Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Spotswood budget carries

    tax increase of 14.5 cents By vincent todaroStaff Writer tax increase of 14.5 cents By vincent todaro Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Based on a tentative school budget approved by the Board of Education Tuesday, residents will see a 14.5-cent tax rate increase in their 2003-04 school tax bills. Board of Education President Frank Kardashian warned…

  • Students clamor for boys’ spring sport at school

    By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Students clamor for boys’ spring sport at school By sandi carpello Staff Writer MONROE — With springtime just around the corner, students are urging school officials to step up to the plate and establish an Applegarth Middle School baseball team. Roughly 25 seventh- and eighth-grade middle school students attended a Feb.…

  • Council changes course on allowing dog service

    By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Council changes course on allowing dog service By sandi carpello Staff Writer HELMETTA — Hobby dog kennels will not be permitted in the borough. After three months of consideration, the Borough Council denied an ordinance last week that would have permitted hobby kennels as a conditional use in residential areas. "The…

  • East Brunswick school board hits the airwaves

    By vincent todaroStaff Writer By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — After months of talk and debate, Board of Education meetings are finally being televised on EBTV. The board’s meeting last Thursday was recorded and has been aired at least twice. Though some board members felt the meetings should be televised live, at least…

  • Veteran surprised to learn he’s not a citizen

    Resident who servedon juries, fought in a war unable to obtain passport By dick metzgarStaff Writer Resident who served on juries, fought in a war unable to obtain passport By dick metzgar Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Iwan Terenin, a resident of Dunhams Corner Road in East Brunswick, discusses his surprise about learning he is not…

  • Tax rate set to decrease under 2003 Monroe tab

    Municipal budget has funds for numerouscapital improvements By jennifer domeStaff Writer Tax rate set to decrease under 2003 Monroe tab Municipal budget has funds for numerous capital improvements By jennifer dome Staff Writer MONROE — Taxpayers in the township are in for a nice surprise this year — a 2-cent decrease in the tax rate.…

  • Class shows that you’re never too old to learn

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Some of them were born before the first computer was even invented, but that has not stopped a group of seniors from learning how to become computer proficient. Hall’s Corner, a senior citizen apartment complex on Cranbury Road, graduated seven people last week from its first-ever computer class, an eight-week course offered…

  • Owners of nightclubs say their buildings are safe

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer Owners of nightclubs say their buildings are safe By jennifer dome Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — With the recent tragedies that have occurred at nightclubs in Rhode Island and Chicago, patrons of local night clubs may be wondering about the safety of the local clubs where they dance or socialize. Two borough…

  • Changes on tap for road construction zone

    Revamping of routes 1,130 continues with new ramp, bridge opening By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer Revamping of routes 1, 130 continues with new ramp, bridge opening By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Residents and commuters should expect to see new traffic patterns at the routes 1 and 130 intersection this week. The North Brunswick…