Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Big Night Out

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Michelle Popovski, 11, of East Brunswick, pops her head out of a humvee during South River’s National Night Out event, held on the grounds of South River High School on Aug. 4. The National Association of Town Watch (NATW) co-sponsored the event with the borough’s Police Department and the…

  • Outdoor show to benefit Iowa flood relief mission

    Amber Blues to perform at Ice Cream Depot Aug. 14 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Amber Blues MILLTOWN — Amber Blues is about more than music. It’s a band focused on having an impact on their neighbors. In this case, the neighbors who the band will be having an impact on are in Iowa. On Aug.…

  • Office director looks out for seniors, disabled

    Balasz credited for growth of Spotswood Office on Aging BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Janine Balazs SPOTSWOOD — After 15 years on the job, Janine Balazs has found it hasn’t gotten any easier. Not that she’s complaining. Balazs, director of the borough’s Office on Aging and Senior Center, thrives on helping others, be it an…

  • Home Arts winners announced

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The following individuals won the “Best of Show” awards at the Home Arts Division of the Middlesex County Fair, held last week at the faigrounds on Cranbury Road. In vegetables: Patricia Hauser (adult) of Old Bridge won for a flat head cabbage; Harrison Haoue (teen) of Helmetta for a small fruited gourd;…

  • Fundraisers

    Aug. 15 • End-of-Summer Garage/Yard Sale, sponsored by New Hope Church of God, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at the church, 1004 Old York Road, corner of Route 539, East Windsor. Proceeds go to the church’s building-fund project. 609-448-9420. Aug. 15 & Saturdays ongoing • Organic Fertilizer and Home-Cleaning Product Sale, featuring chemical free products, sponsored by…

  • A touching tribute to fallen firefighter

    Monroe welcomes wife of 9/11 victim to township BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Monroe Township fire officials last week honored the late New York City firefighter Alan D. Feinberg for his heroism, and officially welcomed his widow, Wendy Feinberg Kotula, into the community. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Below: Tara Feinberg (r) holds a plaque presented…

  • Tax amounts in a poor economy seen as unfair

    Officials blame state for failing to reform education funding BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Concordia resident Manny Silverman said he has watched the value of his home decline by 60 percent, while his property taxes have risen 20 percent since he moved in four years ago. At the July 27 Monroe Township Council meeting, he…

  • Many concerns remain in school district merge

    Council president fears Spotswood will pay more BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer The Spotswood Borough Council is looking at the dissolution of Helmetta’s Board of Education with a mixture of confusion and concern. Council President Curtis Stollen said the state’s consolidation of the Helmetta and Spotswood school districts — which already had a send-receive relationship…

  • Jam session

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN George Evans (l) and Sonny Kenn jam outside East Brunswick’s Cultural Arts Center, located in Heavenly Farms, Dunhams Corner Road, during a performance by the Sonny Kenn Band July 24. Kenn has been burning up the Jersey Shore music scene with blues and rock ‘n’ roll since opening for Jerry Lee…