Category: Sentinel-EBS News

By jennifer domeStaff Writer There 4 set to rock the fairgrounds once more By jennifer dome Staff Writer After an enthusiastic reception at last year’s Middlesex County Fair, the members of the band There 4 say they are looking forward to making their return to the fairgrounds in East Brunswick next week with a show…

Correspondent By lori elkins solomon Laurence Harbor resident Michael Launey has authored a Web site that seeks the truth about state historical mysteries and legends. OLD BRIDGE — Strewn alongside Jake Brown Road off Route 9 in Old Bridge is a row of abandoned houses, some of which have collapsed upon themselves. Ask local teenagers…

Volunteers will follow British and patriot troop routes through N.J. By ruth calia stives Staff Writer Richard Walling, director of the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield Society, recently recounted details of two weeks in American history when the British marched through Allentown and surrounding areas and ultimately met the Patriot troops on June 28, 1778, at…

By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Mayor confronted over alleged sign permission By sandi carpello Staff Writer HELMETTA — A disagreement between a local business owner and Mayor Frank Hague became the subject of a public argument at a Borough Council meeting July 24. Bill Reid, the owner of Reid’s Excavation, Main Street, and the brother of…

TV or not TV? The question facing the E.B. Board of Ed. Board members hear from public on benefits of televising meetings By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — While many have said they support the idea of the Board of Education televising its meetings, the board itself remains undecided on the issue. Several…

State commits tofunding greater share of school construction By VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Revised referendum cuts tax increase State commits to funding greater share of school construction By VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Spotswood school officials said this week that the new school construction referendum being sent to voters in September will cost about $15.9 million. The…

FARRAH MAFFAI Alexandria Piacenti, 7, disguised here as Hermione from the Harry Potter fiction series, reacts after eating a yucky “Bernie Botts Every Flavor Bean.” Her brother, Frankie, dressed as Harry Potter, bravely tries a jelly bean at the South River Public Library’s “Harry Potter Birthday Bash” yesterday.

New VFW facility would be handicap-accessible, built free of charge By vincent todaroStaff Writer Residents fight plan for medical building, VFW By vincent todaro Staff Writer A plan to build a medical facility on the current site of VFW Post 133 has some East Brunswick residents in an uproar. Diversified Equities and Management Co., Linden,…

VERONICA YANKOWSKI Matthew Strelecki, 8, of Milltown prepares for a splash as he descends the water slide at the Milltown borough pool on Monday afternoon.