Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Fire guts house on Church Lane

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A home on Church Lane was destroyed by fire on Sept. 3. Police and firefighters from the Brookview Fire Department responded to the report of a house fire at 3:35 p.m. The emergency units arrived on scene to find a one-level house with smoke and flames coming from all the windows and…

  • Helmetta F.D. benefits from vehicle donations

    Lean budget has dept. relying on kindness of other towns BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer This 1982 American LaFrance aerial ladder truck was donated by South Brunswick Fire District No. 1. It is Helmetta’s first ladder truck and carries a large generator. HELMETTA — The fire department is benefiting from the kindness of neighboring fire…

  • E.B. woman to host ‘Asian America’ series

    Sue Robinson debuts new show on WNYE/NYC-TV Sept. 13 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Sue Robinson EAST BRUNSWICK — A personal tragedy helped inspire a local woman to work for the betterment of her community. Starting Sept. 13, Sue Robinson will be seen in living rooms across the tri-state area as host of “Asian America.”…

  • Fundraisers

    Sept. 12 • Giant Yard Sale, sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of East Brunswick and the St. Bartholomew Knights of Columbus, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., rain or shine, in the parking lot at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. All proceeds go to the needy within the community and to…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Erez Mor, 3, of East Brunswick, walks his dog during the East Brunswick Public Library’s Pet Parade Sept. 2. Members of the public were invited to bring their pets for a march around the municipal plaza and compete for prizes.

  • ‘Case for Israel’ documentary will be viewed, discussed

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The East Brunswick Jewish Center will host a screening of the new documentary, “The Case for Israel: Democracy’s Outpost,” as part of the Gideon Lidor Memorial Lecture on Sept. 12 at 8:30 p.m. In the film, Alan Dershowitz, distinguished Harvard Law School professor and outspoken champion of individual rights, rises in defense…

  • Stray kitten fifth rabid animal to be found in Monroe this year

    MONROE — A stray kitten found in the township last week tested positive for rabies. Middlesex County Public Health Department Director David A. Papi said the kitten was found in the vicinity of Mayberry Avenue and McFadden Drive. The animal is the eighth reported to be rabid within Middlesex County in 2009, and the fifth…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Kaitlyn, 7, and Ashley Murphy, 5, of East Brunswick, parade to the finish line during the East Brunswick Public Library’s Pet Parade Sept. 2. Members of the public were invited to bring their pets for a march around the municipal plaza and compete for prizes.

  • Avg. tax hike stands at $98 in Spotswood

    State denies borough’s request for extraordinary aid BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Spotswood will have to do without state extraordinary aid for the second straight year. After learning it will not receive the longstanding tax relief aid, the Borough Council was expected to adopt its budget last night. The municipal tax rate increase stands at…