Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Chen to perform violin, piano for hometown audience Feb. 16

    Anita Chen EAST BRUNSWICK — Described as a rising star in orchestral music, township native Anita Chen will perform for a hometown crowd on Feb. 16 in the Performing Arts Center (EBPAC) at Hammarskjold Middle School. The violin and piano soloist is the next performer taking part in the East Brunswick Public Schools’ 2010-11 Arts…

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    Dancers from the youth Latin class at Huaxia East Brunswick Chinese School perform “This Time for Africa” during a Chinese New Year Celebration Jan. 29 at Churchill Junior High School, East Brunswick. More photos at gmnews.com. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • E.B. businesses see heavy damage in fire

    EAST BRUNSWICK — An early morning fire ripped through a Route 18 retailer last week and severely damaged two attached businesses. Police said the fire alarm at Planet Bike, located in front of the Brunswick Square Mall, was activated at 6:46 a.m. on Feb. 3. The department also received calls stating that flames were shooting…

  • High school club took lead in creating oral-history project

    We here at Spotswood High School read with interest the efforts of Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) to record the accounts of our local veterans. We applaud his efforts, but we are afraid we beat him to it. In 1989 the Spotswood High School History Club began an oralhistory project. We have recorded the accounts of…

  • DeVoe Lake dock project stalls due to bid prices

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Borough officials are looking to get the best price to replace the DeVoe Lake dock. The Borough Council recently collected bids related to the dock replacement, but rejected an initial round at its Jan. 24 meeting due to an insufficient level of funding. The council will consider soliciting…

  • Celebrity chef gives a taste of life in the kitchen

    Kevin Sbraga, winner of TV’s ‘Top Chef’ competition, visits Middlesex County College BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Chef Kevin Sbraga, winner of Bravo TV’s “Top Chef” competition, offers a cooking demonstration at Middlesex County College on Feb. 3. During the afternoon session he made black-eyed pea hummus, sweet potato soup, hazelnut butter with blackberry jelly,…

  • Monroe woman charged with husband’s murder

    MONROE — A township woman was charged Tuesday with the murder of her husband, who died after being poisoned, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Monroe Township Police Chief John J. Kraivec said. Tianle Li, 40, was charged in the Jan. 26 death of Xiaoye Wang, a 39-year-old computer software engineer who lived with…

  • Snow has budget impact in Monroe, Jamesburg

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer A s the snowflakes fall, municipal expenses climb. Record-breaking snowfall in the Northeast this winter as brought an average of a storm a week since late December, and it is taking a toll. “We’re not even halfway through the winter,” Monroe Township Business Administrator Wayne Hamilton noted at the Jan.…

  • Cultural celebration

    From top: Sriya Nuguri, 12, performs a traditional Indian dance during the India Day Celebration at the East Brunswick Public Library Jan. 23. Aman Virdi takes part in a group dance. Patrons sample authentic papdi chaat, an Indian street food snack. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN