Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Jersey fresh

    Gene Goundry of North Brunswick reaches for a ripe apple at Giamarese Farm in East Brunswick on Sept. 10. The Walk-A-Farm Family Fun Day raised money for Farmers Against Hunger. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • ‘Run for the Fallen’ to honor those killed in Iraq, Afghanistan

    Relay team to cover one mile for each fallen service member in run from Cape May to Vet. Memorial HOLMDEL — A team of active-duty and reserve airmen and soldiers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, along with a team of wounded veterans, will embark on a 154-mile journey to honor every New Jersey service member killed…

  • Jamesburg enacts ban on feral cat feeding

    Objectors say restrictions will not accomplish goal of reducing cat population BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The Borough Council has adopted an ordinance designed to curtail the feral cat population boom through a feeding ban. The Sept. 14 vote came only months after the borough fielded 49 animal control calls in June, a…

  • Police: Return scam turns into robbery at E. Brunswick store

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Police said a return scam at Kohl’s department store turned into a robbery when a suspect assaulted an employee in an attempt to leave the store. According to police, the suspects, later identified as Brent Lucas, 29, and Natasha Bellamy, 26, both of Staten Island, N.Y., returned store merchandise using fictitious receipts…

  • Grant earmarked for Ronald McDonald House in New Bruns.

    Global health care company Novo Nordisk last week presented a $10,000 donation to the Ronald McDonald Houses of Long Branch & New Brunswick. Anne Phillips, corporate vice president of the Princeton-based firm, presented the check Sept. 15 to Corinne LeBaron, executive director of the RMH, at the charity organization’s facility on Somerset Street, New Brunswick.…

  • Old Bridge man killed in carjacking, police say

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Two recently graduated nursing students were celebrating in Atlantic City when bad luck turned tragic on Sunday. Sunil Rattu, 28, of Old Bridge, and Radha Ghetia, 24, of Sayreville, were the victims of an apparent carjacking that resulted in Rattu’s death, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. The couple was…

  • Cancer survivor inspires group to take on triathlon

    Swimming/biking/running event was a first for most in the Milltown group BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Milltown group of Maria Robins (l-r), Merrie Chasan, Patti Pellichero, Patti McSherry, Sue Drebych, Christie Potter, Laura Carasso and Michelle Scarduffa celebrates after the triathlon. MILLTOWN — Nine teachers, instructional aides and parents came together Sept. 11 to…

  • Police charge two in attempted purse snatching

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Police arrested two suspects in an attempted purse snatching at Barnes & Noble at the Brunswick Square Mall on Sept. 4. According to police, Christopher Courter, 29, of Sayreville, allegedly took a purse off the back of a chair at the bookstore around 12:20 p.m. and attempted to leave. However, the owner…

  • Disaster Recovery Centers open in area

    Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/State Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) recently opened to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage due to Hurricane Irene. Area centers are located at the East Brunswick Division of Parks, Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, in Middlesex County; and at the Henry Hudson Trail Activity Center, 945 Route…