Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Property tax appeals may be costly

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Every year, property owners file tax appeals in droves in the hopes of lowering their assessed value and paying less in property taxes. However, doing so can be an expensive proposition, as many are compelled to hire an attorney and an appraisal company with no guarantee of victory. Patrick De…

  • Spotswood in running for infrastructure grant

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Spotswood is in the running for a grant that would fund major infrastructure improvements. If selected, the borough would receive an estimated $7 million grant, offered through USDA Rural Development, which would give the town the ability to fund road improvements. “We have some streets that are flat, have no…

  • Festival of Lights

    Clockwise from top: Rabbi Dovid Gross prepares to light the menorah during the community-wide Chanukah Extravaganza sponsored by Torah Links of Middlesex County in East Brunswick on Dec. 8. Sydney Webber, 9, of East Brunswick, helps magician Elliot Zimet levitate a table. Youngsters laugh during the show. Ofek Balinco, 9, of East Brunswick, helps with…

  • Jamesburg scout restores trails behind Monroe Rec Center

    Quinton Schimmel of Jamesburg has renovated the trails behind the Monroe Township Recreation Center as part of his Eagle Scout project. JAMESBURG — Quinton Schimmel completed his Boy Scout Eagle Project by restoring the trails located behind the Monroe Township Recreation Center. Quinton’s project involved creating a GPS map of the trails; clearing garbage, fallen…

  • Kloos Christmas light show shines spotlight on fallen Spotswood EMT

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Paying tribute to Hinal Patel, the Spotswood EMT who was killed while on duty in July, Kloos Family Lights incorporated a Spotswood EMS badge into their Christmas lights display. The Kloos family will also be accepting donations that will go toward a scholarship to be awarded in Patel’s honor to…

  • East Brunswick Library represented at awards ceremony

    Wayne Christie, trustee, left to right; Elina Saroka, customer service representative; and Jennifer Podolsky, director, all of the East Brunswick Public Library, attend a ceremony where Saroka was recognized on Dec. 3 for her dedication to the library. PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNIFER PODOLSKY EAST BRUNSWICK — The East Brunswick Library was recognized at the 36th…

  • Old Bridge victims of Sandy finally see Blue Acres buyouts

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Three years after superstorm Sandy, the first Blue Acres Program buyout of 29 storm-damaged homes in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge has been completed, according to state officials. That first buyout is a one-story bungalow style home at 9 Clifford Way, which was belonged to…

  • End-of-year campaign targets drunk drivers

    Local law enforcement agencies will be cracking down on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end-of-year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. Through Jan. 1, police officers will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated. The national effort endeavors to…

  • 4-H members spread holiday cheer to needy families

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Members of Middlesex County 4-H get ready for their Project Gift event on Dec. 5. EAST BRUNSWICK — Many people have fond childhood memories of waking up on Christmas morning to see what Santa brought. To ensure that even the neediest families in the area have a chance to experience…