Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Two charged in attack of woman, 90, outside Monroe supermarket

    MONROE — Two residents of South Brunswick have been arrested in connection with the mugging of a 90-year-old woman in Monroe on Jan. 22. According to a press release from the Monroe Township Police Department, Lillian R. Allen, 39, and Annie Lawrence, 62, both of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, were arrested Jan.…

  • Three charged in robbery of woman on driveway in Monroe

    MONROE — Police have arrested three men in connection with the Jan. 11 armed robbery of a 19-year-old township woman. Agifa Constable, 29, of Perth Amboy, Joseph Bodall, 19, of Jamesburg, and Charles Sharp, 22, of Monroe, were charged in the robbery. Agifa was charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon…

  • Monroe faces challenges with construction projects

    Senior center project to be re-bid; Community Center work has stalled BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MONROE — Construction to expand the township’s Community Center and construction on the new Senior Center have both run into difficulties involving contractors. At the Feb. 1 Township Council meeting, the governing body unanimously approved a resolution rejecting all bids…

  • Celebrating India

    Above: Dhvani Udanl serves up classic Indian food during the Festivals of India event, held recently at the East Brunswick Public Library to celebrate the seasons, harvest and history of the nation with dances, music, arts and food. Right: Caroline Chase, 8, shows off the peacock tattoo she got on her hand. PHOTOS BY MATT…

  • Friends advanced through Scouting ranks together

    Brian Appleby (l) and Daniel Hartrum take the oath at an Eagle Scout ceremony held in their honor at the Knights of Columbus in South River. The two became Tiger Cubs together at age 10 and continued through the Cub Scouts and Boy Scout Troop 83. SOUTH RIVER — Two borough teenagers were honored earlier…

  • Jerusalem Post correspondent to speak at E.B. Jewish Center

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Yaakov Katz, military correspondent and defense analyst for The Jerusalem Post, will lead a discussion at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, Ryders Lane, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The event, “A Dangerous Neighborhood: Israel’s Challenges for 2010,” is presented by CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America), in conjunction…

  • South River Police Department’s annual Basketball Free Throw Tournament

    Youngsters await their turn to compete during the South River Police Department’s annual Basketball Free Throw Tournament Jan. 30 at the borough’s middle school. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Unfinished ball field project worries league

    Monroe officials assure MTBA that work will be done, one way or another BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MONROE — The township will do whatever it takes to ensure that the Monroe Township Baseball Association (MTBA) does not have to cancel any games because of incomplete work at James Monroe Park, Mayor Richard Pucci said last…

  • Park projects in limbo due to funding

    Stahl working to secure more funding for Pine Ridge, Heavenly Farms BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Despite public skepticism, East Brunswick officials are hoping that improvements to recreation facilities Heavenly Farms and Pine Ridge Park will come to fruition in 2010. In his recent State of the Township report, Mayor David Stahl pledged to present…