Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Milltown awards $240,000 tax refund

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The borough will grant a $240,000 tax appeal refund to one of its largest taxpayers, The Home Depot. The Borough Council voted recently to adopt a bond ordinance not to exceed $240,000 to fund the settlement. Borough Clerk Mike Januszka said it is rare for such a high…

  • Cultural Arts Festival

    Kathy Li engages in South African gumboot dancing during the Irwin Elementary School Spring Cultural Arts Festival in East Brunswick May 26. Staff and students worked together to create an event integrating the visual and performing arts with the study of seven distinct cultures from around the world.

  • New film explores Raritan River’s rescue

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The Raritan is a river transformed. Its shift from a toxic witches’ brew to a wildlife sanctuary and favorite among fishermen is documented in the new NJN film “Rescuing the River: The Raritan,” which premieres at 6:45 p.m. June 14 at the Forum Theater in Metuchen. Directed by Eric Schultz,…

  • fundraisers 

    June 9-25  Book Sale, sponsored by the Spotswood Public Library, during regular hours, at the library, 548 Main St. Hardcover books, paperbacks, VHS tapes, children’s books, more. Suggested donation is 50 cents per paperback, three paperbacks for $1; $1 and up for hardcovers. All-You- Can-Carry-for-$10 Sale and Purchase-a- Bag-of-Books-for-$5 Sale set for June 24…

  • Spotswood carnival kicks off June 14

    The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Spotswood will host its annual carnival June 14-18 on the church grounds, 23 Manalapan Road. Carnival times are 6-11 p.m. June 14-16; 5-11 p.m. June 17; and 4-11 p.m. June 18. Admission is free. In addition to carnival rides and games of chance, the event includes a beer…

  • Photo

    Dancers perform during a cultural variety artistic show at Churchill Junior High School in East Brunswick June 4. The event was sponsored by Huaxia Chinese School of East Brunswick, Little Spring Learning Center of North Brunswick, JEI of North Brunswick and the Yana Ballet Dance Studios. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Builder, E.B. reach deal on Golden Triangle

    Proposal will go before Township Council next week BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent East Brunswick has come to an agreement with developer Toll Brothers to revive the Golden Triangle project. The mixed-use development project, bordered by Route 18, Tices Lane and Old Bridge Turnpike, will contain 200 to 400 residential units and a “large non-membership big-box”…

  • Residents divided over Monroe Township zoning issue

    Master plan revisions in front of Planning Board BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Monroe officials revising the township’s master plan heard from residents Monday on both sides of a longstanding dispute over a vacant parcel on Route 522. The land at the corner of Schoolhouse Road is zoned to allow residential housing, but its owner…

  • Crowd heralds building’s transformation to castle

    Wishing Place expected to open later this year BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Volpe family members Carla (l-r), Christian, Jonathan and Vincent speak with those on hand for the tower raising at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey’s Samuel and Josephine Plumeri Wishing Place in Monroe May 27. ERIC SUCAR staff The crowning touch was…