Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Crash claims life of O.B. boy

    Crash claims life of O.B. boy By natalie m. vena Staff Writer COLTS NECK — A 7-year-old Old Bridge boy, remembered by many as a smiling boy with the face of an angel, died in a Sept. 16 car accident in Colts Neck at the intersection of Route 34 and Artisan Way. According to police…

  • Bathrooms, more parking may be in store at Daley’s Pond Park

    Staff Writer By takesha Pettus SOUTH RIVER — There may be some relief in store for residents who visit Daley’s Pond Park. The Borough Council is considering installing new bathrooms and expanding parking at the Prospect Street park. According to officials, the park had bathroom facilities at one time, but they have not been in…

  • Picking Tomatoes

    Max Gonzalez picks tomatoes in a field on Route 522 in Monroe Monday. JEFF HUNTLEY

  • Milltown may require background checks soon Welfare of children is of primary concern to councilman

    Staff Writer By nicole c. vaccaro Milltown may require background checks soon Welfare of children is of primary concern to councilman MILLTOWN — Councilman Mike Skarzynski would like to see criminal background checks performed on future recreation volunteers. Skarzynski first brought up the idea during a joint finance/recreation committee meeting last week, citing an ordinance…

  • Development wait list has 1,000 names Developer seeks permission for additional 756 units

    Development wait list has 1,000 names Developer seeks permission for additional 756 units JEFF HUNTLEY Construction crews broke ground for the first phase of the Regency at Monroe this spring. An application for an 857-unit senior housing development was submitted by Toll Brothers Inc. and approved by the township Planning Board in May. A second…

  • Police hold fishing derby

    Contestants in the South River Policemen’s Benevolent Association annual fishing derby cast their lines into Daley’s Pond Park Saturday. JEFF HUNTLEY

  • Churchill plan might increase traffic New bus route could snarl traffic on Renee Road

    Churchill plan might increase traffic New bus route could snarl traffic on Renee Road By Nicole C. Vaccaro Staff Writer Many details regarding the proposed Churchill School referendum have finally been made public, with East Brunswick Board of Education members itemizing $26,834,084 in desired improvements to the existing structure. Included on this list are plans…

  • Jury still out on West Nile crow tally in E. Brunswick

    Jury still out on West Nile crow tally in E. Brunswick No spraying planned at this time, county officials say By nicole c. vaccaro Staff Writer It is still uncertain if two crows recently discovered in East Brunswick died from the West Nile virus, county officials said yesterday. According to David Papi, deputy director of…

  • Brunswick holds Korean Festival

    Members of Nong-ak, a musical group from Rutgers University, performed a farmers’ dance during East Brunswick’s first Korean Festival, held at the township’s public library Sunday afternoon. JEFF HUNTLEY