Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • South River, PSE&G seek to address outages

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — A power outage that lasted about five hours in August has prompted borough officials and PSE&G to hold meetings twice a year. Officials met with representatives of PSE&G last month to discuss what happened during the power outage on Aug. 5 and to work on ways to…

  • 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…

  • Peak performance

    Local man follows career on Wall St. with climbs to some of the world’s highest summits BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer At the summit of each mountain he’s climbed, Kristian Jhamb leaves a foil- and plastic-wrapped package of photos of his parents, as well as a letter of dedication.   Kristian Jhamb’s view from the…

  • South River board mulls $14M in improvements

    State grant would fund more than half the cost BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — School officials have moved a step closer to making several improvements to South River High School. The Board of Education voted last month to approve professional services for a financial adviser and a bond counsel for the projects,…

  • Dey Farm restoration gets huge boost from county

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — Good things come to those who wait. Members of the township’s Historic Preservation Commission began talking about what they would like to do with the Charles Dey Farm on Federal Road more than 20 years ago. But the township often had other more pressing and understandable priorities.…

  • Milltown couple on ‘Mission’ to help area families in need

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Pasquale and Trisha Parascandolo have always taken pride in their community. And that is why they have decided to help it out in these difficult times. The couple is planning a fundraiser for next month called Milltown’sMission Possible. “We wanted to give back to our community, and we…

  • Boro takes stand against NJ prevailing wage law

    Stollen: Pay rates squander resources of small towns BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Borough Council President Curtis Stollen says New Jersey’s prevailing wage statute is a “great injustice” to taxpayers and cash-strapped municipalities across the state. The Borough Council has begun a grassroots campaign to lobby the state Legislature to abolish prevailing…

  • Christie touts reforms during visit to Edison

    Governor seeks changes to public employees’ pensions, health benefits BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With a $46 billion deficit this year and an additional $11 billion projected for next year’s budget gap, Gov. Chris Christie said more has to be done to rein in the cost of government. Gov. Chris Christie addressed the crowd at…

  • E.B. Scouts hike 50 miles, reach heights of 10,500 feet in N.M.

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A crew of nine boys from Boy Scout Troop 223 and four adults recently spent seven days trekking through the backcountry of New Mexico at Philmont Scout Ranch. Led by crewmember Vince Buccigrossi, the group hiked over 50 miles, traversing paths of varying terrain at elevations ranging from 6,000 to nearly 11,000…