Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • E.B. council denies sale of residential property

    Republicans, Stahl debate whether township should wait for market to improve BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer A little piece of property has created a bit of debate at East Brunswick’s Town Hall. During a recent meeting, the Township Council voted 3-2 to reject a bid to sell a small tract of surplus property on Lee…

  • Five high schools consider taking Jamesburg students

    Board will conduct feasibility study after narrowing list BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer The Jamesburg Board of Education has found five high schools willing to consider accepting the borough’s high school students starting with the 2012-13 school year. Jamesburg contacted 18 school districts in hopes of finding a more affordable alternative to Monroe Township High…

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    Matthew Mekhail of Monroe cheers on the runners crossing the finish line during the 5K George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank, Monmouth County, on June 18. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Another wish granted

    Plumeri ups donation to $3 million for Make-A-Wish facility being built in Monroe BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer A s its castle on Perrineville Road in Monroe nears completion, the Make-A-Wish Foundation was granted its largest gift in history, thanks to New Jersey native Joseph Plumeri. Plumeri, who has been involved with the nonprofit organization…

  • E.B. recognizes Friends for efforts to help others

    Moskowitz, Buccigrossi have volunteered for many local causes, organizations BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer EASTBRUNSWICK— Combined, they have spent hundreds of hours planning, organizing, cleaning, weeding, building, teaching and giving back to the township in any way they can. Now the township is giving a little something back to them. Anthony Buccigrossi and Lois Moskowitz…

  • Bear sightings on Fourth of July in Monroe, E.B.

    A black bear was spotted earlier this week in both Monroe and East Brunswick. In Monroe, police responded to several reports of bear sightings on July 4 in the areas Forsgate Drive, including the Rossmoor adult community, the Forsgate Country Club and adjacent properties. The Bear was also spotted off Rhode Hall Road. Police said it…

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    Graduates make their way to their seats during Monroe Township High School’s commencement exercises June 23 at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton. More photos, page 37. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • E.B., Turnpike Authority work to revise construction plans

    Residents, twp. officials air concerns about noise, local traffic BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer East Brunswick Mayor David Stahl and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority are inching closer to a compromise on proposed improvements to a stretch of Route 18 near the New Jersey Turnpike entrance. The $26 million plan was first introduced in March…

  • Boro was site of landmark Revolutionary War event

    Here, Washington signed order to court-martial Lee BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer A historic marker in the borough’s Veterans Memorial Walkway commemorates Washington’s trip through Spotswood on July 1, 1778, where he famously signed orders to court-martial the Continental Army’s second-in-command, Charles Lee, for his actions during the Battle of Monmouth. CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI George Washington…