Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Make your own pizza

    Above: Stefano’s restaurant employee Max Fiazo and owner Steve Goldstein show Gabby Ignotis (l) and Phillip Ding where to start pouring the sauce on the dough to make pizzas. The students and their classmates from Kiddie Academy of East Brunswick visited the pizza parlor July 16 to make their own pizzas. Left: Matthew Murphy (l),…

  • New state regulations stall super’s new contract

    Madison expected to receive a new five-year contract BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Linda Madison MILLTOWN – New state regulations have delayed finalizing a new contract for Superintendent of Schools Linda Madison. The contract was slated for a vote at the July 15 Board of Education meeting, but the decision was put off until at…

  • E.B. man, 21, charged with aggravated assault

    EAST BRUNSWICK – A township man was arrested Sunday for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend’s male acquaintance in the face in front of her house. The victim, an 18-year-old South River man, was hospitalized after the alleged assault, but police said his injury was not life-threatening. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning…

  • Police investigate residential burglary

    SOUTH RIVER – Police are investigating a recent break-in that occurred at a borough residence. The burglary was reported at an Eastern Street home at 12:35 a.m. July 6. The perpetrators forcibly gained entry through a basement window located at the rear of the property while the victims were away on vacation. The suspects ransacked…

  • Adult day care operation expands facility, services

    Construction will add 3,100 square feet by end of year BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Bella Sternthal uses a paintbrush to apply glue to a marquetry mosaic art piece with the help of licensed professional nurse Cynthia Adelong at Saint Peter’s Adult Day Care Center in Monroe last week. MONROE – Area…

  • Police: Bars violated days-old restrictions

    Officers conduct compliance checks at two night spots BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER – Police cited two borough bars for allegedly violating new conditions imposed on their liquor licenses. The borough placed restrictions on both the El Tenampa Bar, Jackson Street, and the Acapulco Tropicana Bar, Prospect Street, in order to quell problems…

  • Mayoral candidates spar over vote on county fair

    Klemp: Stahl acted in conflict due to campaign donation BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A resolution about fireworks set off some fireworks of its own during Monday night’s Township Council meeting. The items being voted on were routine, so eyebrows were raised when Councilman Donald Klemp took issue with Councilman David Stahl’s…

  • Boro bonds for $16M for infrastructure needs

    Road projects, utility needs being addressed in coming decade BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER – Borough officials recently approved $4 million in bonds for improvements and inspections to address the town’s aging infrastructure. Water Street, for instance, has been in need of repaving due to problems underneath the road, according to Councilman Anthony…

  • Councilman seeks tests for lead on soccer fields

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The two new soccer fields at Heavenly Farms will undergo lead testing to make sure the surfaces do not pose health concerns. Councilman David Stahl, who spearheaded the effort to build the fields, said they feature a state-of-the-art turf surface that has never been shown to present…