Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Monroe man continues to defy odds after 2011 snowboarding accident

    Community to come out once again for 5K in support of Matt Collura BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Matt Collura MONROE — Last year’s 5K to benefit Matt Collura was a success in many ways, and the Collura family is looking to make this year’s event, scheduled for Oct. 7, a triumph as well. Following a…

  • This week’s photo assignment: Fundraising & special events

    Sparky, described by owner Helena Levenson as “incredibly cute, soft and cuddly,” helped to fill an “empty nest” in East Brunswick with the love that only a dog can give. Greater Media Newspapers readers may submit photos via email to [email protected]. READER SUBMITTED PHOTO BY HELENA LEVENSON/StringFly@GMNews Last week we asked for your pet photos…

  • Stollen, Poliseno will vie for mayor of Spotswood

    Incumbents LoSacco, Seely seek council seats, unopposed BY ANGELA SANTORIELLO Staff Writer Nicholas Poliseno SPOTSWOOD — Following Mayor Tom Barlow’s decision not to seek re-election, longtime council President Curtis Stollen and two-year Councilman Nicholas Poliseno will do battle this fall to serve as the next mayor. Running under the slogan “Proven dedicated service to our…

  • Milltown holds hearing on proposed land swap

    Mayor: We’re under the gun. The clock is ticking BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Members of the public provided their input at a Sept. 19 hearing on a proposed land swap to facilitate the relocation of the borough’s electric utility. Testimony from the hearing will be provided to Middlesex County and state officials.…

  • More than 60 dogs removed from E. Brunswick home

    Dogs will be available for adoption once deemed healthy By James McEvoy EAST BRUNSICK — Complaints are pending against a township woman after more than 60 dogs were removed from her Rues Lane residence last week. Capt. Russell MacArthur of the East Brunswick Police Department told Greater Media Newspapers that the department received complaints through…

  • Pilots to offer free flights for young people

    Individuals ages 8-17 are invited to take to the skies at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter No. 315 Young Eagles Flight Rally set to begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 6 at Monmouth Executive Airport, Route 34 south, Farmingdale. Guests should enter the airport at the main entrance at the traffic light on Route 34…

  • Photo

    Helmetta Day was especially sweet for Alli Pawlowski, 10, of Jamesburg. After a patriotic face-painting, she stopped to nosh on some cotton candy during the Sept. 22 event. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • E.B. awards contract for library roof replacement

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council unanimously approved a resolution to award a contract to replace the roof at the East Brunswick Public Library. The council awarded the $409,750 contract to Strober-Wright Roofing Inc. at the Sept. 10 council meeting. Mayor David Stahl noted that when the project was first…

  • Prudential New Jersey Properties raises $45,000 for The Sunshine Kids

    Prudential New Jersey Properties’ Eighth Annual Golf Invitational to benefit The Sunshine Kids took place Sept. 9. The golf outing and dinner event raised $45,000 for the nonprofit organization dedicated to kids with cancer. “Last year, we raised just under $40,000 for The Sunshine Kids and we thought we did a great job, but this…