Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Retail development stalled by citizen’s appeal of stores

    MONROE — The borough land-use board approved construction of a commercial retail building on Forsgate Drive in April, but a recent appeal filed by a resident has forced the borough to bar the developer from proceeding with its construction plans. According to Borough Attorney Frederick Raffetto, the council is required to schedule a hearing within…

  • Police, residents discuss convict S.R. police say they are watching man convicted of murder

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome Police, residents discuss convict S.R. police say they are watching man convicted of murder This notice was distributed to residents in Milltown and South River by the local police departments warning them of Barker’s presence. More than 150 residents attended a community meeting Friday night to ask questions about Glenn…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI There’s nothing better to a couple of Astro team members than free hot dogs from the Monroe Community Center when preparing to defend their undefeated record Saturday.

  • Council gets mixed bag of advice on school tab

    Band camp students, parents tell E.B. council about program’s importance By vincent todaro Staff Writer East Brunswick residents, parents and teachers packed the Township Council Chambers Monday night, many of them urging officials not to cut the defeated school budget, specifically naming programs considered vulnerable such as band camp. In addition, dozens of members of…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI South River police Lt. John Bouthillette addresses the crowd Friday at South River High School, Montgomery Street. A public meeting was held to discuss the county’s warning about a convicted murderer living in the borough.

  • Holocaust survivor tells her tale to fight hate She takes horrific story of survival to state’s schools

    Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Holocaust survivor tells her tale to fight hate She takes horrific story of survival to state’s schools Frida Herskovits of Monroe, above, speaks to students at Milltown’s Joyce Kilmer School on April 17. Melissa Chernek (r), 12, a seventh-grader at the school, asks Herskovits a question about her experiences…

  • Barker says, in flier, he poses no danger

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome SOUTH RIVER — Days after law enforcement officials distributed a public safety notice alerting residents about his presence, Glenn Haslam Barker, a convicted murderer living in the borough, distributed fliers of his own Sunday. In it, Barker, 43, states that he poses no threat to the community and claims information…

  • Wide margin sends budget to Township Council for cuts

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro EAST BRUNSWICK — A school budget that grew this year to more than $100 million proved to be more than many East Brunswick residents wanted to bear. A majority of participating voters turned down two separate tax levies for 2002-03, which together would have increased the school tax rate by…

  • Voters turn down school budget by a 2-1 margin

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro SPOTSWOOD — Voters soundly defeated an $18.5 million school budget on Tuesday, while also re-electing an incumbent to her second term on the Board of Education. By a count of 547 to 234, voters rejected the proposed 15-cent tax rate increase. The total budget amount reflected an increase of about…