Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Land may be taken for MOM rail lines if project is built Conrail says part of line can’t mix By CHARLESW. KIM Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — NJ Transit may have to take more land in Monroe, and South Brunswick to make the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail project work. According to the owner of the freight line…

  • Officers indicted for 1999 incident at training school By nicole c. vaccaro Staff Writer MONROE — Two corrections officers were indicted in connection with an assault on visiting high school students at the New Jersey Training School for Boys one year ago. Corrections officers, Richard Ousley, 47, Sayreville, and Robert Medina, 47, Pemberton, were indicted…

  • Elementary dog days “f06p1_lg.jpg” width=”250″ height=”180″ border=”0″ alt=””> Onyx, a member of the Middlesex County SPCA Law Enforcement K-9 Narcotics Unit, relaxes during a presentation to sixth-graders at the JFK School in Jamesburg on Thursday. JERRY WOLKOWITZ

  • Towns form coalition to deal with Cablevision By daniel walsh Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Representatives from six Middlesex County municipalities have formed a coalition that will allow them to work together in their efforts to improve cable television services from Cablevision. A recent meeting between the representatives was the second such gathering hosted at the…

  • Mayor Zagnit looks ahead to another 4 years Throws his support to incumbents Shearn and Meade By nicole c. vaccaro Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — This year’s elections for Spotswood Borough Council will be held Tuesday. Despite considering retirement, Mayor Barry Zagnit has now decided to run again and has thrown his support to fellow incumbents…

  • Kingston family evicted to make way for development By daniel walsh Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A proposed housing development on Milltown Road claimed its first casualty last week with the eviction of the Kingston family from their home. Last Monday morning, a county constable arrived at the house and told the Kingstons that they…

  • Council hires deputy public works director George Lyons will reduce workload of Charles Kolakowski S outh River officials hope that a new deputy director of public works will make their operations a little more efficient than before. Last week, the Borough Council appointed George Lyons for the position, effective May 15. At $50,000, Lyons’ salary…

  • Naturalist and educator Michael Paschall, naturalist and educator, holds a baby alligator for the students at Corpus Christi School in South River on April 18. The program, Animals Around the World, was presented by Mobile Ed Productions. SEAN GUTHRIDGE

  • Public to have say in trash debate Milltown council will vote on the issue May 8 A fter months of debate, the Milltown Borough Council has thrown the issue of twice-weekly summer trash pickup to residents for a final decision. The council introduced an ordinance during Monday’s council meeting that calls for a switch back…