Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Scout’s pavilion up just in time for summer heat

    Right: Vincent Buccigrossi hammers the first nail as work on the shade pavilion begins to take shape at Great Oak Park in East Brunswick. Below: Vincent and his helpers work on the roof. Vincent planned and led the effort for his Eagle Scout project. EAST BRUNSWICK — Vincent Buccigrossi, a high school track and cross…

  • Ed. Foundation asks residents to vote for Pepsi grant award

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Members of the public are being asked to contribute to the latest school district fundraiser. The East Brunswick Education Foundation (EBEF) has been heading an initiative through June to receive as many votes as possible in hopes to win a $50,000 grant in the nationwide Pepsi Refresh…

  • Summer fun

    Top to bottom: Youngsters make their way through Castle Mania during the annual Immaculate Conception Church Carnival on June 19, the final day of the weeklong event. Angelo Napoli, 12, of Monroe, leads the pack on the Flying Swing. Dana Steinberg, 10, of Monroe, enjoys a ride on the Scrambler. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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    Members of South River High School’s class of 2010 make their way to their designated area prior to the start of commencement exercises at Denny Stadium on June 23. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • E.B. school unions accept salary freezes

    Pay freezes retroactive to include most of 2009-10 and six months of 2010-11 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Tentative deals with the East Brunswick school district’s employee unions have been finalized, and school officials say the results are to the taxpayers’ advantage. The Board of Education has completed negotiations with the East Brunswick Education Association…

  • Local towns set to go red, white and blue

    East Brunswick, Milltown, Sayreville, South River and Monroe plan events BY JULIE KLIEGMAN Correspondent For anyone looking for some good oldfashioned fun this Fourth of July weekend, several area towns are planning Fourth of July festivities that run the gamut from fishing to fireworks. East Brunswick will revive its former fireworks tradition to culminate an…

  • Governor signs his first budget in South River

    Christie: Passage made possible by Dems, GOP working together BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With members of his administration and his wife at his side, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed his first budget into law on Tuesday at a South River firehouse. Above: Gov. Chris Christie speaks to local residents and firefighters, members of…

  • Community Center expansion nearing completion after delays

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — What a difference a few months make. Earlier this year, the primary contractor for the expansion of the Monroe Community Center, Monmouth Road, had walked off the job, leaving 15 percent of the work incomplete. But now, the largest part of the expansion has been completed and…

  • Monroe kicks off concert series with classic rock

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — The township will kick off its traditional summer concert series today, July 1, with a unique theme: The British Invasion and the American response. The Robert Murdock Band will pay tribute to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Zombies and other classic rock acts from the U.K,…