Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • ‘A lot of work’ ahead for Jamesburg in 2011

    Council organizes for year, changing committee makeup BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer With a tight budget and a goal of keeping taxes in check, Jamesburg officials are looking for new and cost-effective ways to serve residents. “Whatever we can do to save the borough [money],” Mayor Anthony LaMantia said. The Borough Council organized for the…

  • Scott ‘opens doors’ as county sheriff

    Ex-freeholder is Middlesex’s first new sheriff in 30 years, first female sheriff BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The Hon. Travis L. Francis (r), assignment judge of the state Superior Court Middlesex Vicinage, administers the oath of office to Sheriff Mildred S. Scott as her mother, Gertrude Lincoln, and husband, Richard D. Scott, hold the Bible…

  • Local author helps students realize ‘bubble gum dreams’

    Stresses value of hard work and the determination needed to self-publish a book BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Old Bridge resident Mary Ann Castagnetta discusses her book “Elephant Soup?” with students at Southwood Elementary School. Mary Ann Castagnetta has plenty to talk about with children, but most importantly, she wants them to work hard and…

  • Film recalls famed music scene of 1980s

    ‘Rockin’ Brunswick’ captured unique period in New Brunswick BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer A lively scene gathers outside the Melody Bar in the 1980s. Many local bands performed at the venue, where popular entertainment personality Matt Pinfield was a DJ. ©Jeff TarantinoPower-up the synthesizer and slip on the Ray-Bans — a recently released documentary about…

  • Tomaro eager to take service to county level

    Democrat is first freeholder from Edison in six years BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Charles Tomaro A s Edison bid farewell to a longtime Township Council member last week, Middlesex County said hello to a new freeholder. Charles Tomaro resigned from the council effective Jan. 6 to be sworn in as the newest member of…

  • MLK event heralds ‘new generation of dreamers’

    Dignitaries, clergy lead celebration honoring legacy of civil rights leader BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Rev. Ronald L. Owens, senior pastor at New Hope Baptist Church of Metuchen, blesses a wreath to be placed on a borough monument during a community celebration Jan. 16 honoring the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King…

  • Man, 60, dies in Rt. 18 crash

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A 60-year-old man died Jan. 14 following a motor vehicle accident on Route 18, according to police. The accident occurred at 12:25 a.m. at the intersection of Route 18 north and Arthur Street. Police said Jeffrey A. Dembinski of the Whiting section of Manchester, Ocean County, was traveling northbound in a 2007…

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  • Monroe artist to kick off library’s residence series

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer The works of Monroe artist Robert Heyer have been included in many juried shows and featured in several magazines. MONROE — With the stroke of a brush and a lifetime of experience, Robert Heyer is happy to share his knowledge with aspiring artists and admirers of his work. Heyer, a…