Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • MUA throws Jamesburg a curve ball in field issue

    Staff Writer By nicole c. vaccaro JAMESBURG — After Borough Council members proposed borrowing land from Monroe in order to support a third Little League field, the Monroe Utilities Authority (MUA) recently announced a possible change of plans. It was not long ago that borough officials asked the MUA to lease them an unused acre…

  • Township Jewish Center celebrates new expansion

    Staff Writer By nicole c. vaccaro MONROE — After 15 years, the Monroe Township Jewish Center has finally reached the last phase of its three-part construction plan. A weekend-long dedication ceremony began on Friday with a special service at 8 p.m. in the building’s new sanctuary. Worship services continued on Saturday morning at 10 a.m.…

  • Jamesburg approves 2000 municipal budget

    JAMESBURG — The Borough Council unanimously voted to adopt the 2000 municipal budget Thursday. This year’s state aid amounted to $300,000, the same amount the borough received in 1999. According to Borough Finance Director JoAnn Olenik, this year’s tax rate will reflect a 6-cent increase over last year’s 73 cents per $100 of assessed property…

  • Monroe residents object to development, again Planning Board postpones vote on 69-home plan until August

    Staff Writer By nicole c. vaccaro Monroe residents object to development, again Planning Board postpones vote on 69-home plan until August MONROE — After an extremely heated public session Thursday night, the Planning Board postponed its vote on Jack Werbler’s 69-home development proposal along Route 522 until Aug. 24. Even with a third site distance…

  • Commission wants more input in Smith farm plan E.B. committee members upset they are left out of the advisory process

    Correspondent By Brian Quinlan Commission wants more input in Smith farm plan E.B. committee members upset they are left out of the advisory process At a meeting Thursday night, members of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission expressed concern over the proposed development of a residential area on land that is said to be plagued with…

  • Board gives go-ahead to vote Voters will decide fate of proposal in a special election on Oct. 17

    Board gives go-ahead to vote Voters will decide fate of proposal in a special election on Oct. 17 EAST BRUNSWICK — Township voters will head to the polls twice this fall, once for the general election in November and once to decide the fate of the proposed Churchill Junior High School expansion in October. On…

  • Renewed Vows

    Charlie Monczewski, 92, and his wife Mary, 90, renew their wedding vows at Sunrise Assisted Living in East Brunswick. The facility’s staff and residents, along with some of the Monczewskis’ family members, joined in the celebration last Wednesday.

  • Renovation costs called into question Former candidate: Cost will be more than $2.3 million

    Staff Writer By Takesha Pettus Renovation costs called into question Former candidate: Cost will be more than $2.3 million Not everyone in South River is convinced that the proposed $2.3 million renovation of the police station at 61 Main St. will come in under that cap. At last Wednesday’s Borough Council meeting, the governing body…

  • Sayreville residents may only see tax hike of 4 cents

    Staff Writer By TAKESHA PETTUS SAYREVILLE — Amendments to the proposed 2000 municipal budget will keep the tax rate increase at 4-cents. The Borough Council approved the amendment at its meeting last Wednesday. The proposed $35,078,401 budget calls for a 53 cent per $100 of assessed value increase. The 4-cent increase will equal a $54…