Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Beloved diner closing after nearly six decades

    By MATTHEW SOCKOL Correspondent After almost six decades of service, the Peterpank Diner is closing down. The restaurant in South Amboy will celebrate its 58th anniversary on Dec. 17, but that will also be its last. The property, which is located at 967 Route 9 on the border between Sayreville and South Amboy, has been…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Islamic Society celebrates 40 years

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ) will celebrate its 40th anniversary. The Muslim American organization was established as a non-profit in 1975 and has been at its present location at Promenade Boulevard and Route 1 south since the early 1980s. Over the last 40 years, members of the ISCJ have distinguished…

  • Warm thoughts

    PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM KRANZ The Chelsea at East Brunswick collected 220 coats along with gloves, scarves and hats for delivery to Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick. Pictured are Kathy Pietrocola, left, executive director of the Chelsea, and Jessica Vogel, director of the Chelsea’s Country Cottage dementia neighborhood.

  • Middlesex County achieves record recycling rate, named No. 1 in NJ

    Middlesex County continues to set the pace as the state’s top recycler, as noted by a recent award from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The county recycled 71 percent of its total generated waste in 2013, according to the DEP’s most recent data. Morris County ranked second in that lineup with a…

  • Pinkin draws on family ties for Good Scout Award

    Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D-Mercer), left to right, Assemblywoman Nancy J. Pinkin (D-Middlesex) and Jerry Case of Princeton Orthopedics received the Good Scout Award by the Monmouth Council of the Boy Scouts of America on Dec. 9. PHOTO COURTESY OF ASSEMBLYWOMAN NANCY PINKIN SOUTH RIVER — Assemblywoman Nancy J. Pinkin (D-Middlesex) has received the Good Scout…

  • Officials say ferry service is ‘very close’

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent South Amboy officials believe the process to get a ferry service back up and running has been on fast-forward the past couple of months. Officials have been working to bring back the ferry, which had been quickly established to assist with commuting efforts after Sept. 11, 2001. That service, which ran…