Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Budget cuts accepted Board members express displeasure, though, with magnitude of reduction

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro Budget cuts accepted Board members express displeasure, though, with magnitude of reduction The East Brunswick Board of Education has voted to accept a $1.6 million reduction in its base budget for 2002-03 in addition to the loss of about another $1 million from its supplemental budget. Board members at their…

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    DAWNMARIE SANNWALDT Stephanie Hayes of Milltown plays “Taps” during Memorial Day festivities held outside the firehouse on Cottage Avenue in Milltown on Monday.

  • Cost estimate $118M for construction plan Monroe officials await word from state on how much aid to expect

    Staff Writer By Lynn K. Barra Cost estimate $118M for construction plan Monroe officials await word from state on how much aid to expect The proposed construction of a new high school and renovations at two other Monroe schools may cost up to $118 million, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ralph Ferrie. However, he…

  • Mother on quest to bring suicide issues into the open

    Correspondent By lori elkins solomon Mother on quest to bring suicide issues into the open FARRAH MAFFAI Jackie Bergen, holding a picture of her son, Larry, who died at the age of 33, will participate in Out of the Darkness, a walk to raise awareness of suicide. Ask Jackie Bergen about her son, Larry, and,…

  • Judge upholds decision in Jamesburg cops’ appeal

    Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra JAMESBURG — Three borough police officers lost a second round in court last week after a state appellate judge ruled that a major television network did not falsely accuse or imply that the three men were "racists" and "profilers" in a November 1996 television broadcast. In an opinion delivered…

  • Two-year-old drowns in pool

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome SAYREVILLE — A young boy died Tuesday night after being found by family members in their above-ground pool in the Parlin section of the borough. The apparent drowning occurred just three days before what would have been Hamdi Ibrahim’s third birthday, according to Sayreville Police Detective Ken Kelly. The boy…

  • Senior housing suggested for lakefront property Zone change sought

    Senior housing suggested for lakefront property Zone change sought for property of former yeast plant near Main St. By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Saying it will help keep longtime residents in the township, the Planning Board has recommended a zone change to allow for senior citizen housing in a former industrial zone.…

  • Suspect sought in string of local bank robberies

    Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Suspect sought in string of local bank robberies The FBI is looking for an ex-convict who it says may be responsible for a string of bank robberies in Milltown, East Brunswick and most recently, South Plainfield, where a man robbed a Fleet Bank of an undisclosed amount of cash…

  • Police seek 4 in jewelry store theft

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome SOUTH RIVER — Borough police are investigating a theft that occurred at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at a local jewelry store. According to Detective Joseph Grekoski, four white males entered International Jewelers on Ferry Street while only one employee was working. One suspect — described as being 40 to 45 years…