Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • A day to remember

    Above: Bill and Rita Parsons of East Brunswick show their gratitude and patriotic spirit during the 127th edition of the Jamesburg-Monroe-Helmetta Memorial Day Parade on May 31. Below: Veterans Lenny Craparotta (l-r), Walter Horzempa, Stanley Skok, Bill Hann and Daniel Mann salute the crowd. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Summer workshops for kids will highlight Indian culture

    Enjoy Explore India to offer hands-on projects, activities BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer For Indians and non-Indians seeking to learn about Indian culture, Enjoy Explore India (EEI) will offer introductory summer workshops beginning this month. EEI is the brainchild of Seema Moondra, a township resident who has been involved with Middlesex County’s 4-H Indian Langoor…

  • Numerous mailboxes damaged in vandalism spree in Monroe

    MONROE — Police are investigating a rash of vandalism that mostly involved damage to mailboxes at numerous residences in the township. The incidents occurred over two nights during Memorial Day weekend. On May 30, between 3 and 4 a.m., vandals damaged mailboxes at five houses on Deerfield Drive and two houses on Doe Court. A…

  • Family hopes 3rd annual cut-a-thon is biggest yet

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Hair Shop has turned the fight against cancer into a family affair. Maryann Lavery-Minnella, owner of the salon on Washington Road, lost both of her parents to pancreatic cancer. On June 6 she and her two sisters and brother will host the third annual “Cuts for a…

  • Theresa Maligranda does the limbo during the third annual Race for Education fundraiser

    Theresa Maligranda does the limbo during the third annual Race for Education fundraiser at St. Bartholomew’s School in East Brunswick May 19. Students walked or jogged a quarter-mile area outside the school for a one-hour period. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Deals with unions avoid further layoffs in E. Bruns.

    Board comes to undisclosed terms with its two major employee associations BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The East Brunswick Board of Education will be able to comply with the $2.5 million cut ordered by the Township Council without sacrificing more jobs. The school board voted on its adjusted 2010-11 budget during a May 27 meeting…

  • Milltown council hopes to bring down tax hike

    Revenue losses have officials scrambling to reduce increase in municipal tax rate BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Milltown Borough Council introduced a $7.7 million budget last week that would raise municipal taxes by $278 on the average home. “We are continuing to work on various ways to bring in more revenue. … This is…

  • Monroe ramps up Channel 28, municipal, school webcasts

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — The township’s Channel 28 is slowly coming into its own. “It’s still in its infancy,” Business AdministratorWayne Hamilton said. The station has been up and running since early this year. Residents have been able to watch the last two regular Township Council meetings, both on Comcast Channel…

  • Andy Stern, of Monroe, pitches to a hitter during Wifflemania II

    Andy Stern, of Monroe, pitches to a hitter during Wifflemania II at the Daniel R. Ryan Field in Monroe on May 22. The event was held in support of the Wobbly Feet Foundation, which raises funds to support scientific research toward advances in treatment and therapies for ataxia telangiectasia (A-T). More photos inside and at…