Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick

    Regina Lyubovnaya of East Brunswick takes her 1-year-old daughter Sophia for a spin on the carousel during opening night of the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick Aug. 2. The fair runs through Aug. 8 at the county fairgrounds on Cranbury Road. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Residents press builder on construction issues

    Firm says it is working with board at Renaissance BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Homeowners in the Renaissance at Monroe development, off Route 33, have banded together to protest what they say are poor responses by the builder to problems in the senior citizen community. The residents have formed the Irate Residents of Renaissance…

  • South River officials mull changes in electric service

    Study presents options for new cost structure BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Borough officials are examining ways of changing the electric utility cost structure with hopes it will benefit ratepayers. The potential “unbundling” of the electric rate structure, which is the subject of a study conducted on behalf of the borough, would…

  • County fair tradition goes back 72 years

    Festivities run Aug. 2-8 at E. Brunswick fairgrounds BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick will soon be brought to life with the scent of cotton candy and the glow of neon lights.   Returning for its 72nd year, the Middlesex County Fair will bring food, music, rides and the…

  • Jamesburg’s revitalization efforts focus on past and future

    Farmers Market helps make borough a destination BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Members of the Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition are on a mission to preserve a small-town feel while encouraging growth to keep the tiny borough viable. “We are all stakeholders,” said coalition President Elliott Stroul. “The mission of our organization is to make…

  • Police charge man with crashing car into E. Bruns. trailer home

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Police said a Staten Island man who was later charged with driving while intoxicated intentionally drove his car into a trailer home last week. Police responded to Steve’s Trailer Park on Route 18 at 5:30 p.m. July 21 for a report that a vehicle crashed into one of the units. Upon arrival,…

  • Three small children injured in deadly blaze on the mend

    Electrical fire began in living room ceiling, police chief says BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Two of the three children who were badly injured in a fire that took the lives of their mothers have been released from the hospital, Police Chief Martin Horvath said. Derrick Lowenberg and Adam Gonzalez, both 10…

  • Two residents, civic group honored for volunteer efforts

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials recently recognized this year’s winners of the Friends of Recreation, Parks and Community Services Award. The award has been given each July for 19 years to honor dedicated individuals and organizations and to recognize their outstanding service to the community. The 2010 recipients of the award in the Individual category…

  • Wolf visit a howling success

    Clockwise from above left: East Brunswick summer campers and staffers pose for photos with Samson, one of the wolves featured in Disney’s “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” movie. The township arranged for Howling Woods Farm to bring two wolves from the movie to the campsite at Churchill Junior High School for a surprise visit July 23 after the…