Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Food & fun

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Pat Pawlowski of South River has some laughs thinking about what items she wants to win during St. Euphrosynia Belarusian Church’s 10th annual Belarusian Festival on Whitehead Avenue in South River on July 18. Below: South River’s Sonia Artishenko and Lilly Gillish work together to remove a traditional Russian…

  • County introduces program to deter juvenile crime

    Anew county initiative called the “Clean Slate” program will give youngsters suspected of minor crimes a second chance to stay out of trouble, while easing the number of cases going to Family Court. According to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, when youngsters commit crimes such as carrying fake identification cards or…

  • Spotswood looks at fines for owners of vicious dogs

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — After a dog bit three people and another dog, officials decided it was time to revisit the borough’s vicious dog ordinance. The biting incidents occurred in 2008 and earlier this year, and the pet owner was fined by the municipal court. The dog was a Maltese, not typically…

  • Fundraisers

    July 30 • Bowling Event, sponsored by the Old Bridge High School Marching Band, 8-10 p.m., at Strathmore Lanes, Route 34, Aberdeen. Cost is $15 for three games and shoes. Aug. 1 • All-You-Can-Eat Pig Roast, sponsored Sons of the American Legion Post No. 25, 1-8 p.m., rain or shine, at Milltown American Legion Hall,…

  • Palma returns to stage with friends, family

    ‘American Idol’ contestant Antonella Barba to duet BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Though Patsy Palma only graduated Sayreville War Memorial High School in 2004, his heart — and his musical passion — lies with the classic artists of decades past. Patsy Palma sings during a performance earlier this year at the Main Street Theatre. Palma will…

  • Slip ‘n slide

    ERIC SUCAR staff Anthony Palmeri, 8, of Milltown, enjoys a ride on a waterslide at a water carnival set up by the Monmouth Council of the Boy Scouts of American at the Quail Hill Scout Reservation in Manalapan.

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Olga Broit participates in a traditional dance during the St. Euphrosynia Belarusian Church’s 10th annual Belarusian Festival on Whitehead Avenue in South River July 18. The event featured Russian food, music, dancing and other activities.

  • Photo

    Ella Krupnik of East Brunswick joined Congressman Rush Holt in Washington, D.C., after winning the annual 12th Congressional District Art Competition. Her mixed-media collage, “High Frequency,” was chosen from among works by 115 high school art students. The piece was on display at the Paul Robeson Center of the Arts Council of Princeton in the…

  • Volunteers look out for the isolated elderly

    Local residents among a thinning group of advocates at nursing homes in N.J. BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer For Phil Zipser, it’s the friendships that have kept him visiting nursing homes for the past 13 years. Phil Zipser The Monroe resident spends several hours every week at a long-term facility in Englishtown, trying to reach…