Category: Sentinel-EBS News

TOP PICK Six Flags Great Adventure promises its biggest, scariest Fright Fest® this fall with 22 Halloween-themed attractions including three new haunts and four new shows.The seven-week festival that features family-friendly thrills by day and a zombie-filled Fright by Night runs weekends through Nov. 1. By day, families can enjoy the new Spooky, Kooky Magic…

Egyptian Fest in East Brunswick rescheduled The 38th annual Egyptian Festival has been rescheduled to 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Oct. 10 and 11, instead of Oct. 3 and 4, at St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, 433 Riva Ave., East Brunswick, due to the expected hurricane. The event will feature Egyptian food and pastries, Pharaonic products, jewelry,…

The Immaculate Conception Fall Festival will be held rain or shine on Oct. 2 and 3 at 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. If it is raining the event will be moved indoors where there will be a café and beer garden and DJ. The carnival will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN photo East Brunswick High School harriers competed in the Central Jersey Shootout held at Thompson Park in Jamesburg on Sept. 26. Old Bridge High School was the host to the 5K race.

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Jurors must report to the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick to serve jury duty. ADAM UZIALKO/staff The jury duty process, deeply rooted in English history and well established in New Jersey, continues to evolve. The right to trial by jury in the United States dates to colonial times. The…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Spotswood is keeping its options open when it comes to an EMS provider. During the Sept. 21 meeting, Borough Council members voted in favor of going out to bid for emergency medical services. “Council members know that this is a vital service. We’re going to weigh the options and give…

Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin today issued a drought watch for New Jersey’s Northeast, Central, and Coastal North water supply regions, urging residents in the affected areas to voluntarily conserve water and for the rest of the state to practice wise water use due to continued dry weather and above-average temperatures. The drought…

– Local employers to attend job fair Sept. 30 More than 50 local employers will accept job applications and conduct interviews for a variety of available positions at a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 30 at the South Brunswick Community Center, 124 New Road, Monmouth Junction. Job seekers are encouraged…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer The East Brunswick Planning Board has recommended that a corridor along Route 18 with multiple commercial properties, some vacant, be designated as an area in need of redevelopment. “There are properties that do not have full occupancy and some, quite frankly, are vacant,” said Mayor David Stahl, a member of…