Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • E.B. officials: Dead birds tested negative for West Nile virus

    E.B. officials: Dead birds tested negative for West Nile virus EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials put rumors to rest on Monday regarding the recent discovery of five dead birds in the community. The birds were sent to Trenton for testing last week, officials said, and all came back negative for the West Nile virus. "There…

  • Local Eagle Scout project reaches out to seniors

    MARIE ORTIZ James Lubrano, of Spotswood, receives his Eagle Scout pin from his father during the “Court of Honor” ceremony on Sunday. By nicole c. vaccaro Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — It was a senior prom to remember, literally, when Eagle Scout James Michael Lubrano chose to organize a dance for borough elders last August. ‘The…

  • Mayor: Rescue squad will sign agreement South River squad could become a borough department soon

    Staff Writer By takesha pettus Mayor: Rescue squad will sign agreement South River squad could become a borough department soon SOUTH RIVER — A special meeting will be held to sign the proposed agreement to make the South River Rescue Squad a borough department. "My understanding is that it’s a done deal," Mayor Robert Szegeti…

  • Surprise: Summer rainfall ‘clumped,’ but still average

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Beach chairs are beginning to gather dust. Bathing suits have been replaced by raincoats. It has rained 19 of the last 22 days. But, believe it or not, this is all normal. According to New Jersey state climatologist David Robinson, who is based at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, the amount…

  • Monday night live in Milltown may be coming soon

    By nicole c. vaccaro Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Russ Eindbinder, co-chairman of the borough’s Local Access Channel Committee, asked officials during Monday night’s Borough Council meeting to consider airing their sessions live. "Residents have approached me asking why we don’t broadcast the meetings the same night rather than tape them for a later date," Eindbinder…

  • Creating thread at Bucklew Day

    Kyle, Laura and Melanie Horne of Freehold and their cousin Allison Horne watch Neida Davis of Milltown use a spinning wheel to create thread during Buckelew Day in Jamesburg on Saturday. JERRY WOLKOWITZ

  • ZLooney Toon Olympics

    Alyssa Szegeti, 11, acts as a human bowling ball during the South River Summer Recreation Program’s Looney Toon Olympics on Friday. JERRY WOLKOWITZ

  • New municipal building dedicated on Saturday

    JERRY WOLKOWITZ The Spotswood American Legion Post No. 253 color guard presents the flags during a performance of the national anthem at the dedication of the new municipal building on Saturday. By nicole c. vaccaro Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — More than 300 people braved Saturday morning’s storm to attend the formal dedication of the borough’s…

  • Musicians raise more than $1,700 for children’s charity

    MARIE ORTIZ Lee Chernovitz (l) and Dan Avissar play at BobFest in East Brunswick on Sunday. The music festival raised money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. By nicole c. vaccaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Rich Curtis and Scott Kuchinsky, coordinators of Sunday’s Bobfest, were successful in raising more than $1,700 for the Starlight Children’s…