Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Monroe man allegedly served as spy for Israel

    MONROE – A township man stands accused of conspiring to provide documents concerning nuclear weapons to Israel more than 20 years ago, when he worked for the U.S. Army. Federal authorities arrested Ben-Ami Kadish, 84, last week, saying he acted as a spy for Israel between 1979 and 1985, when he was employed as a…

  • Klemp says party head has undemocratic ways

    Councilman hoped to get Democrats’ nod for mayoral run BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Donald Klemp EAST BRUNSWICK – Councilman Donald Klemp is calling for the ouster of the local Democratic Party’s chairman. The Democratic councilman, who is finishing his third four-year term and is not seeking re-election, is asking that Shawn Taylor resign his…

  • Mayor says So. River faces many challenges

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER – The borough is facing a significant financial crisis, Mayor Raymond Eppinger noted in a speech looking at his administration’s first 100 days in office. “My purpose this evening is to give you, the residents, a sense of what we have found, what we are doing and where…

  • Youngster revs up 3rd annual racing benefit

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Rocky Cagno saw more than a refreshing beverage two years ago when the Frost Elementary School, East Brunswick, held a lemonade stand fundraiser to support a fellow student who was battling cancer. Rocky Cagno (center) with Jeff Emig, retired after a career as one of the top AMA motocross and…

  • New councilman supports stable taxes, good services

    Patrick Smith appointed to replace Caputo on council BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer HELMETTA – Patrick Smith has known government since he was a kid. At 16, he took a job as a custodian at the municipal building in East Brunswick, where he grew up. That same year, he became a volunteer firefighter in the…

  • Officials fuming over state’s rejection of aid application

    Spotswood applied for aid due to expected loss of $374K BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – To borough officials, it was a case of insult added to injury. The state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) rejected the borough’s application for extraordinary state aid to help with this year’s municipal budget, saying the town applied…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Parkview School students Matthew Tarrant (l-r), Nin Aprile and Justin Dekovics, dressed as immigrants, wait in line during a re-enactment of the Ellis Island experience on Immigration Day Friday in Milltown. The second-graders completed a unit on the subject, including researching family members who came to the U.S. long ago. For more…

  • Snuff mill project slows with real estate market

    New state COAH regulations may also affect redevelopment BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer The redeveloper of Helmetta’s historic snuff mill is proceeding with the $70 million housing and retail project despite delays. Highland Park-based Kaplan Cos. demolished nine buildings and an old water tower on the 32- acre former Helme Tobacco Co. site, which has…

  • Council members say school tab will be cut

    Teachers plead with E.B. officials to uphold budget BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Though it has yet to decide how much to cut from the defeated school budget, East Brunswick Township Council members said they will heed voters’ call by making reductions. That word comes despite pleas for township schoolteachers that the council uphold the…