Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Officials mull ways to deal with enrollment growth

    Also, superintendent makes case for full-day kindergarten BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Monroe Township Superintendent of Schools Kenneth R. Hamilton isn’t surprised that enrollment is still rising, despite tough economic times.   “I think Monroe is still a very attractive place to live and the school district has an excellent reputation,” he said Monday. “It doesn’t…

  • New Jersey’s Most Wanted

    Kitty Tedesco of Glen Ridge and Kenny Thomore of East Brunswick rock the crowd during a performance by New Jersey’s Most “Wanted” Rock ’n’ Roll Party Band at the East Brunswick Public Library on Sunday. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Charter school in session as sides do battle in court

    Ongoing litigation surrounds enrollment, payment issues BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Despite the ongoing legal battle between the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School and the East Brunswick Board of Education, the new school formally celebrated the start of its first year of operation last week. Hatikvah International Academy Charter School Principal Naomi Drewitz gets ready…

  • Monroe’s new fitness center off to a healthy start

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The new state-of-the-art fitness center at the Monroe Township Community Center offers more than just lifting weights or working up a sweat on a treadmill. Robert Ambrosini (r), a trainer and fitness center program supervisor at the Monroe Community Center, looks over the entrance area of the newly renovated…

  • South Asian community seeks security, strength

    Importance of reporting suspicious activity to police stressed at forum BY LAUREN CIRAULO BY LAUREN Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — While the fatal assault of a township man sent shockwaves through the township this summer, it particularly resonated within the South Asian community due to the potential bias nature of the incident. In the wake…

  • Monroe Community Center construction almost complete

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Township Business Administrator Wayne R. Hamilton is hoping the construction problems at Monroe’s Community Center will soon be a memory. Hamilton is optimistic the $5.5 million expansion at the facility will be finished by the end of October, give or take a change order here and there. “By the…

  • Vintage baseball comes to Dey Farm Saturday

    Teams dress, play based on style and rules of 1860s, ’70s BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — America’s national pastime was a little different back in the 19th century. Baseball players fielded with their bare hands. No gloves. No protective headgear. They wore heavy wool uniforms and clunky Civil War-style, high-laced boots. The…

  • Flea Market on tap at Spotswood church

    The Trinity United Methodist Church Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market is planned for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 2, rain or shine, at the church, 70 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. The event will feature vendors offering a variety of merchandise including vintage jewelry, antiques, collectibles, new handbags, vintage dolls, clothing, “As Seen on TV” products, toys, household goods, glassware,…

  • Jamesburg Fall Festival a community affair

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Elliott Stroul has his fingers crossed for good weather on Oct. 3, when the annual Jamesburg Fall Festival kicks off. Because if it pours, there is no rain date. The festival is off. “If it’s pouring, we are not going to go,” he said. Stroul and others…