Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • East Brunswick considers taking cricket to the wicket

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer The East Brunswick Department of Recreation may add a cricket ground to its roster. EAST BRUNSWICK — In keeping with the changing demographics in the township, the Department of Recreation is considering adding cricket to its roster of sports. “We have seen a rising interest in the community in regard…

  • Group marks 30 years of advocating for residents with mental illness

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The stigma of mental illness has changed over the past few decades, but society still has strides to make in dealing with a complicated issue. One in every four adults — or about 57.7 million Americans — is affected by some type of mental illness, according to…

  • Creating Hogger Logger has its ups and downs

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Hogger Logger, a family-friendly card game, was created by three college graduates. In the break room of a local summer camp nearly seven years ago, a card game created by two friends quickly became something that hooked anyone who tried it. Today, after three college graduations, two cross-country relocations and…

  • Driver dies in motorcycle accident

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A motorcycle accident on Cranbury Road on June 22 left one man dead and another injured. Perth Amboy residents Edwin Caba- Abreu, 20, and passenger Jiordany Rodriguez Paulino, 18, were riding along a stretch of Cranbury Road near Merrill Avenue at 5 a.m. when Caba-Abreu lost control of his 2006 Suzuki GSX…

  • County’s concerts in the park add sounds to summer sizzle

    Middlesex County’s slate of summer concerts will offer attendees a wide range of musical tastes to bring flavor to the warm days and nights ahead. The Music in the Parks free summer concerts series will kick off in July at four county parks. Shows at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, located at the South Amboy/Sayreville beachfront…

  • New Jersey Broadcasters Hall of Fame inducts Greater Media’s Dan Finn

    Dan Finn, center, is congratulated by Greater Media Chairman and CEO Peter Smyth, left, and New Jersey Broadcasters Association (NJBA) Executive Director Paul Rotella for his induction into the NJBA Hall of Fame on June 18. Dan Finn, senior vice president and regional general manager with Greater Media New Jersey, was among the inductees named…

  • Small changes add up to big savings

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer With Americans spending 14 percent of their household budgets on groceries, “couponing” has gained in popularity. More than 660 million coupons were redeemed in the first quarter of 2015. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Saving money never goes out of style. For the wealthy and the not-sowealthy, pennywise practices can go…

  • Old Bridge police officer cleared in shooting death

    A state grand jury took no action regarding the death of Andrew Murnieks, 28, of South Brunswick, who was fatally shot by a member of the Middlesex County Emergency Response Team during an armed standoff in November 2013. The shooting was investigated by the state Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team, made up of investigators from…

  • Helmetta to pay attorney’s fees for OPRA violations

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Helmetta will pay $30,000 in plaintiff’s attorney fees in connection with an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) lawsuit decided earlier this year. The sum represents 2.36 percent of Helmetta’s $1,270,845 municipal budget, but the agreement allows the borough to pay the sum back over two budget cycles, according to…