Category: Sentinel-EBS News

Overnight bridge work on Route 18 north and south at Route 1 has begun and will last through August. The majority of the work will be completed on weekends by crews working around the clock from 10 p.m. Fridays to 5 a.m. Mondays, according to a statement released by the North Brunswick Police Department. There…

– Scouts to conduct Surprise Auction Boy Scout Troop No. 36 will hold its Family Surprise Auction June 6 at Old Bridge Knights of Columbus Hall, 61 Pine St. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Proceeds will be used to purchase new tents and camping equipment for the…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A research project green-lighted to begin off the New Jersey coast this summer is the source of concern for legislators and environmentalists who see the project’s use of seismic testing as a potential threat to marine life and the commercial fishing industry. “It was a bad idea for the…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township is becoming more diverse, planners told the East Brunswick Planning Board during a master plan re-examination. “The dynamics have changed in East Brunswick so much over the past five or six years,” Township Planner Steve Gottlieb said at the board’s May 20 meeting. As of…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — For Michael and Dianne Surace, it is important that teens and parents be educated about the importance of good driving practices when they get behind the wheel of a car. “We are here to stress the point to parents and kids behind the wheel that a car…

PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANNON PULLARO Kody Li, Owen Mahler, Zachary Mahler, Matthew Pullaro, Amitav Narayan, Kyle Sampson, Nicholas Wan and Dan Pullaro of Cub Scout Pack 223, East Brunswick, and Brownie Maya Sampson spread bamboo mulch along the trail at Rutgers Gardens May 16 as a community service project. The Scouts also made “Happy Spring”…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Country artist Dierks Bentley sings to a sold-out crowd at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville. The venue is among several in New Jersey that have welcomed country artists and their growing fan base in the Garden State. MARK R. SULLIVAN New Jersey may be known for being stronger than the…

EAST BRUNSWICK — The East Brunswick Arts Commission and the Fine Arts Festival Committee, in partnership with the Department of Recreation and Parks, will host the 13th annual Fine Arts Festival & Farmers Market on June 6. The event will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. around the pond at the East Brunswick Municipal Complex on…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Helmetta Borough Council overrode a mayoral veto and moved to replace the position of police director, a civilian administrative post, with a chief of police at a contentious meeting. Sgt. Chad Lockman, an East Brunswick resident, was appointed as the borough’s top law enforcement official last week immediately…