Category: Sentinel-EBS News

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer HELMETTA — The Borough Council briefly discussed a letter of intent that had expressed interest in purchasing the closed Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter facility. During a discussion about borough liquor licenses, Councilman Joe Perez mentioned a letter of intent sent to the borough to utilize the building for an…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer In the wake of two years of attacks on South Asians in the area, the universal message among community members is “zero tolerance.” North Brunswick and Middlesex County officials met with concerned residents at North Brunswick’s municipal building on July 13 to discuss the aftermath of assaults men of Indian…

MONROE – The Monroe Township police department will be hosting a National Night Out Against Crime event on Aug. 4, starting at 6 p.m. at the lake in Thompson Park. According to Jay Brown, program supervisor for the Recreation Department, National Night Out is all about connecting the community and bringing people together. “It just…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer LINCROFT – State officials hosted a public hearing on a plan to provide more funding for a superstorm Sandy recovery program that was launched last year. Representatives of the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Rebuilding took questions at Brookdale Community College…

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…

MONROE — New Jersey State Police and the Rutherford Police Department need the public’s help in locating a missing person who was last seen in Monroe Township. Alfred “Fred” Fiume, a 53-year-old white male with brown hair and brown eyes, weighing 260 pounds and standing at 5-foot-10, did not show up for work this past…

PITTSBURGH — VFW Commander in-Chief John W. Stroud was presented with a Henry Repeating Arms Military Service Tribute Rifle during the joint opening session of the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ 116th National Convention held in Pittsburgh. Anthony Imperato, president of Henry Repeating Arms, Bayonne, presented the rifle on July 20 to thank Stroud for his…

PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Naomi Miller performs her cabaret-style show “Love, Marriage, Children and Liposuction” on July 11 at the Monroe Senior Center as part of the Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission’s Come to the Cabaret series. A native of Paterson, self-professed Jersey girl Miller performs her cabaret-style show “Love, Marriage, Children and Liposuction”. Above:…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK —East Brunswick will pay more for water in September, pending the approval of the Board of Public Utilities, due to a rate increase by the Middlesex Water Company. “What you are agreeing to tonight is to pass on an increase of 0.8 percent, which is the lowest percentage…