Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Council OKs scaled-back capital budget for 2009

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council has adopted a 2009 capital budget that is about $1.5 million less than usual. Mayor David Stahl said the bare-bones capital budget, which is separate from the municipal budget and funds capital programs, is the result of the poor economy and far-sighted planning. The…

  • ‘Cops in Shops’ yield arrests

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Police are continuing to operate undercover in township liquor stores in an effort to stop underage people from purchasing alcohol and to keep adults from buying alcohol for them. On Nov. 25, detectives from the East Brunswick Police Department made three arrests while working a plainclothes detail at Wine World and Liquors,…

  • Spotswood working with Comcast on new agreement

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Borough officials are in the process of hammering out a new franchise agreement with Comcast, a move that has often resulted in new broadcasting equipment for the school district or borough. The Borough Council recently held a hearing for residents to give input on the franchise renewal. Among…

  • EBPD designates December ‘Speed Enforcement Month’

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Motorists may notice an increased effort this month to crack down on speeding on township roads. Barry W. Roberson, East Brunswick’s director of public safety, announced last week that December is designated as a “Speed EnforcementMonth” in the township. The initiative, a cooperative effort by the police department and the office of…

  • Scout fixes up obstacle course for Eagle project

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Thanks to the work of Daniel Dwyer and some other local Scouts, students can again use the obstacle course at Spotswood High School. In order to fulfill the community service project requirement for the Eagle Scout rank, Dwyer and others cleaned out and rebuilt the obstacle course behind…

  • EBHS club to perform the jovial ‘Twelfth Night’

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — As the East Brunswick High School Drama Club will show this weekend, William Shakespeare’s work was not limited to tragedy and romance. The school is putting on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night (or What You Will),” a comedy that is short on morals or lessons and long on twists,…

  • EBHS students show soldiers their support

    East Brunswick High School Honor Society Vice President Ryan Allen (r) and Italian Club member Cedric Wong haul a cart of donations to be shipped to U.S. troops overseas. EAST BRUNSWICK — Students at East Brunswick High School have let American soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan known that they are in their thoughts this…

  • Dec. 13 all-ages show at Pony will benefit Samaritan Center

    Greater Media wants to fuel the holiday spirit by providing good music and a way to help the hungry at Greater Media’s Good Samaritan Holiday Bash to be held Dec. 13 at the Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. Hollywood Help Proceeds and nonperishable food donationswill benefit the Samaritan Center, a food pantry headquartered…

  • Fundraisers

    Dec. 10 • Shop ‘Til You Drop, a vendor sale, sponsored by the Bowne-Munro Elementary School PTA, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the school, 120 Main St., East Brunswick. Proceeds fund cultural-arts assemblies for students attending Bowne-Munro. Free admission. Call Nicole at 732-257-3238, email [email protected]. Dec. 10, ongoing • Adopt-A-Family, sponsored by the South River Elementary/Primary School…