Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Monroe boys lacrosse team pleased with start

    Coach encouraged by wins over Edison, Hamilton West BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent You have to appreciate the enthusiasm of Monroe Township High School boys lacrosse coach Joe Yanonne as he talks about his team’s 2-3 record. The Falcon program is only in its third year of existence and has only four total victories. JEFF GRANIT…

  • Monroe resident tells of devastation, survival

    Holocaust survivor, author to appear at Barnes & Noble BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer It’s been 64 years since Judith Sherman was liberated from the concentration camp at Ravensbrück, Germany. CHRIS KELLY staff Judith Sherman of Monroe talks about her experience in German concentration camps during the Holocaust. She recently published a book, “Say the…

  • E.B. golfers have high hopes for tourney play

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Consider the regular season to be practice for the East Brunswick High School golf team. The real action starts when the tournaments begin. The Bears are reining GMC Red Division titlists, captured the GMC Tournament, and finished the regular season unblemished at 11-0. With the return of its entire lineup, including…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Susan Luczu of East Brunswick cuts a piece of ginger cake during an open hearth cooking demonstration April 18 at the Covenhoven House in Freehold. The Monmouth County Historical Association hosted the event.

  • Action starts to heat up

    Fish On • RON NUZZOLO Clams are the key to success in the Raritan. Great weather had everyone scrambling to the Raritan Reach in search of trophy bass. Capt. Joe G. landed his first three keepers of the season with bass to 34- ¼ inches and released over 17 shorts. Most anglers this past weekend…

  • Family and friends help out ‘a trouper’

    May 2 dinner fundraiser will benefit Christy Szabocsik-Jarosz BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The black cloud. That is how 28-year-old Christy Szabocsik-Jarosz and her husband, Steve, have referred to Christy’s whirlwind past year of being diagnosed with brain cancer and hemophagocyctic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare, life-threatening disorder of the immune system that attacks a body’s…

  • Helmetta municipal tax rate to increase by 1 cent

    HELMETTA — Residents would see an average increase of $22 in their municipal taxes under a 2009 introduced by the Borough Council. The tax rate would rise from 44.3 cents to 45.1 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, with the average borough home assessed at $273,182. The expected tax increase comes despite a $153,000 drop…

  • THE RULES OF THE GAME – Teaching young people to get the most from sports – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial THE RULES OF THE GAME – Teaching young people to get the most from sports By Gloria Averbuch Sports participation offers a seemingly infinite number of "life lessons." The more you learn, the more you realize there is to gain. As a parent, coach, educator or other adult influencer, you can…

  • Fiddleheads sets artists reception for Sunday

    JAMESBURG — Three New Jersey artists will host an opening reception Sunday for their spring gallery show at Fiddleheads Restaurant, East Railroad Avenue. Eleanore Newell and Jim Torsiello, both of Monroe, and Marie Natale of Egg Harbor Township will host the free opening event, which will run from 2:30 to 4 p.m. The show features…