Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Charges against dispatcher are dismissed by jury

    Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Charges against dispatcher are dismissed by jury JAMESBURG — A grand jury recently dismissed borough police dispatcher Todd Fisher of charges of criminal sexual misconduct and endangering the welfare of a child, which stemmed from an alleged incident at police headquarters in June 2001. Fisher, 28, was arrested Jan.…

  • Group’s goal: Throw more parties in more shelters

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro Group’s goal: Throw more parties in more shelters EAST BRUNSWICK — She’s still going into homeless shelters, though she’s no longer homeless. A little girl who was one of the first beneficiaries of the Happy Birthday Foundation’s birthday parties is now working as a volunteer for the East Brunswick-based group.…

  • Effect of Amtrak’s shutdown unclear Carrier threatens to end service unless it gets $200 million loan

    Staff Writer By charles w. kim Effect of Amtrak’s shutdown unclear Carrier threatens to end service unless it gets $200 million loan It is not clear if NJ Transit trains will continue running on the Northeast Corridor Line should Amtrak fail to obtain a $200 million bridge loan. Amtrak president David Gunn announced last week…

  • Republicans write in pair during primary election

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome Republicans write in pair during primary election SOUTH RIVER — Democratic incumbents may have thought they had an uncontested election ahead of them for two Borough Council seats in November, but two write-in candidates changed all that during the June 4 primary election. Democratic councilmen Arthur Londensky and Tele Koukourdelis…

  • Conviction in Jan. 2000 killing

    Conviction in Jan. 2000 killing results in 15-year sentence By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man convicted of killing a co-worker at a Jamesburg business in January 2000 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Theodore Susik, 39, a longtime Old Bridge resident who had recently moved to East Brunswick…

  • Council moves ahead with open space tax question

    Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Council moves ahead with open space tax question MONROE — More township land will be preserved for open space and other conservation purposes if voters approve a referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot. "Over the last several years, farmland preservation and open space acquisition has been a priority," Township…

  • Watershed group can use Washington Avenue site Local environmental group gets OK to use at least part of one building

    Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Watershed group can use Washington Avenue site Local environmental group gets OK to use at least part of one building MILLTOWN — A local environmental group has succeeded in convincing county officials to preserve part of a historic building on a 14-acre Washington Avenue site that was slated for…

  • Council asked to approve open space referendum Watershed partnership says several properties should be purchased

    Staff Writer By lynn k. barra Council asked to approve open space referendum Watershed partnership says several properties should be purchased In an effort to preserve a number of small parcels of undeveloped land, Milltown officials are considering whether to create an open space tax fund. The Borough Council must decide in the form of…

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    DAWNMARIE SANNWALDT Dominic Christina, 6, of South River skims the cones at the obstacle course during the South River Bicycle Rodeo, sponsored by the borough’s police department and Ecko Unlimited, on Saturday.