Category: Sentinel-EBS News

By JENNIFER AMATO & TAYLOR LIER Staff Writers WWE wrestler Daniel Bryan will hold a June 28 meet-andgreet with fans at iPlay America in Freehold. PHOTO COURTESY OF WWE Hundreds of wrestling fans will be throwing their arms up in the air for the popular “Yes!” chant when a WWE superstar makes a local appearance…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer New Jersey residents may have an easier time understanding where their tax dollars are being spent under new state requirements for towns to provide more concise budget summaries. Municipal governments are now required by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Division of Local Government Services to produce a userfriendly…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider gets ready for a June 4 groundbreaking ceremony marking the beginning of the reconstruction of the Long Branch boardwalk. FRANK GALIPO LONG BRANCH — The clock is officially ticking on the replacement of the Long Branch boardwalk now that city officials symbolically broke ground on…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The incumbent Monroe Township Council president who is seeking to become mayor when longtime Mayor Richard Pucci vacates the seat at year’s end was able to thwart a primary challenge from a local businessman and fire district commissioner. Council President Gerald Tamburro, a member of the Democratic Party led…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Spotswood Borough Council is considering outsourcing Emergency Management Services (EMS) due to budgetary constraints. At the June 3 meeting, the council authorized the issuance of a request for proposals from outside medical transport services to possibly replace Spotswood EMS, which cost the borough approximately $500,000 in 2014.…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Ken, left, and Eric Peters pose with their mother, Violeta Peters, recipient of the fifth annual Earl Thomas Teasley Humanitarian Award, on June 1. ADAM UZIALKO/STAFF Violeta Peters stood quietly beside the podium as several speakers recited all the reasons they felt she deserved the fifth annual Earl Thomas…

TOP PICK The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will present a summer wine tasting on the picturesque grounds of Locust Hill Vineyard in Red Bank 5-7:30 p.m. June 13. Attendees will enjoy a variety of artisanal New Jersey wines, light refreshments and a performance by a New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players brass ensemble. Proceeds from…

By Nina K. Regevik, M.D., FACP, ABIHM Patients at Raritan Bay Medical Center are increasingly adding an important new dimension to their healthcare experience: integrative health. Many Americans may have never heard of integrative health, but this holistic movement is making a difference at hospitals across the United States.According to a 2011 American Hospital Association…

PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 253 Members of American Legion Post 253 have been sending care packages to a minimum of 15 deployed soldiers each month since November. At the Spotswood Memorial Day Parade on May 25, Cub Scout Pack 35 pulled wagons to help collect donations for the program. A collection box is…