Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Movin’ to the music

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top to bottom: Kathy Nolan has some fun with her grandson, Christopher Staccia, 19 months, of Monroe, as musician Pat McKinley performs at the Monroe Township Public Library on Feb. 5. McKinley, of Princeton, recently performed five shows at the library. Her program is designed for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.…

  • Request for earlier liquor sales on Sundays debated

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer MILLTOWN- Thirsty patronsmay not have to wait as long to purchase alcohol in the borough on Sundays. The Borough Council introduced an ordinanceMonday thatwould allowliquor stores to open an hour earlier. Whilemostmembers of the council voted to introduce the ordinance, Councilman Joseph Cruz was opposed to the change. He said…

  • Pulomena to pursue administrator position

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer John Pulomena NEW BRUNSWICK – Middlesex County Freeholder John Pulomena has resigned from the county board to pursue the position of county administrator. Pulomena has been on the board for 10 years. He chaired the county’s Public Health and Education Committee, which created the state-of-the-art Academy of Science, Mathematics and…

  • Middlesex Cty. formally introduces 2008 budget

    NEWBRUNSWICK- The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders formally introduced a $397 million budget proposal last week that reduces the county’s equalized property tax rate for the 15th straight year. The proposed budget includes a net tax levy of $281,223,000, which is the amount to be raised through taxes. Freeholder Director David Crabiel said the…

  • Police: Officers acted within legal guidelines

    Director says cops acted to ensure safety of juveniles at house BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The police department says an officer knocked and rang the doorbell before entering a township residence to investigate an anonymous complaint that underage drinking was taking place there. The officer could see juveniles inside the home,…

  • Seeking the perfect shot, from China to Milltown

    Photography of Uri Thier on display at borough library BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer JESSICA SMITH Uri Thier, standing before some of the photographs on display at the Milltown Public Library this month, has traveled extensively, capturing images around the world. MILLTOWN – Whether across the world or around the corner fromhis home in the…

  • Pianist’s goal is jazzing it up, and entertaining

    East Bruns. native to perform Saturday at Old Bridge library BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE- Though Dave Schlossberg has been honing his skills as a pianist since the age of 5, he does not necessarily see skill as a top priority. The 24-year-oldEastBrunswick native is good enough atwhat he does tomake a livelihood…

  • Family gets support as two recover from cancer

    Old Bridge hockey event will help family with medical costs BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Brett Fegel, 5, and his parents, Fred and Kristen, peek inside a gift bag containing a New Jersey Devils cap, one of several gifts presented to the family by the K. Hovnanian Trade Partners Council in December. The East Brunswick…

  • New cameras for police cars purchased with grant funds

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD- The borough is getting a host of newvideo cameras for police cars, and officials hope the cameras will provide additional help for officers. Earlier this month, the Borough Council awarded a contract to L-3 Communications Mobile Vision for the newcameras,which are digital and will go inside all borough police…