Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Monmouth Heights jolted by anti-Semitic vandalism

    Police, Prosecutor’s Office seek suspects in Sept. 6 bias crime in Manalapan BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Cars were the targets of vandals who spray-painted anti-Semitic graffiti throughout the Monmouth Heights development in Manalapan during the overnight hours of Sept. 5-6. READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO MANALAPAN — Commuters heading up Route 9 got a jolt of ugliness…

  • Police: Sayreville woman dies in Cranbury Road collision

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A Sayreville woman died of injuries suffered in a Sept. 4 motor vehicle accident on Cranbury Road. Shortly before 10:50 p.m., Jane Karuga, 47, was driving a 1997 Nissan Sentra southbound on Cranbury Road just prior to the intersection of Davidson Mill Road, near the South Brunswick border, police said. An initial…

  • E.B. planners approve 400 Golden Triangle apartments

    Residential units final phase of redevelopment project; Kmart site will get White Castle BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer A rendering shows the conceptual design for the southern portion of a housing complex approved for the Golden Triangle site. COURTESY OF EDGEWOOD PROPERTIES EAST BRUNSWICK — The township Planning Board unanimously granted preliminary and final site…

  • Milltown OKs $14M for power station move

    Council hoping to locate facility on county-owned land off Washington Ave. BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The Milltown Borough Council voted unanimously to bond for $14 million to relocate the borough’s power substation. Officials said relocating the facility is necessary in order to address outages caused by flooding during severe storms in 2007…

  • Cedar Village offering builder’s incentives on quick-delivered units

    For the month of September, Sema Properties is offering very attractive and unique incentives for the buyers at Cedar Village in East Brunswick. The builder is offering a huge discount toward upgrade packages installed in the units. The discount varies based on the model and unit size, from $35,000- $42,000, which represents about a 75…

  • New section of homes opens at The Pointe at Turnbury in South Brunswick

    The townhomes at The Pointe at Turnbury, Monmouth Junction, were selling quickly, so developer Millennium Homes decided to take a big step toward meeting customer demand. The developer recently introduced a new section of 10 homes that will provide the community’s active adult buyers plenty of variety and flexibility. The most notable new choice buyers…

  • Dressed to the ca-nines

    Melissa McCloskey, 17, of Jackson, parades Brittney in front of those attending a doggie fashion show at the Residence at Forsgate in Monroe on Aug. 25. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Eva Wang of East Brunswick and her dog, Bobo, greet residents.

  • This week’s photo assignment: Send us pictures of your town

    A reader-submitted photo shows John Smith of Milltown continuing a longtime summer tradition known as Sausage Fest. Photos may be emailed to [email protected]. READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO BY BARBARA SMITH Last week we asked for your summer photos and many of you responded with more than a dozen photos of family and friends in the surf, in…

  • Board grants variance for indoor shooting range

    Applicant to return for site plan approval BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — The township Zoning Board of Adjustment has granted a use variance for an indoor shooting range on Mott Avenue, near the township’s border with Jamesburg. The unanimous approval came after a heated discussion among board members, the applicant and residents in…