Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Police sgt. pleads guilty in theft from program

    MILLTOWN – After pleading guilty to stealing money from a youth police program, borough Police Sgt. Eric Rahn is expected to be sentenced to probation and will forfeit his employment as an officer. Rahn, 41, of Milltown, pleaded guilty to third-degree official misconduct before state Superior Court Judge Frederick P. DeVesa in New Brunswick on…

  • Aquatic center

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Bailin Pollard, 7, of Montgomery, makes his way across the lily pads with the encouragement of his dad, Stephen, at the Crystal Springs Aquatic Center, Dunhams Corner Road, on Sunday before the clouds rolled in for the week.

  • Teen uses vacations to help world’s poorest kids

    Vishal Jain recalls humanitarian trips to Bangalore, Belize BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Vishal Jain works with poor children in Belize during his spring break this year. The trip inspired the East Brunswick teen to take a humanitarian trip to Bangalore this summer. EAST BRUNSWICK – Vishal Jain, a 16-year-old East…

  • Councilman fears builder will extend business leases

    Neary: No reason to think redevelopment is in jeopardy BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – In the absence of building plans submitted for the Golden Triangle redevelopment, officials are wondering if the businesses operating there will stick around longer than expected. Toll Brothers purchased the Route 18 property from…

  • Photo

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jessica Bortnick, 13, of East Brunswick, makes a splash at the bottom of a water slide at the Crystal Springs Aquatic Center, Dunhams Corner Road, on Sunday before the clouds rolled in for the week.

  • RE/MAX named third best military-spouse employer in U.S.

    An innovative employment program has earned RE/MAX third place honors on The Military Spouse Magazine ranking of “2007 Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly Employers.” Operation RE/MAX, created in cooperation with the Department of Defense, helps military spouses and former military personnel find careers in the real estate industry. The Top 10 list was published in…

  • County works with boro on concerns about park

    Athletic fields to be located on Rt. 1 at border of two towns BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Middlesex County officials have made changes in their plans for a park in Milltown in order to satisfy the concerns of some residents. “To their credit, along with CME [Associates], they looked at…

  • Five years, 902 DWI arrests for police unit

    Small EBPD team has one role: to seek out drunken drivers BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer Patrolman James Angermeier Take Patrolman James Angermeier’s word for it: There are drunks to be arrested on East Brunswick roads every night of the week. When he goes out in his unmarked car for his…

  • $100K helps Helmetta control taxes

    HELMETTA – Residents will pay an average of $151 more in property taxes for 2007 now that the Borough Council has adopted its municipal budget for the year. The borough’s property tax rate will increase by 8.2 cents to $1.91 per $100 of assessed valuation. That is due to a 5.4-cent hike in the municipal…