Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Borough dumps old recycling center schedule

    Staff Writer By Takesha Pettus MARIE ORTIZ Two soda bottles filled with motor oil sit just outside the gates of the South River Recycling Center, Ivan Way. Drop-off days at the center were recently limited after numerous complaints of illegal dumping. SOUTH RIVER — Residents who drop off recyclable materials will now only be allowed…

  • MARIE ORTIZ

    First-place winner Edward C. Kolwicz, of Metuchen, displays his sculpture "Geronimo" at the Milltown Senior Center on Aug. 1 during a senior art exhibit.

  • State to help Spotswood with improvements SPOTSWOOD — Anticipating an increase in traffic with the upcoming closing of the Daniel Street bridge, borough officials have asked the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to assist them with traffic sign

    State to help Spotswood with improvements SPOTSWOOD — Anticipating an increase in traffic with the upcoming closing of the Daniel Street bridge, borough officials have asked the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to assist them with traffic signal improvements throughout town. The DOT has agreed, promising to make a series of adjustments prior to the…

  • Musicians band together for children’s charity

    EAST BRUNSWICK — In an effort to raise funds for the Starlight Children’s Foundation, 18-year-old East Brunswick residents Richard Curtis and Scott Kuchinsky have organized BobFest, a charity rock music festival, which will take place on Sunday. The festival, which will comprise two separate shows at Playhouse 22, will feature performances from Wrath of Bob,…

  • Senior Scene Movie times slated at the senior center

    Senior Scene Movie times slated at the senior center The Monroe Township Senior Center will show Galaxy Quest at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 22 and Star Wars, Episode I at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 29. Reservations are recommended. For more information, or to make a reservation, call the senior center at (732) 521-6111. Center to show classic…

  • Circus bringing colorful past to Freehold Township

    Circus bringing colorful past to Freehold Township Hundreds of circuses have come and gone since the mid-1800s. Circuses large and small, carried by horse-drawn wagons or on dozens of railroad cars, three-ring circuses and dog-and-pony shows alike crisscrossed the North American continent. Cole Bros. Circus, combined in 1956 with the Clyde Beatty Circus, remains the…

  • JEFF HUNTLEY

    Environmental comedian David Street and one of his puppets chat with Michael Platker, 11, and Amanda Davino, 9, at the Jamesburg library on Monday. Street was on hand to perform his "Habits That Save Habitats" show.

  • Spotswood Library adds new materials via grants

    Spotswood Library adds new materials via grants The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., has acquired new videos and CD-ROMs thanks to the Audio-Visual Services for Small Libraries Grant administered by the New Jersey State Library. New videocassettes added to the collection include the complete The Magic School Bus series, selected Arthur and Franklin titles…

  • JFS Senior Chai group

    sets Aug. 30 theater trip Senior Chai, a program of the Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Southern Middlesex County, plans an Aug. 30 trip to see the musical They’re Playing Our Song at the Evergreen Theatre, Mountain Lakes. The bus will depart at 10:15 a.m. from the JFS office, Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe. Cost is…