Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Blood drive set for June 3 at firehouse

    The Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Company of East Brunswick Fire District No. 1 will sponsor a blood drive 3-9 p.m. June 3 at the firehouse, 5 Pine St., Old Bridge. The drive will be held in cooperation with New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center. For an appointment, call Sheryl at…

  • Rossmoor drivers setting ‘pace’ with safety initiative

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer MONROE — Members of the Community Affairs Committee at Rossmoor will be kicking off a new program to promote traffic safety in their neighborhood. Beginning June 4, residents of the adult community will be displaying decals on their cars to promote safer driving habits as part of the Pace Car…

  • Monroe employees exposed to burning chemical on truck

    MONROE — Three township employees were treated after being exposed to smoke from a burning chemical inside a sanitation vehicle last week. The employees observed smoke coming from the cargo area of a township-owned garbage truck on Forest Park Terrace around 10 a.m. May 25. Police were called, and officers, firefighters and first aid personnel…

  • 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…

  • Monroe Township panel to look at fire district changes

    Pucci: We are going to make sure we have the very best services BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Monroe Township officials are taking steps toward consolidating the township’s three fire districts in an effort to save money and ensure optimal service. The Township Council recently hired Public Safety Solutions Inc. to perform a consolidation study…

  • In remembrance

    Left: Members of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets, NWS Earle Division, present the colors during the East Brunswick Memorial Day Observance at Veterans Park in the municipal complex May 29. Above: Seymour Sternin of Jewish War Veterans Post 311 salutes after laying the wreath during the event. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Stahl says East Brunswick police unions getting ‘a fair contract’

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council voted last week to approve new contracts for the two police unions, allowing for limited increases in salary. The two ordinances approved May 23 fixed the salary classifications of members of Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 145 and the grades and compensation of Superior Officers Association…

  • Milltown firefighters set to march for centennial

    The Milltown Fire Department will celebrate a century of service with a June 4 parade. Fire Chief Brian Harto said the department has been raising money to hold the 100th anniversary parade for the past 12 years. “The department had held a large celebration for the 60th anniversary in 1971 and a small celebration for…

  • Mercury levels found in fish raise concerns in Milltown

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Two environmental experts are recommending that the Mill Pond be dredged due to sediment contamination. Engineer Richard Chapin and Princeton Hydro LLC Vice President Mark Gallagher spoke on the issue during a May 19 meeting attended by local residents and representatives of the state Department of Environmental Protection.…