Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Bimah Players sets ‘Autumn Tales’

    The Bimah Players Community Theater will present “Autumn Tales” 3 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and 21 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave. The event will feature bloodcurdling tales by Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and other literary masters, accompanied by haunting music and a touch of humor.…

  • Teen goes from screen to stage for ‘Crucible’

    Playhouse 22 brings Salem witch trials back to life from Oct. 29 to Nov. 21 in E.B. BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Quinn Shephard rehearses a scene from “The Crucible,” which will be presented by Playhouse 22 Oct. 29-Nov. 21 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, Cranbury Road. Tickets are $20; $18 for seniors…

  • GOP newcomers take on veteran Dems for council

    Voters to choose two of four candidates on Nov. 2 BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Two veteran members of the Borough Council, one current and one former, are being challenged by two newcomers in the race for the two, threeyear seats on the Borough Council. Republican candidates Corrine Larsen of Pergola Avenue…

  • Historians look at So. River’s industry a century ago

    Early 1900s were a period of ‘unprecedented growth’ BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — In some ways, the more things have changed, the more they’ve stayed the same. Brian Armstrong, president of the South River Historical and Preservation Society, said there are many similarities between the turn of the 20th century and the…

  • Movin’ to the music

    Janice Friedland of East Brunswick moves to the beat during a dance-a-thon at Curves of North Edison on Oct. 10. Participants enjoyed two hours of Zumba and belly-dancing to raise money for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • A good Halloween scare for a good cause

    Family asks visitors to donate to Spotswood food pantry BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer When Judi and Brian Ryan were dating, like most couples they shared a few secrets about themselves. Brian’s was Halloween. Brian and Judy Ryan work on their elaborate Halloween decorations last week. SCOTT FRIEDMAN “I do like Halloween,” Judi told…

  • Two sworn in as E.B. police officers

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Two new officers were recently sworn in as patrol officers with the township’s Department of Public Safety. Anthony DeSantis, 26, is a graduate of Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and criminal justice. He completed his basic training at the Somerset County Police Academy. Matthew Unkel, 24, is a graduate…

  • Middlesex County grants funds to buy Foerter Farm

    Land to be preserved; money also allotted to Pine Ridge Park BY LAUREN CIRAULO, Staff Writer Two East Brunswick projects that have been stalled for nearly a year may finally see some progress, thanks to substantial open space grants awarded by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.   The board voted on Oct. 21…

  • Four seek two seats on South River council

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Four candidates will vie for two three-year terms on the South River Borough Council Nov. 2. Shawn Haussermann Republican councilmen James F. Hutchison and Michael E. Trenga are seeking re-election, facing a challenge from Democrats Shawn Haussermann and Matthew Vaughn, both former councilmen. Hutchison, 51, and Trenga, 46, are seeking…