Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Fire chief gave town 35 years of service

    Former volunteer firefighter who became career chief dies at 64 BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Friends, family and residents of Monroe Township as a whole are mourning the loss of a longtime fire chief who dedicated himself to his community for 35 years. James J. Beebe, chief and administrator for Monroe Township Fire District 3,…

  • ‘Wandering Golfer’ lands at Monroe country club

    MONROE – Golf enthusiasts may recognize Gia Bocra, the new instructor at Forsgate Country Club. After all, she’s spent the past year crisscrossing the globe, accompanied by television cameras all along the way, and has been featured in numerous golf magazines and programs over the years. After a yearlong stint as the first female host…

  • Union pitches in to get school its own ballfield

    Fundraisers, donated labor make long-sought field a reality at ICC BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Left to right: Union employees get set for a day’s work on a long-sought ballfield for Immaculate Conception School in Spotswood. Construction manager John Decker (left) and Phil Teetsel use a transit rod during the…

  • Trio charged in shoplifting at three stores on Route 18

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Police nabbed three suspects on Route 18 last week after they allegedly shoplifted at Linens ‘N Things. Police arrested Khyon Brandon, 33, Ann L. Williams 34, and Naima R. Scott, 31, all of Philadelphia, Pa., on charges of being in possession of stolen property on April 24. Police were called to the…

  • E.B.’s Home Depot store to close; clearance begins

    EAST BRUNSWICK – The Home Depot store at Route 18 and Racetrack Road is one of 15 “underperforming” locations that the hardware retail chain will close in the coming months. The Atlanta-based company announced the closings last week when it unveiled a new strategic plan for squarefootage growth. The company, seeking to improve free cash…

  • Police arrest man after pursuit

    MONROE – Police chased and arrested a township man who allegedly wielded a knife at the Banyan Plaza in Clearbrook on April 27. Police were called to the plaza on a report of a white man wearing a red shirt and black shorts with a knife, which police later determined to be a kitchen knife.…

  • Borden seeks rehearing in federal appeals court

    Attorney says April ruling unfairly creates ‘two classes of coaches’ BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The attorney for high school football coach Marcus Borden is asking an appeals court to rehear the case, saying its opinion is flawed. Ronald J. Riccio filed a petition to request a rehearing by the full U.S.…

  • Vet starts practice after seeing need in local area

    Hornstein has worked at animal hospitals in E. Bruns., Englewood JEFF GRANIT staff Dr. Steven E. Hornstein and Carolyn Miller examine Pagoda, a 4-year-old domestic shorthair, at the Monroe Animal Hospital, which has begun seeing patients at its Prospect Plains Road office. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for May 12. MONROE – Dr. Steven E.…

  • ‘Kids Get Arthritis Too’

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Top to bottom: Karen Lassiter and daughter Katie, 10, of Monroe, talk with participants at the Arthritis Foundation Walk at Monroe Township High School Saturday. The mother-anddaughter team organized the event to raise money and awareness of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Donations were still coming in this week, but are expected to…