Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Lone candidate seeks Spotswood council seat

    SPOTSWOOD — Charlie Spicuzzo, appointed to fill an unexpired term on the Borough Council in July, is running unopposed Nov. 4 for a two-year term. The 32-year-old son of Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph Spicuzzo, he has a wife, Denise, and two children, Joseph, 4, and Dominick, 2. He has lived in Spotswood for 30 years.…

  • Audience offers views on mayoral candidates

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — If public comments made at Monday’s Township Council meeting are any indication, it could be an awfully tight mayoral race. The crowd was nearly split between supporters of Democrat David Stahl and Republican Christi Calvano, who along with independent candidate Donald Klemp are vying to be elected…

  • Career artist, teacher shows works at library

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Local residents, whether they realize it or not, are likely familiar with the works of artist Don Bloom. The township resident has works permanently on display at the East Brunswick and South River public libraries. And in a special exhibition this month, about a dozen of his…

  • ELECTION ’08: South River

    At stake: Two three-year terms on the Borough Council Rui Almeida (D) Almeida is a Portuguese immigrant who first came to South River at age 6 in 1978. He has resided in the borough since his family bought Cavaco Supermarket in 1985. He and his wife, Rosa, have two sons, Rui, 12, and David, 11.…

  • Council OKs budget, 31.9-cent tax hike

    State grants South River waiver for levy increase BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With a unanimous vote, the South River Borough Council adopted the 2008 budget last week, which increases municipal taxes by 19 percent for South River residents. The adoption of the $14.7 million budget was delayed because borough officials were waiting to see…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Paul Dobrosky shows a selection of waterfowl stamps as Beverly Gall of East Brunswick looks on during Sunday’s “History of Carving” event at the East Brunswick Historical Society museum on Milltown Road in East Brunswick. More photos, page 14.

  • Board weighs options for Memorial School

    Bond referendum possible in reconstruction of facility BY VINCENT TODARO Correspondent The East Brunswick Board of Education will consider holding a bond referendum in order to rebuild the Memorial Elementary School. During her report at the Oct. 16 board meeting, Superintendent of Schools Jo Ann Magistro said the school, which was heavily damaged in a…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jim Feszchak of Monroe checks the air traffic conditions before takeoff during the Bomb and Parachute Drop Contest at the Warren Kruse Field in the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area Oct. 5.

  • Family seeks support for sister with cancer

    Monroe native diagnosed after loss of job, insurance BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent The Shahinian family is finding out exactly how much it costs to save a life. So far, it’s over half a million dollars. Rosemarie Shahinian David The life the siblings are trying to save is that of their sister, Rosemarie Shahinian David.…