Category: Sentinel-EBS News

A Freehold woman has been placed on probation for five years and ordered to repay the $57,146 she stole from the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) in Sayreville while she worked there as comptroller and treasurer. During her May 5 sentencing, Margaret Brennan, 68, was ordered to repay the stolen funds within 45 days and…

– Vendor, craft show on tap for May 16 The St. Thomas the Apostle Market Madness Vendor and Craft Show is set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 16 at the school, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. The event will accommodate more than 100 vendors. There will be a 50/50. For more information, call 732-761-0077 or…

SPOTSWOOD — The borough is hoping Facebook users rally behind its effort to become one of 40 towns to receive the State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant. The $25,000 grant will be awarded to 40 out of 200 towns that receive the most votes via Facebook from May 14 through June 3. State Farm Neighborhood Assist…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Participants make their way over a wall during a Rock Solid Mud Run at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Several types of mud runs and obstacle course races are held annually at venues around the region. FILE PHOTO At the age of 53, Kevin Cullen is a two-time veteran of…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer An upturn in tax appeals brought by owners of East Brunswick properties is proving costly to the municipality, according to township Tax Assessor Frank Colon. Colon said at the May 11 Township Council meeting that there was a spike in appeals of 2014 taxes over the prior year. In Middlesex…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A veteran receives a medal recognizing his service to the nation during ceremonies marking Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day on May 7. State military awards were presented to nearly four dozen veterans for their service in World War II and Vietnam. The afternoon sun beat down on throngs of veterans…

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township police charged a local man in the armed robbery of a Route 130 gas station after a detective in a neighboring town reportedly recognized the suspect’s sneakers. Akean Benjamin, 24, of North Brunswick, has been charged in the April 24 daytime robbery of the Gulf gas station at the corner of…

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the New Jersey Department of Health are reissuing cautions related to portable generators. The warnings come after the deaths of a young mother and her daughter who succumbed to fumes that came from a gas generator used inside a home in East Orange without proper ventilation,…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The Police Department is in the process of qualifying for its first accreditation status. “In this day and age, with the things going on in law enforcement, I viewed this as an ideal time,” said Police Chief Raymond Geipel, who oversees a department of 15 members. Accreditation, a…