Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Boro mulls amnesty for lack of permits

    Would be residents’ one shot at excusal from fines BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Residents who have done work on their homes without obtaining permitsmay be able to breathe a collective sigh of relief. The Borough Council has plans in the works for an amnesty program that will allow those who neglected to…

  • What’s up, doc?

    Proving you are what you eat, rabbit Bugs Pagano came as a carrot to the Monroe Animal Hospital’s costume contest Saturday. Visit www.monroevet.net to see more photos and vote on the winner, which will be announced Nov. 10.

  • Man found dead at parking deck

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A 26-year-old man was found dead last week at the Neilson Plaza parking deck, Route 18. Police, who did not release the man’s identity, were called to the commuter-parking garage at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 30 on a report of an unconscious male lying in the exit driveway adjacent to the deck. Officers…

  • Board says no thanks to $1M turf field grant

    Members say taxpayers can’t afford related costs BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The South River Board of Education has turned down a $1 million grant from Middlesex County for a new synthetic turf field at South River High School’s Denny Stadium. The board voted unanimously on the decision at its Oct. 23 meeting. Board member…

  • Residents evacuated safely during early-morning fire

    MONROE — An electrical problem is believed to have caused a fire that significantly damaged four attached homes in the Rossmoor adult community. The fire took place at 2 a.m. Oct. 29 at a Milford Lane building that consisted of four residences. A security officer called 911 after observing smoke coming from one of the…

  • Jamesburg keeps its library

    Saying that a state law has prompted unwarranted increases in the cost of running the borough library, Jamesburg officials asked voters on Tuesday for permission to close the facility. The answer was a resounding “no.” Residents cast 959 ballots in favor of continuing funding for the library, while 564 voted to cease the operation. Borough…

  • Juveniles charged in historic district

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Police arrested four juveniles from the township for allegedly committing acts of vandalism in the town’s historic district. Residents of the Historic Village of Old Bridge told police in September that there was an ongoing problem with criminal mischief in the area, including eggs being thrown at houses, as well as thefts…

  • Dems win in So. River, J’Burg; not Helmetta

    Dems win in So. River, J’Burg; not Helmetta Voters kept the local races close in South River, Jamesburg and Helmetta Tuesday night, but more so in Milltown, where the election remained too close to call Wednesday. In Milltown, where two Borough Council seats were at stake, Democrat Ronald Dixon was the leading vote-getter with 1,776,…

  • Dogs on the catwalk

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Molly shows the judges her roll-over with the help of owner Beverly Kurts, Monroe, during the annual Pet Fest and Show at the Regency at Monroe Oct. 18.