Category: Sentinel-EBS News

Marisa Eve Girawong, a 28-year-old Edison resident known as Eve, was killed in an avalanche caused by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in central Nepal on April 25. Ms. Girawong was working as a base camp doctor for Everest/Lhotse expedition, according to Madison Mountaineering, the Seattle, Washington, guide service where she was employed. Ms. Girawong was…

MILESTONES Lori Brooke Seidman and Brant James Lipari Barry and Janet Seidman of East Brunswick announce the engagement of their daughter, Lori Brooke Seidman, to Brant James Lipari, son of Denise Lipari-Fenton of Bridgewater. The future bride is a graduate of East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick. She earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting…

Anthony Bailes Inc. Warmer weather means flowers in bloom and longer days.The spring season is the perfect backdrop for deep cleaning, home spruce-ups and home improvement projects you’ve been putting off, inside and outside of your home. Now is the time to shop around for those household items you need and desire. It is also…

Spring HOME & GARDEN Home improvement projects can turn a house into a home. Homeowners plan scores of renovations to transform living spaces into rooms that reflect their personal tastes and comforts. Homeowners going it alone may find things do not always go as planned. In fact, a Harris Interactive study found that 85 percent…

By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Eleven-year-old Roxy enjoys a pampered life at home in Freehold Township. For some pet owners in central New Jersey, no price is too high when treating their pets to the finest services and amenities. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR For some pet owners, the phrase “man’s best friend” is an understatement.…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Helmetta Borough Council unanimously moved to close the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter and took a 4-1 vote of no confidence in Mayor Nancy Martin. The council also introduced the 2015 municipal budget, which totals nearly $2.1 million and calls for a tax increase. The vote of no confidence,…

By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Ava DuVernay, director of the Oscar-winning film “Selma,” speaks with Rutgers University Professor Brittney Cooper about her experience with race and gender in the entertainment industry for this year’s Susan and Michael J. Angelides Lecture, presented by Rutgers University’s Institute for Women’s Leadership. PHOTO COURTESY OF HILARY WILLIAMS Women making…

TOP PICK New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway, Long Branch, announces the world premiere of “The Realization of Emily Linder” by Richard Strand, author of the Civil War drama “Butler.” Everything may not always be as it appears in this comedydrama about Emily, an eccentric, retired university professor who has come to the “realization” that…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Milltown residents would pay an average of $43 more in municipal taxes based on the 2015 budget introduced by the Borough Council. The $8.39 million budget would raise the municipal tax rate approximately 2.8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The hike translates to $43.10 for the owner of a…