Category: Sentinel-EBS News

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Pickers look through items donated to a freecycling event held in the parking lot of the Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center on May 17. The event was sponsored by the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission. For those who picked through the piles in the hopes of finding anything…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The East Brunswick Public Library is preparing to join a major library sharing organization, giving more choice to library cardholders. The organization, Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium (LMxAC), will make it possible for the East Brunswick library to pool resources with 24 other libraries. This move will…

PHOTO COURTESY OF REFORMED CHURCH HOME Catherine Mordaunt, a longtime nurse at the Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge, has been named RN Supervisor of the Year by the New Jersey Association of Directors of Nursing Administration for Long-Term Care.

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs is warning of a scam in which con artists falsely claim to represent the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and call unsuspecting victims to demand immediate payment of a nonexistent debt. “This is the latest in a long line of government impostor scams in which criminals coldcall their…

Blue skies and warm weather entice people to enjoy the great outdoors. For many people, few things are more enjoyable than soaking up some rays and breathing in some fresh air. Moderate temperatures help make many outdoor activities that much more enjoyable. But even if the weather isn’t perfect, individuals can make the best of…

Jonathan Ross Kaplowitz, Nicole Fink Susan and Jeff Kaplowitz of East Brunswick announce the engagement of their son, Jonathan Ross Kaplowitz (Jon), to Nicole Fink (Nicki Lee), daughter of Debra and Captain Harry Fink of Tampa, Florida. Jon, a graduate of East Brunswick High School, received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University, New…

Troy Nicholas Mellios, Sarah Marie Dovidauskas Thomas and Eileen Dovidauskas of Sayreville announced the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Marie of Sayreville, to Troy Nicholas Mellios of Spotswood, son of Tucky and Cindy Mellios of Spotswood. The future bride, a graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School, has degrees from Kean University and Rutgers University’s…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Tim Janas, a member of Troop 35 in Spotswood, spent a year creating a police memorial for the Spotswood Police Department for his Eagle Scout project. A dedication of the memorial, which is located in front of the Spotswood Municipal Building on Summerhill Road, was held on May 13. PHOTO…

The Middlesex County Republican Organization has announced its Republican slate for the upcoming county election. The organization has selected Alex Barletta of South Plainfield for county clerk, and Jose Alonso of Edison and Sharon Hubberman of Perth Amboy for the two available seats on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The candidates received unanimous…