Category: Sentinel-EBS News

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    Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky of the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe addresses the crowd during the Dec. 21 lighting of the grand menorah at State Park, Perrineville Road. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • South River Democrats fight appointment in court

    Hearing on appointment of Republican councilwoman slated for Jan. 26 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The appointment of a new South River Borough Council member has resulted in a lawsuit by the Democrats. Democratic councilmen Matt Vaughn, Peter Guindi and Rui Almieda brought an order to show cause motion before Judge Frank Ciuffani on Dec. 23…

  • Late baseball great honored as Jamesburg Citizen of Year

    Above: Richard Reinhardt holds a photo of Frankie Hayes, part of a collection of pictures and memorabilia on display at Barbara’s Unique Antiques shop in Jamesburg. Below left: Frankie Hayes’ picture is displayed next to a certificate honoring him as the 2011 Citizen of the Year. Below right: A baseball card shows Hayes as a…

  • Festival of lights

    Memdel Zaklikovsky of Monroe awaits the start of the Dec. 21 grand menorah lighting at State Park on Perrineville Road, Monroe. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Jordan Batista of East Windsor shields herself from the rain as she awaits the lighting of the grand menorah. The Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe presented the event on…

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    A mother talks to her daughter in Afghanistan Dec. 22, when the East Brunswick Chabad and U.S. troops overseas held a joint Skype Menorah Lighting to celebrate Hanukkah. Families from as close as Long Branch and as far as Los Angeles participated in the event at the Brunswick Square Mall. Rabbi Aryeh Goodman and family…

  • Holiday classics

    The Spotswood Senior Center Chorus sings holiday songs for residents of the Reformed Church Home during a Dec. 15 visit to the facility on Route 18 in Old Bridge. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Winifred Pierson enjoys the holiday songs.

  • Monroe OKs Taser program

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — The Township Council has unanimously approved a resolution to participate in a Taser gun purchasing grant with the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Wayne Hamilton, township business administrator, said Monroe’s participation was based on the suggestion of Police Chief John J. Kraivec. “This is a grant program that the…

  • Sheriff’s Office arrests 44 in child support sweep

    The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office arrested 44 allegedly delinquent parents during a recent three-day biannual child support warrant sweep. The goal of the sweep, conducted in cooperation with the New Jersey Office of Child Support Services and the Sheriffs’Association of New Jersey, was to apprehend non-custodial parents who have failed to pay their court-ordered child…

  • Charity seeks year-end appeal for funds

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) is in the midst of its year-end appeal for funds so the agency can continue to provide children with academic, social or economic challenges with caring volunteer Big Brothers and Sisters. “Every donation whether large or small helps” said William Salcedo, Executive Director of BBBSMMC.…