Category: Sentinel-EBS News
-

Rock’n Idol finale delivers winners
The Rock’n Music Idol 2010 live finale was held June 6 at the Keyport Veterans of Foreign Wars, and many local residents were among the winners. The finale was a culmination of the third year of the Rock’n Music Idol competition and featured performances by 22 finalists from around New Jersey, as well as special…
-

Classic cars coming back to South River next week
Food and entertainment accompany antique vehicles BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The borough’s Cruise Night series will reach its eighth year of classic summer fun this year. Skeeter Spitaleri, coordinator of the events and owner of Spitaleri Furniture, noted that past Cruise Nights have brought anywhere from 500 to 10,000 people into…
-

East Brunswick High School’s Sam Mattis competes in the boys
East Brunswick High School’s Sam Mattis competes in the boys discus throw during the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at South Plainfield High School on June 3. Mattis won the state title with a 185-1 flight. See story, page 48. For more photos, visit gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff
-

Plan to remove age restrictions being heard in East Brunswick
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board is in the process of hearing a proposal from a developer seeking to remove the age restrictions from a previously approved residential complex on Main Street. Arisa Realty Inc. is seeking to convert its planned 90 apartments as a regular residential community instead of…
-

South River schools chief will retire in September
Board of Ed. begins search for next superintendent BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer After 38 years in South River’s school district, the last seven as superintendent, Ronald Grygo will retire in September. His decision came as a surprise to some. “I don’t think any one of us was expecting it,” said Board of Education Vice…
-

E.B. teenager honors friend’s memory with lemonade stand
EAST BRUNSWICK — In an effort to raise funds for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), which benefits children with cancer and the hospitals that help them, Rebekah Makin will host her third annual lemonade stand on June 12. The Churchill Junior High School students will hold the fundraiser at 491 Manalapan Road, Spotswood, in front…
-

Historians eager to repair, reopen J’burg landmark
Lakeview has remained closed for a year and a half since main beam was deemed unsafe BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The Lakeview Mansion, once home to Jamesburg’s most illustrious family, is showing its age. The Lakeview Mansion in Jamesburg could reopen to the public in November, if repair work takes place on schedule.…
-

Youngster recognized for teen fiction thriller
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Amid the woes of a budget crisis, one Spotswood student has given school district and borough officials a reason to be proud. Danielle Ternyila, a freshman at Spotswood High School, recently published her first novel, sparking enthusiasm from teachers, peers and members of the Board of Education. Writing,…
-

Cliff Gerber, 25, of East Brunswick, races his way to first place
Cliff Gerber, 25, of East Brunswick, races his way to first place during the second annual Lakeview 5K, held Saturday in Roosevelt Park, Edison. The race benefited the New Jersey Institute for Disabilities, which serves more than 1,000 children and adults with disabilities. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
