Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Support from home makes service easier

    Sergeant in Iraq says she misses family, friends, shopping BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent When Stefanie Simi announced she was joining the National Guard, her family was surprised, and more than a little worried. Stefanie Simi is pictured at a sendoff ceremony at Fort Dix with her father, Greg. A 2001 graduate of East Brunswick…

  • Three board incumbents hope to continue service

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Vicki Becker EAST BRUNSWICK — Bringing years of experience and knowledge to the table, three incumbents seeking re-election to the Board of Education agree that the biggest challenges they face are school financing and the economy. Vicki Becker, Dr. Susan Karp and Meredith Shaw have almost 20 years of experience…

  • Field of five seek seats in So. River

    Voters to choose from three incumbents, two newcomers BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Five candidates are vying for the three available three-year terms on the Board of Education. Kelly Cruz Voters will choose from the field during the April 21 school election, when they will also vote on the tax levy to support the $29.3…

  • Challengers say change is needed on E.B. board

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer James DeStefano EAST BRUNSWICK — Saying it’s time for changes, a new slate of candidates is looking to unseat three incumbents on the Board of Education. Gene Ryan, James DeStefano and Joseph Grekoski are running together and have established a campaign headquarters at 3 Lexington Ave. in the Lexington Downs…

  • ReRun betters odds for a horse’s new life

    Monroe woman runs adoption program for former racehorses BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Her father was a jockey, and the family made their living from racehorses. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Laurie Condurso Lane of Monroe, president of ReRun Inc., gets some affection from Saintly Sir (l) and Devil’s Crab at the Reindancer Riding…

  • Advocates seek safe homes for racehorses

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Barbara Luna of Long Branch has a mission: Placing racehorses in safe adoptive homes or retirement organizations. If a racehorse trained by a Philadelphia Park trainer is found at an auction where the horse is in danger of being sold to a dealer who in turn sells to socalled “kill…

  • FAMILY FITNESS – Advertorial

    by Gloria Averbuch Advertorial FAMILY FITNESS The family that plays together, gets fit together. Working out as a unit-including everything from casual family activities to sports and exercise-is an excellent, proven vehicle for practicing healthy habits and developing social and emotional bonds. Particularly in relation to children, research has shown that the number one influence…

  • E.B. middle school teacher charged in sexual assault

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A middle school teacher was arrested last week on charges that he allegedly sexually assaulted a student. Yinfu Sun, 56, a teacher at the township’s Hammarskjold Middle School, was arrested the evening of March 31 at his home in Highland Park, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. He was charged with…

  • Corzine: Dire times call for tough choices

    Governor defends budget as maintaining priorities BY JENNIFER AND BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer In the weeks since delivering his $29.8 billion budget proposal, Gov. Jon Corzine has faced criticism for what one New Jersey radio station has described as “the death of the middle class.” Gov. Jon Corzine Much of the backlash stems from the…