Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Plan calls for 3 buildings to be replaced by bank

    By vincent todaroStaff Writer Plan calls for 3 buildings to be replaced by bank By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township would have its second Commerce Bank branch if an application is approved for a new bank building on the present site of a Dairy Queen on Milltown Road. At its March…

  • Transportation treasures

    Transportation treasures PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY Rachel Kearns of Milltown looks over the engine of Robert Clary’s 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air hardtop during the motorcycle and antique car show held Sunday at Sunrise Assisted Living in East Brunswick. A 1996 Harley-Davidson Crazy Horse motorcycle belonging to Al Dudas of Milltown was one of the featured…

  • Newcomer, 3 incumbents vie for 3 seats on board

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — With the April 15 school election just around the corner, residents will have four candidates to choose from to fill three seats on the Board of Education. First-time candidate Peggy Marino is running, along with three incumbents — Robert Bodnar, Karl Haider and…

  • 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,…

  • Artistic process

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY Artistic process PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY Artistic process Marge Chavooshian, a widely known and respected watercolorist, demonstrates during a lecture to members of the Suburban Artist Guild at the East Brunswick Library Friday afternoon. Over the years, Chavooshian has received many awards and has had her work widely published.

  • Protesters send message

    JEFF GRANIT Teresa Jacobsen and her daughter, Diana, showcase their opinions during the weekly anti-war protest on Tices Lane in East Brunswick Saturday. each Saturday on Tices Ln. By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Calm in mood and demeanor, a small group of local war protesters has become a familiar sight to drivers…