Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Monroe set to adopt tab with tax increase

    Tax appeals’ impact on budget described as ‘catastrophic’ BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Miriam Kaplan heads down the runway during a Senior Fashion Show at the Residence at Forsgate in Monroe on April 28. Residents of the assisted living community modeled clothing provided by Bon Worth Fashions of Princeton while enjoying entertainment and refreshments. SCOTT…

  • Reinterpreting life after mental illness

    E. Brunswick man will chair ‘Step Forward for Our Heroes’ walk on May 12 BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Eric Arauz I n 1995, in the middle of a manic episode and a divorce from his first wife, Eric Arauz found himself sitting in Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Shirtless in just jeans and a blazer,…

  • EBHS students’ video takes top prize in nat’l contest

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The team of SanamBhalla and Jennifer Lu, seniors at East Brunswick High School, has been named the first place video winner in the national 2011-12 First Freedom Student Competition. Sanam and Jennifer will receive a $2,500 award. Madeline Desmond, a home-schooled senior from Aloha, Ore., will receive the $2,500 first-place essay award.…

  • Brain tumor survivor, family run for charity

    Upcoming events include Walk to End Brain Cancer in Roosevelt Park, Edison BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer It was a true senior prom on April 25 when seniors from the Spotswood Office on Aging teamed up with the Spotswood High School Student Council for a semi-formal dance at the high school. SCOTT FRIEDMAN David Bier…

  • East Brunswick gas station worker held up at knifepoint

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A group of unknown suspects brandishing a knife and what appeared to be paintball guns robbed a township gas station last week. The robbery took place at the Hess gas station, 234 Route 18, at 12:34 a.m. on April 25. As an employee was working inside the store, two men and one…

  • Divided board OKs contract for before/after-school care

    Firm will pay Monroe school district $100,000 annually for 3 years BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — After some contentious debate, the Board of Education last week approved a three-year contract with the Before and After School Care (BASC) Network to provide before- and after-school programs. School Business Administrator Michael C. Gorski said the…

  • Longtime E.B. firefighter left a lasting impression

    Fire company mourns loss of William C. Peck, namesake of its new building BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer William C. Peck, at 93, celebrated the dedication of the East Brunswick Independent Fire Company’s new administration building, which bears his name, in 2010. EAST BRUNSWICK — Longtime firefighter and township resident William C. Peck passed away…

  • Jamesburg asking drivers to slow down

    Borough unites with county to enhance pedestrian safety BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Jamesburg Board of Education member Robert Czarneski inserts a “Slow Down in Our Town” sign near his residence on Gatzmer Avenue. I n an effort to increase pedestrian safety in the borough, Jamesburg officials are participating with Middlesex County’s “Slow Down in…

  • New stroke support group looking for members

    Weekly meetings offer outreach, social opportunities BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE— Township residentWayne Lubowicki was an active member of the community who was described as a man always on the go. However, everything changed in November 2006, when Lubowicki suffered a stroke. Now 5½ years later, he is still recovering. High blood pressure was…