Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Board, parents discuss hiring procedures

    Staff Writer By lynn k. barra MONROE — The Board of Education’s need to hire teachers using emergency hiring procedures prompted an unusual discussion at the board’s meeting Wednesday. Although he had no reason to believe his child was in any danger, the father of a 14-year-old female student asked the board what could be…

  • Bus contract could be resolved in court Suburban says Academy did not comply with bid requirements

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro Bus contract could be resolved in court Suburban says Academy did not comply with bid requirements FARRAH MAFFAI A Suburban Transit bus drops off commuters in the East Brunswick terminal behind the Route 18 Flea Market Wednesday evening. EAST BRUNSWICK — Despite a controversial decision by the Township Council last…

  • Children will learn fire safety measures at county facility

    Staff Writer By lynn k. barra Children will learn fire safety measures at county facility The Middlesex County Fire Training Academy will soon be the site of a fire safety house — a mobile trailer equipped with a wide range of training features to teach children escape methods when trapped at home during a fire.…

  • Three new administrators take spots in South River

    Three new administrators take spots in South River Old Bridge resident will be the new principal of S.R. Middle School By JENNIFER DOME Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Three new administrators for the borough’s schools were appointed this summer. Students returning to the South River Middle School have Charles Appelblatt as their new principal, while…

  • Residents, officials continue discussions on group home Residents raise questions about facility during candlelight vigil Tuesday

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro Residents, officials continue discussions on group home Residents raise questions about facility during candlelight vigil Tuesday DAWN MARIE SANNWALDT Residents of the Pine Ridge development in East Brunswick held a candlelight vigil Tuesday evening to show their opposition to a house in their community that would house adults with chronic…

  • New commission’s goal: Promote tolerance A diverse membership selected for Human Relations Commission

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro New commission’s goal: Promote tolerance A diverse membership selected for Human Relations Commission SPOTSWOOD — Working in a community that is becoming more diverse, the borough’s new Human Relations Commission is setting its sights high. The commission was started as a forum for different groups in the community to understand…

  • Eagle project meant fixing up college’s ecological park

    Eagle project meant fixing up college’s ecological park Jason Sanders, East Brunswick, has revitalized the ecological park at Middlesex County College, Edison, to earn the Eagle Scout rank. Jason Sanders, 17, cleared and enhanced area at M.C.C. By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — If a tree falls in the forest, does it make…

  • Funds sought to fix roads

    Correspondent By Lori Elkins Solomon MILLTOWN — Encouraged by the successful road improvements that resulted from previous interlocal agreements with Middlesex County, the Borough Council has submitted its requests for cost estimates to mill and pave 12 additional borough streets next year. The council is also seeking state Department of Transportation (DOT) funding to completely…

  • Council encourages cluster developments in new zone E.B. residents refer to new guidelines as ‘confiscation without compensation’

    Staff Writer By vincent todaro Council encourages cluster developments in new zone E.B. residents refer to new guidelines as ‘confiscation without compensation’ The East Brunswick Township Council has adopted a controversial zoning ordinance that would expand the allowable land uses in the southwest section of town. The Aug. 27 vote loosens development restrictions adopted by…