Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Spotswood accountant admits to being in illegal ‘Situation’

    SPOTSWOOD — The former tax preparer for television personality Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino and his brother Marc Sorrentino pleaded guilty on Dec. 16 to filing fraudulent tax returns on their behalf. Gregg Mark, 51, of Spotswood, admitted to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, according to a statement prepared by U.S. Attorney…

  • Old Bridge native performs in televised Christmas concert

    OLD BRIDGE — Dana Rogers, a native of Old Bridge who is a songwriting major at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, recently performed in the “Christmas at Belmont” concert at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, a performance which was taped live and will air nationally this holiday season on PBS. Two-time Grammy winner Kathy Mattea served…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Ezra Mor, 10, of East Brunswick helped with a magic trick during the Community-wide Chanukah Extravangza sponsored by Torah Links of Middlesex County in East Brunswick on Dec. 8. For more photos, see page 3.

  • Property tax appeals may be costly

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Every year, property owners file tax appeals in droves in the hopes of lowering their assessed value and paying less in property taxes. However, doing so can be an expensive proposition, as many are compelled to hire an attorney and an appraisal company with no guarantee of victory. Patrick De…

  • Spotswood in running for infrastructure grant

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Spotswood is in the running for a grant that would fund major infrastructure improvements. If selected, the borough would receive an estimated $7 million grant, offered through USDA Rural Development, which would give the town the ability to fund road improvements. “We have some streets that are flat, have no…

  • Festival of Lights

    Clockwise from top: Rabbi Dovid Gross prepares to light the menorah during the community-wide Chanukah Extravaganza sponsored by Torah Links of Middlesex County in East Brunswick on Dec. 8. Sydney Webber, 9, of East Brunswick, helps magician Elliot Zimet levitate a table. Youngsters laugh during the show. Ofek Balinco, 9, of East Brunswick, helps with…

  • Kloos Christmas light show shines spotlight on fallen Spotswood EMT

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Paying tribute to Hinal Patel, the Spotswood EMT who was killed while on duty in July, Kloos Family Lights incorporated a Spotswood EMS badge into their Christmas lights display. The Kloos family will also be accepting donations that will go toward a scholarship to be awarded in Patel’s honor to…

  • Old Bridge victims of Sandy finally see Blue Acres buyouts

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Three years after superstorm Sandy, the first Blue Acres Program buyout of 29 storm-damaged homes in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge has been completed, according to state officials. That first buyout is a one-story bungalow style home at 9 Clifford Way, which was belonged to…

  • 4-H members spread holiday cheer to needy families

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Members of Middlesex County 4-H get ready for their Project Gift event on Dec. 5. EAST BRUNSWICK — Many people have fond childhood memories of waking up on Christmas morning to see what Santa brought. To ensure that even the neediest families in the area have a chance to experience…