Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Lawsuit charges voting rights were violated

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer MONROE — Two recent candidates have filed a lawsuit against Fire District No. 3, challenging that their voting rights were violated in the February fire district election. Patrick Hye and Michael Konowicz, who ran in the election, said they are among a large number of residents who believe the election…

  • Monroe police investigating report of attempted luring

    MONROE — Police are seeking information about a suspicious incident that was reported involving a schoolchild. The 12-year-old girl had gotten off a school bus at 3:30 p.m. March 25 at Monmouth Road and Sheffield Avenue. While walking to her residence, a light brown minivan with a tinted rear window pulled up next to the…

  • Saint Peter’s to honor Zullo for service to med.community

    Dr. Robert J. Zullo NEW BRUNSWICK — Saint Peter’s Healthcare System will honor Dr. Robert J. Zullo at its charitable foundation’s annual spring gala for his nearly 60 years of service to the medical center and the broader community needs. The 2011 Gala will take place at 6 p.m. April 9 at The Heldrich in…

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    Albus Du, 6, watches the ball head for the cup at the Monroe Township Public Library on March 26, when a miniature golf course was set up in the children’s section. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • WELCOME TO…Treasures the Shore Jersey Shore

    Spring Lake: a little bit of everything BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Downtown Spring Lake Named for the spring-fed lake in the middle of the town’s Divine Park and nicknamed the “Irish Riviera” after the town’s wealthy founders, Spring Lake is a haven for relaxation and beauty along the Jersey Shore. Just two miles long…

  • Milltown board brings tax hike down to $28

    School budget restores some of last year’s cuts BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Milltown Board of Education has voted in favor of a 2011-12 budget that carries a tax increase of $28 on a home assessed at the borough average of $165,723. “You know, we were bracing for the worst,” school Business Administrator Loriann…

  • Students step up efforts to aid diabetes research

    Classmates diagnosed with type 1 discuss their daily routines, hope for a cure BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Fourth-grader Christopher Hofacker gets a hug from his father, Dan, after addressing his fellow students during the Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes at Woodland School in Monroe on April 1. The event raised money for type 1…

  • Police: Three seriously injured after being struck by vehicle

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man remained in critical condition Monday due to injuries suffered when he and two family members were struck by a car on March 25. Police said Ralph Rosenbaum, 58, along with Beatrice, 56, and Joel Rosenbaum, 19, all of East Brunswick, were crossing Dunhams Corner Road in the crosswalk at…

  • South River board OKs budget amid dissent

    Budget is up 2% after plan to convert three positions to part-time is scrapped BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — After some discussion, the Board of Education adopted a 2011- 12 budget that carries a school tax increase of $131 on a home assessed at the borough average of $83,313. Voters will decide…