Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Helmetta cuts $70K from school budget

    Tax increase reduced from $180 to $104 on average BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer HELMETTA- Borough and school officials agreed on $70,000 worth of cuts to the rejected school budget this week. MayorNancyMartin said the governing bodymet with school representativesMonday to discuss the tax levy, which voters overwhelmingly rejected last month. The budget was defeated…

  • State-funded bike path will run thru Milltown

    Citizens raise concerns of hidden costs, graffiti BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer MILLTOWN – Though the exact path is not clear, plans for a pedestrian walkway and bike path are on track in the borough. Slated to extend from Washington Avenue to Violet Terrace, the project will be funded with grants from the state Department…

  • J’burg council votes 3-2 to uphold school budget

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer JAMESBURG- Asplit Borough Council decided last week against cutting the defeated school budget. The council voted 3-2 during its May 7 meeting to uphold the Board of Education’s 2008-09 budget. The board’s proposal,which called for a school tax increase of $124 on the average home, was rejected during the April…

  • Milltown FD golf event honors NYC firefighter

    Benefits charity while celebrating memory of fireman lost on 9/11 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Charles Garbarini MILLTOWN – Though Charles Garbarini was someone borough firefighters never met, he is someone they will never forget. The lieutenant with the New York City Fire Department perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but his memory burns…

  • Middle school trio rocks out on debut CD single

    IMOZ lists Green Day among influences for its pop punk sound BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Morrissey Balsamides EAST BRUNSWICK- Why wait to be an adult, or even a teenager, to get into the music business? IMOZ, a group of sixth-graders from the Hammarskjöld Middle School, is already making a name for itself among their…

  • Boro plans upgrades for Wyoming Avenue

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – Borough officials are planning a number of upgrades toWyoming Avenue, including repaving, drainage improvements, curbs and sidewalks. The total cost for the project is slated to be more than $1 million, according to Council President Curt Stollen. The work will likely be done in stages, with the drainage…

  • Celebs come to Monroe for Fisher House benefit

    Show dedicated to memory of organizer Martin Salmanowitz MONROE – An “all star benefit show” will take place May 18 at 7 p.m. at the Marasco PerformingArts Center to support the Fisher House Foundation. The Fisher House Foundation is a nonprofit philanthropic organization that aids wounded soldiers and their families. Starring in the show will…

  • EBPD to present awards; swear in new patrolman

    EAST BRUNSWICK – In recognition of Police Week, the township’s police force will hold its annual Police Awards ceremony tonight at 7 p.m. The ceremony recognizes the sworn officers of the township’s police department, as well as civilians who have exhibited exemplary service to the community in the past year. In addition to the awards…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Mourners follow the casket of Monroe Township Fire District 3 Chief James J. Beebe out of St. Jame’s Church, Jamesburg, during the May 8 funeral service. Funeral Director David DeMarco (from left) walks with Beebe’s daughter, Stephanie Carrara and her husband, Timothy, and Beebe’s wife, Valerie. Beebe served as a firefighter for…