Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Pucci: Changes in tax relief programs will hurt seniors

    Mayor urges governor to reinstate full property tax rebates for seniors, disabled BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer “This is not the time to take money away from them. If anything, you’ve got to help them.” — Mayor Richard Pucci MONROE — Many senior citizens in town will be “drastically” affected by the loss of…

  • Annual muster a window into firefighting history

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Back in the day, people sometimes had no choice but to watch their homes and barns burn. There were no motorized fire trucks. Some were drawn by horses, some by firemen. Some firefighting equipment was even sent by train to bigger fires. “In the early 1900s, there…

  • Bank robbed in East Brunswick

    East Brunswick police released these photos of a woman who is wanted for questioning in the robbery of the TD Bank on June 15. EAST BRUNSWICK — Police are hoping someone will come forward with a lead on a suspect who held up the TD Bank on Route 18 last week. Police responded to the…

  • ‘Rust never sleeps,’ and neither do these guys

    All-dad rock band plays for good cause and love of music BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Guitarist Frank Caruso (l-r), keyboardist Vito Pirrera, drummer John Lancia Jr., bassist Joe Corradino and guitarist Rich Lancia perform as the Fathers of Rock at the Immaculate Conception Carnival in Spotswood June 15. More photos at gmnews.com. SPOTSWOOD…

  • Survey says N.J. residents want slots at racetracks

    New Jerseyans are in favor of adding slot machines to the Meadowlands and other existing racetracks in the state, according to a recent poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind. Voters support the proposal to expand slots to the Meadowlands 52 percent to 37 percent. Among those who consider themselves independent voters, the rate of support…

  • Residents to hold meeting on Ford Avenue issues

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — A public meeting will be held to discuss the ongoing cleanup and redevelopment of the 22-acre Ford Avenue redevelopment site next week. The meeting, to be held at 7 p.m. June 29 at the American Legion building, JFK Drive and Washington Avenue, is being organized by citizens’ group…

  • Woman fulfills promise to find out family’s story

    Sayreville resident’s book is a tribute to her late grandmother BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Maureen Wlodarczyk SAYREVILLE — Many Americans know something about how and when their ancestors made their way to the U.S. In the case of the Irish, most came over some time in the late 19th or early 20th century. But…

  • Community’s help sought as E.B. man fights leukemia

    Dining to Donate nights planned for June 30-July 1 at Milltown Applebee’s BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — Tommie Lukowski, a 20-year-old township resident, is currently undergoing chemotherapy that will prepare him for a stem-cell and bonemarrow donation from his sister, Tricia. And while Lukowski may be lucky that he found a donor —…

  • Police seek suspects in Monroe robbery

    MONROE — Police are investigating a robbery reported at the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Perrineville Road at 7 p.m. June 21. Several suspects, described as black males in their 20s, entered the store and attempted to purchase numerous gift cards with a value of more than $2,000, according to Monroe police. A female employee at…