Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Disco will live again at charity fundraiser

    Friends committed to raising money in battle vs. cancer BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Two busy moms from Manalapan are planning to run, volley and disco the night away in the name of love and charity. Last year Kathy Goldstein and her friend Gabrielle Bachman participated in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Teamin Training…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Rutgers University graduate student Jean Parry talks to children about the characteristics of bones inside the Rutgers science lab, a 40-foot, mobile facility that was brought to the East Brunswick Public Library March 5 for a program called “Skeleton Detectives.” Students learned how forensic anthropologists identify skeletal remains.

  • Community mourns loss of decorated paratrooper

    U.S. Army corporal from Middlesex Co. killed in Afghanistan BY MICHAEL ACKER & VINCENT TODARO Staff Writers Spurred by seeing his brother narrowly avoid becoming a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Steven R. Koch joined the Army out of a desire to fight terrorism and support his country. Steven R. Koch That…

  • Construction under way at former Meyer’s mall

    Toys ‘R’Us, Babies ‘R’Us to be anchor stores at Summerhill Square BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer For those who’d like to see signs of life at the former Meyer’s shopping center site in East Brunswick, construction on a new building has finally begun. Developer Robert Pagano has broken ground on Summerhill Square, a 150,000-square-foot shopping…

  • Aid loss could force big cuts or tax hike

    Spotswood stands to lose $373,000 BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD- Borough officials will take another look at their proposed municipal budget for 2008 after learning that the state is cutting municipal aid. Mayor Barry Zagnit and the Borough Council had a budget ready for introduction until finding out recently that Gov. Jon Corzine plans…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Strong winds snapped this mature tree on Riva Avenue in East Brunswick on Saturday night. The weekend’s gusts caused similar damage throughout the region. Reports included structural damage to some homes, and downed utility wires and branches in the roadways.

  • Local boy makes, sells pins to help fight against cancer

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jonathon Howarth puts the finishing touches on a pin shaped like a bunny’s head that he will sell to raise money for the American Cancer Society. EAST BRUNSWICK- Likemany others whose families have been touched by cancer, Jonathon Howarth has decided to fight back. What separates him from many other hardworking…

  • Klemp, Pinkin will seek new terms with Neary

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK- The two incumbent Township Council members whose seats are up this year will both seek their party’s nomination this June. Donald Klemp and Nancy Pinkin said they plan to seek the nominations, along with incumbent Mayor William Neary. The three Democrats will face a challenge in the June…

  • Church elects 1st female sr. warden in 251 years

    Bonamici looks to bolster outreach efforts, keep church growing BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent SPOTSWOOD – Parishioners at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Main Street, made history recently when they elected Laura Bonamici as senior warden. It is the first time a woman has held the position since the church was founded 251 years ago. Bonamici…