Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Raccoon in Helmetta tests positive for rabies

    HELMETTA — A raccoon tested positive for rabies in the vicinity of Railroad Avenue and John Place, the Middlesex County Public Health Department reported last week. This was the eighth rabid animal reported in Middlesex County in 2010, but the first in Helmetta. On May 12, the Helmetta animal control officer responded to a report…

  • Garden’s second year begins with unlikely partnership

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Dave Moskowitz was searching the Internet for news coverage of the township’s community garden, which he co-founded last year, when he had an unexpected finding. He learned that there is another East Brunswick, more than 10,000 miles away in Melbourne, Australia, that is planning a community garden of its own. “I was…

  • In good taste

    Above: Linda Friedman of Monroe is served Tony’s rigatoni by Chef Victor of Olio Restaurant, Woodbridge, during “An Evening of Good Taste for the Educated Palate” at Middlesex County College, Edison. The college was transformed into a cornucopia of fine dining as 25 local restaurants offered samples of their best dishes April 21. The program,…

  • Memorial fund a tribute to an inspirational boy

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Those who knew him best say Michael Damato touched more lives in his short span on Earth than some do in an entire lifetime. Michael Damato The 12-year-old boy, who passed away unexpectedly in January, was known for his infectious smile, warm personality, determination and kindness, according to his father,…

  • Annual exhibition

    Nate Bajar of East Brunswick shows his photo, “Chalkboard Mind Part 1,” to Fernanda Mero of Metuchen during a reception for the Middlesex County College Visual, Performing and Media Arts Department’s annual exhibition of student work. The exhibition, which runs through May 28 in the Studio Theatre on the Edison campus, is free and open…

  • Spotswood 5K and Fun Run at Spotswood High School

    Runners stretch their legs before the start of the Spotswood 5K and Fun Run at Spotswood High School May 8. The annual event featured music, treats and awards for participants of all ages. More photos, page 32. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • E.B. council cuts school tab, seeks salary freeze

    Orders $2.5M in reductions from defeated budget BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer T he East Brunswick Township Council has ordered $2.5 million in cuts to the defeated school budget. Nearly three weeks after voters rejected the Board of Education’s 2010-11 budget, the council voted unanimously Monday on the total amount to be cut, along with…

  • Challenger, two incumbents win Spotswood council seats

    By Jennifer Booton SPOTSWOOD — Voters in Tuesday’s municipal election decided they wanted a new face on the Borough Council. Nick Poliseno, the only non-incumbent to challenge the three Borough Council members seeking re-election, received the highest amount of votes, with 598. Longtime Councilman Curt Stollen was second, with 568, followed by Marge Drozd with…

  • Milltown residents say put firehouse up for vote

    Council members: We were elected to plan for public safety BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Residents packed into the Milltown Borough Council chambers Monday night to discuss hot-button topics including the proposed new firehouse. Though many had come to find out what the council would do with the defeated school budget, they were told that…