Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • 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.

  • Stahl, next mayor of East Brunswick

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer The outspoken Democratic councilman defeated Republican Christi Calvano and independent Donald Klemp for a four-year term as mayor. In January, he will succeed Democrat Bill Neary, who did not seek re-election after 12 years in charge. Stahl received 10,195 votes to Calvano’s 8,707, while Klemp…

  • He ‘stood in the face of unbeatable odds’

    Memorial a tribute to soldier committed to war on terror BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent On what would have been his 24th birthday, relatives and friends of U.S. Army Cpl. Steven R. Koch gathered Saturday to dedicate a memorial near the entrance to his old elementary school, Our Lady of Lourdes. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Christine Koch…

  • Electricity increase, Ford Ave. take center stage

    Dems, GOP duke it out at annual candidates forum BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Four candidates vying for two Milltown Borough Council seats spoke out on issues affecting the borough during a forum Oct. 22. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Chester affectionately kisses his owner, Jill Solz of Monroe, as friend Andrew Wunderlich watches during the annual Pet…

  • Mill, communication at issue in Helmetta

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series. For more on Helmetta’s election, see page 30. HELMETTA — The borough’s race toward Election Day heated up when two Democratic candidates took aim at the current administration, and an incumbent fired back. Democrat Tom Reid, a nine-year former councilman…

  • Open space funds among top issues in county race

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Six candidates are vying for three seats on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Next week, voters will choose among them to fill two three-year terms and a one-year unexpired term. A 27-year board member, Democratic Freeholder Director David Crabiel is running alongside retired county Sheriff’s Department Chief Millie…