their respective husband and father, U.S. Army Sgt. Heriberto Vidro, who is currently…

  • Blaze destroys vacant hall

    By brian donahueStaff Writer By brian donahue Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT An aerial view shows the damage caused by a fire early Sunday morning at a vacant Bordentown Turnpike building in Monroe that formerly housed a restaurant and banquet hall. MONROE — A fire that destroyed a former banquet hall on Bordentown Turnpike last weekend…

  • Volunteers will clean up area of Farrington Lake

    Residents of all area communities are being asked to help preserve the beauty of Farrington Lake by participating in a cleanup project from 9 a.m. to noon April 5. The project is sponsored by the Middlesex County Federation of Sportsmen, the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership, and the towns of North Brunswick, South Brunswick, East Brunswick,…

  • Agencies can make red alert ‘site specific’

    Move up in terrorlevel will not restrictall movement By mark rosmanStaff Writer Agencies can make red alert ‘site specific’ Move up in terror level will not restrict all movement By mark rosman Staff Writer If the nation’s terrorism alert level is raised to the highest level of concern — the red level — that does…

  • Holt tells local vets he’ll fight against benefit cuts

    By nida khanStaff Writer Holt tells local vets he’ll fight against benefit cuts By nida khan Staff Writer MILLTOWN — While the active military is busy at war, veterans back home find themselves losing benefits and guarantees promised to them when it was their time to defend the nation. On Monday, U.S. Congressman Rush Holt…

  • Residents told township prepared for emergency

    Increased police patrols,reverse 911 systemamong facets of plan By nida khanStaff Writer Residents told township prepared for emergency Increased police patrols, reverse 911 system among facets of plan By nida khan Staff Writer As the war with Iraq rages on, authorities at all levels of government at home are working diligently to ensure the safety…