Category: Sentinel-EBS News

– Greater Media stringer will sign copies of mystery novel Aug. 7-9 Author Jo-Ann Reccoppa of Old Bridge native will take part in panels and sign her latest mystery novel during the 2015 Deadly Ink Mystery Conference, Aug. 7-9 at the Hyatt Regency

By Adam C. Uzialko Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — One dolphin is making quite a splash after finding a bit of shelter in the South River. On Thursday, staff members from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) were on the scene at the Old Matawan Road bridge, where a dolphin swimming in the South River…

By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Distracted driving, whether it involves a motorist on a cell phone, eating a sandwich, applying makeup or shaving, takes a dangerous toll on New Jersey’s roads. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Distracted driving is fueling a dangerous epidemic on New Jersey’s roads as it rivals the risks of…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer It was a typical summer day for Cathy Diem — or at least it was until her son, who was mowing the lawn, ran into the house a finger short. After calling an ambulance, she waited anxiously for 12 minutes until one showed up, an interval she sees as far…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Brian Skirka and Emilee Carton mingle prior to the Lilly Pulitzer Fashion Show held as part of the “Hats and Horses: A Day at the Races” event held at Monmouth Park in Oceanport Aug. 1, the day before the Haskell Invitational. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR At 9 a.m. sharp, the…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A local Boy Scout turned trash into treasure for his Eagle Scout project. Atreya Verma of North Brunswick built a three-bin compost unit at the children’s park in Rutgers Gardens to make more compost available in order to increase productivity. “The garden relies on compost to increase its soil fertility.…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Richard Van Dyke Reid, left, photographed Frederick William Bissett’s grocery and drug store, above left, at the corner of Main Street and Ferry Street in South River in the 1890s. Above right: A view of lower Main Street in South River on Oct. 26, 1895, while the digging was taking…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials are awaiting a court ruling regarding its affordable housing obligations in a process that many see as uncharted territory. The arcane world of affordable housing regulations became a bit more complex earlier this year when the state Supreme Court moved to dissolve the Council…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER – South River police will be holding the fifth annual National Night Out event on Aug. 4. The event will be held at Seven Acres Park on Whitehead Avenue, with festivities slated to begin at 6 p.m. and last until 10 p.m. The event, sponsored by the South…