Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Boro Council addresses several parking concerns Ordinance creates 1-hour parking on west side of Buckelew Avenue

    Boro Council addresses several parking concerns Ordinance creates 1-hour parking on west side of Buckelew Avenue By Nicole C. Vaccaro Staff Writer VVisitors to the Jamesburg Borough Hall will soon have ample space to park, Buckelew Avenue may see one-hour parking signs posted on its west side, and Elliot Place may become off limits to…

  • Boom!

    Fireworks light up the sky at Denny Stadium, South River, on Friday.

  • Boro aims to stop nude dancing

    Idea comes on the heels of No. Brunswick’s ordinance By Nicole C. Vaccaro Staff Writer IIf Spotswood officials get their way, the borough may just end up being one of the most wholesome communities to live in and raise a family. At a Borough Council meeting last month, members introduced an "indecency and immorality" ordinance…

  • Township officials add to open space acquisitions

    By melissa kress Township officials add to open space acquisitions EAST BRUNSWICK — It looks like one more local farm will be spared from further development. On June 27, township officials held a press conference to announce their plan to purchase 39 acres of farmland from Bruno and Clara Lapinski and their daughter Barbara Tangle.…

  • County Scout Council is ready to move on

    By paul dowd JEFF HUNTLEY Danielle Lopez, 6, and her mother Karen Lopez buy produce from Karen Balz of R&K Farm, Monroe, at the farmer’s market in Matawan on Sunday. Monmouth County Boy Scout leaders are unconcerned about any backlash following their victory last week over gay Scout leaders. "No, we’re not really concerned with…

  • New bill could lead to lower gasoline prices Governor, meanwhile, freezes state tax at 4 cents per gallon

    By Doug mckenzie New bill could lead to lower gasoline prices Governor, meanwhile, freezes state tax at 4 cents per gallon TThe summer is upon us, and the temperature isn’t the only thing going up. The price of gasoline has continued to climb in a trend which is becoming an increasing concern for both consumers…

  • Kid’s Club

    Leah Wagner, assistant library director at the Monroe Township Library, works with members of the Kids for Kids club on June 29. The club members sponsor poetry contests and are planning a carnival.

  • County, twp. and state to preserve 829 acres

    County, twp. and state to preserve 829 acres By nicole c. vaccaro MONROE — Fear not, township residents, for your cries to keep development from taking over your community are not going completely unheard. Last week, the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders voted to approve the acquisition of an 829-acre piece of land located in…

  • Road map to South River’s past on display in former church

    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Ann Rafano and Earl Wenger, former presidents of the South River Historical and Preservation Society, hold an original map of the borough dated 1851. The map was recently restored by the Conservation Center for Art and Historical Artifacts, Philadelphia. SOUTH RIVER — A new piece of history has been unveiled in the borough.…