Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • E.B. school’s ‘Strides’ enable 25 kids to walk

    Churchill project combines fitness with philanthropy Donna Hamer had an idea. The Churchill Junior High School teacher thought, somehow, she could involve the entire East Brunswick school in an educational project, while at the same time raising money to help children around the world who cannot walk due to the condition known as clubfoot. PHOTOS…

  • Amateurs also enjoy the thrill of winning

    E.B., Monroe residents get in on harness racing action BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer There aren’t many sports where amateurs can compete against the pros and win. Area residents with the American Harness Drivers Club include Monroe’s Harry Landy (first row, at right) and East Brunswick’s Neil Goldstein (second row, second from right), as well…

  • Man stabbed at So. River club

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — A New Brunswick man was arrested on charges of allegedly stabbing his cousin with a 4-inch folding knife at a family wedding over the weekend, police said. Officerswere dispatched to the Portuguese Club on John Street on a report of a fight at 1:53 a.m. on May…

  • Seniors get royal treatment for a day at Bonefish Grill

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Some people believe that no good deed goes unpunished. Darryl Brophy isn’t among them. Brophy, a managing partner at Bonefish Grill on Route 18, recently invited 60 seniors from Spotswood’s Crescent Park Senior Housing to his restaurant for a free lunch. Even though his establishment isn’t usually…

  • Board hears testimony on Foerter Farm plans

    Ten new homes sought on Riva Ave. produce farm BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — An application to develop the Foerter Farm is before the Planning Board, but some residents say the plan would impact their quality of life and change the neighborhood’s character. During the May 27 board meeting, representatives of the…

  • School buzzing about unique science project

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer KATHY CHANG Elaine Matthews, science teacher for the first to fifth grades at South River Primary and Elementary schools, teaches the life cycle of the honeybees during a class recently. The honeybee nursery was recently installed into her second-floor classroom at the school. SOUTH RIVER — Science has become hands…

  • Area officials unhappy with offender ruling

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Local towns that placed restrictions on where convicted sex offenders can live in order to keep them away from areas where children congregate may have to rescind those ordinances. Spotswood and Sayreville are among the municipalities across the state that attempted to prohibit convicted sex offenders from living near schools…

  • Teens to be awarded for their Good Deeds

    Aunique community service milestone will take place June 15 at East Brunswick’s town hall — the recognition of 18 award-winning teenagers for their community service and good deeds. The Good Deed Awards, a nonsectarian program in its second year, is coordinated by the Chabad of East Brunswick, this year in conjunction with the public high…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Members of Sky Blue FC, New Jersey’s professional soccer team in the women’s league, practice in the rain at Heavenly Farms in East Brunswick May 26. The formal training session was a chance for East Brunswick Soccer Club coaches and players to watch and meet with members of the team.