Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Repeated false burglary alarms wasteful for town

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Township officials are considering an increase in fees for people whose burglary alarms repeatedly go off without justification. False alarms cost the township thousands of dollars each year in terms of police hours, according to Business Administrator James White. He said almost 6,000 police hours each year…

  • Ho ho ho!

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Children are in awe as Santa Claus makes his entrance at the Holy Trinity Church hall during Helmetta’s holiday party Sunday.

  • Four to receive Eagle rank after community projects

    Andrew Galbraith (from left), Jon Michael Saloukas, Feroze P.Karanjia and Jesse Stern, all of Boy Scout Troop 61 in East Brunswick, will be recognized for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout during a Jan. 5 ceremony. EAST BRUNSWICK – No fewer than four members of Boy Scout Troop 61 will be officially promoted to the…

  • Family works to bring all a brighter holiday

    Visitors invited to walk display of lights, animation BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Top to bottom: To say the Apruzzi property on Central Avenue in Old Bridge is festive would be a mild understatement. The property is lit up with intricate displays that even extend onto a neighbor’s property. Santa…

  • Exxon Mobil to seek LNG facility off Jersey coast

    COA opposes offshore gas terminal BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Rendering of the proposed Safe Harbor Energy facility SEA BRIGHT – After Exxon Mobil Corp. announced plans Dec. 11 to seek regulatory approval for a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal off the coast of New Jersey, state officials and local activists are speaking…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Asciolla sisters Taylor (l), 9, and Gianna, 7, meet Santa Claus at Helmetta’s holiday party Sunday at the Holy Trinity Church hall, Main Street. The event also included a magic show.

  • The pied piper of book lovers

    Pat Squire’s book talks draw a loyal following BY KATHY HALL Correspondent When Pat Squire retired from teaching third grade in suburban Philadelphia, the energetic “60- something” signed up for water aerobics, joined a chorus, took a class in bird watching, volunteered as an after-school tutor, taught a Bible class, visited museums, spent time on…

  • A breakthrough year for revitalization effort

    Coalition moves forward with historical markers, park archway BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer As the Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition reflects on a productive past year, it is also looking toward the future. The group has a number of projects in the works, and an array of committees in place to address different areas in which the…

  • Plastic surgery practice opens East Bruns. office

    EAST BRUNSWICK – The Plastic Surgery Center, based in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, is expanding its operations by relocating to a new office at 561 Cranbury Road. The 2,090-square-foot space, located in the Robert Wood Johnson Surgical Center building, will be used for office hours for Dr. Matthew Kaufman and Dr. Tushar Patel, beginning after the…