Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • St. Patrick’s Day arrived early in Woodbridge

    when the community hosted the 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 11. George Lara, 3, of Cedar Grove, waves the Irish flag. St. Patrick’s Day is March 17. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Students say kindness is key to the ‘Challenge’

    BY JASON COHEN Correspondent MILLTOWN — It is said that in life, you should treat others the way you would like to be treated. And on Feb. 26, several students from Joyce Kilmer Middle School exemplified this when they gave the Borough Council a presentation pledging their support to Rachel’s Challenge. Rachel Scott was the…

  • Resident works to honor fellow Korean War veterans

    Charles Koppelman also seeks to educate youth about this ‘Forgotten War’ BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Nearly 60 years after being drafted into the medical corps of the United States Army, Monroe resident Charles Koppelman has again been asked to serve his country— this time as a local ambassador for the Korean War…

  • Spotswood says ‘thanks’ to longtime rec. volunteer

    Spotswood Mayor Tom Barlow (l) presents Gary Drozd with a proclamation as Gary’s wife, Councilwoman Marge Drozd, looks on. SPOTSWOOD — Borough officials recently honored a recreation volunteer who is a familiar face to most residents in town. Gary Drozd has spent much of the past 20 years donating his time in various ways, from…

  • Police veterans’ retirement paves way for new officers in Spotswood

    New patrolmen are residents of Monroe, Milltown John Berlingieri (l) of Monroe and Michael Genovese of Milltown are the newest officers with the Spotswood Police Department. SPOTSWOOD — Sgts. Brian Keenan and Chris Bierman left the borough police force the same way they joined it — together. After a quarter-century working for the community, both…

  • Student tells peers life with diabetes is limitless

    School raises over $4K for JV diabetes research BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Daniel Graber addresses classmates during the recent assembly. EAST BRUNSWICK — Daniel Graber, a Central School second-grader with juvenile diabetes, had an important message for his fellow students when he addressed them at a recent assembly. “I’m just like a regular kid,”…

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    A standing-room-only crowd watches as painter, cartoonist and educator Don Bloom presents “Artists Who Made Their Name During the Great Depression” on Feb. 26 at the East Brunswick Historical Society, Milltown Road. The program was the second installment of four in the historical panel’s series on the Depression. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Spotswood municipal taxes to remain stable in ’12 budget

    BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Borough Council voted Monday to introduce its 2012 municipal budget, which aims to maintain services for residents without increasing costs. “It’s a win-win for everyone,” said Spotswood Mayor Tom Barlow. The budget features general appropriations totaling $9.8 million, which officials noted is 13 cents less than last…

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    Debbie Post, of Warren, and her mom, Peggy, display their hand-quilted pillows during the Craft Fair at the Middlesex County 4-H Center on Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, on March 3. The event raised funds for the 4-H program. SCOTT FRIEDMAN