Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Prisoners tell Spotswood youths: Learn from us

    Project PRIDE volunteers share stories, encourage others to make good decisions BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Chris Murphy tells of his experiences during the Project PRIDE session at the Memorial Middle School cafeteria in Spotswood May 16. ERIC SUCAR staff A t 19, Chris Murphy had more money than he knew what to do with.…

  • Officials: Budget shows East Brunswick is a model town

    Mayor, council move forward with municipal tax decrease BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer The East Brunswick Township Council has moved one step closer to adopting a 2012 budget that will reduce spending for the fourth year in a row. No members of the public chose to speak at a May 21 public hearing on the…

  • Graduates find community college experience rewarding

    Valedictorian: Class of 2012 is excited, scared … ready BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Members of the Middlesex County College class of 2012 proceed to their seats at the start of the May 17 graduation ceremony in Edison. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Some 1,408 graduates bid farewell last week to Middlesex County College, Edison,…

  • Spotswood youth recognized for courage, leadership qualities

    BY JASON COHEN Correspondent Memorial Middle School math teacher Jaime Mahoney (r) nominated eighth-grader Nicholas DiMaria for the Wallenberg Foundation Honors Program. JASON COHEN SPOTSWOOD — Helping someone who is being verbally or physically abused is not always the easiest thing to do. But Nicholas DiMaria, an eighth-grader at Memorial Middle School, showed how important…

  • Remembering those who served

    Christine and Bill Koch of Milltown lay the Freedom Wreath in memory of their son, Steven, during the East Brunswick Memorial Day Observance on May 27. A U.S. Army corporal with the 82nd Airborne 1-508 Parachute Infantry, Koch was 23 when he was killed in the line of duty in March 2008 in Afghanistan’s Sabari…

  • Shows announced for 50th Plays-in-the-Park season

    Middlesex County’s Plays-in-the- Park will kick off its 50th season this summer with a season full of musical-theater classics. The shows are performed in Roosevelt Park, Edison. Starting off the season is the musical “My Fair Lady,” which runs June 20-30. Next on stage is “Damn Yankees,” running July 11-21. Plays-in-the-Park will close out the…

  • Milltown denies parking spot an after months of debate

    BY JASON COHEN Correspondent MILLTOWN — After nearly two months of debate over putting a handicap parking space in front of the Milltown Public Library, the Borough Council voted 3-2 against the proposal. Councilmen George Murray, Richard Ryan and Randy Farkas cast dissenting votes at the May 14 meeting, while Joseph Pietanza and Robert Owens…

  • Jamesburg creek project to reduce risk of flood

    Officials: Stream near Church Street has long posed flooding concern BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — When Tropical Storm Irene struck the area in August, several homes and businesses were devastated by flooding from the Church Street Creek. Borough Council President Daria Ludas and Councilman Thomas Busco Jr. announced efforts to avoid similar catastrophes…

  • Monroe explores program to maintain open space areas

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Township officials are considering opening up new avenues for volunteers to maintain the cleanliness of the township’s open space areas. The discussion was spurred by recommendations from resident Lucille Di- Pasquale at the May 7 Township Council meeting. The proposal is to create a stewardship program through which…