Category: Sentinel-EBS News

By JENNIFER ORTIZ and KENNY WALTER Staff Writers STAFF PHOTGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The theft of packages delivered to doorsteps is becoming a bigger problem as more and more people shop online for their Christmas gifts. Woodbridge Police Capt. Roy Hoppock said package theft has become a growing issue, and there are very few ways to…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — A Superior Court Appellate Division upheld decisions that two paid firefighters in Monroe Township Fire District No. 1 were wrongfully terminated five years ago. “[Michael Mangeri and David Shapter] are very happy about the court’s decision,” said Dan Zirrith, attorney for the Monroe Township Professional Firefighters Association, International…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Former North Brunswick Fire Marshal Craig Snediker was sentenced to six months in prison, six months home confinement and three years supervised release after pleading guilty to embezzlement earlier this year. Snediker, 40, of Monroe Township, will also pay a fine of $3,000 and has already paid restitution in the…

Guest speaker Sara Langberg will discuss her experiences growing up in Germany after World War II in a program set for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at a private home in East Brunswick. The event is sponsored by the East Brunswick Chapter of Hadassah. For location and more information, call Beth at 908-337-1940.

Brandywine Senior Living resident Alice Leach and A Stroke of Creativity owner Patty Lang work together on a ceramics project at the Monroe studio. PHOTOS COURTESY OF STEPHANIE GABER Ten residents of Brandywine Senior Living in Princeton enjoyed an afternoon of ceramic painting in Monroe to express their creativity. The seniors were able to pick…

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ARLENE BAUM American Legion Post 253’s Ladies Auxiliary held its annual Christmas party for the residents of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park on Dec. 12. Eighteen veterans attended the afternoon of food, fun, music, gifts and dancing at the Spotswood post. Cub Scout Troop 35 was also in…

PHOTO BY FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Rabbi Yehuda Spitzer of Chabad House of Monroe and North Brunswick Councilman Bob Davis at the Menorah lighting ceremony as part of the annual Winterfest festivities held at the North Brunswick Municipal Building on Dec. 8.

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — With the most recent rejection of $11.7 million in potential funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the question of funding for a new electric substation in Milltown is again a topic of discussion. Currently, the borough has an interim $14 million New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust…

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARTINA CONCEPCION Ruth and Bill Iko of East Brunswick have continued an old family tradition that began when Ruth’s parents would set up a village under the Christmas tree. The village is almost the size of their living room.