Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Police say gang activity remains on rise in N.J.

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – At least one high-ranking state police official recently stated that gang activity in New Jersey is on the rise and is not only confined to urban areas. This was part of Sgt. Ron Hampton’s message during his presentation as part of the New Jersey…

  • Stahl continues stand against municipal tab

    Despite tax increase, Neary says budget maintains status quo BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Township officials are anxiously awaiting word from the state regarding aid for the 2007 municipal budget. On Monday, the Township Council amended the $62 million budget to include certain expenditures in the state-imposed cap…

  • Autopsy shows drowning likely cause of man’s death

    OLD BRIDGE – Authorities investigating the death of a 62-year-old Sayreville man whose body was found in the surf at the Laurence Harbor beach July 1 believe that the man drowned. Preliminary findings of an autopsy performed on Thomas J. Newsome indicate that “his death was consistent with a drowning,” according to a press release…

  • Prize-winning artist

    Sandy Cao, of East Brunswick, grand-prize winner in U.S. Rep. Rush Holt’s annual Congressional Art Competition for high school art students from New Jersey’s 12th District, is pictured with the congressman outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Cao’s 22-by-28-inch medium pencil work “Nai Feng” will be displayed in the Capitol for one year.

  • Celebrating the light within

    Jamesburg man among artists taking part in exhibit BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer “Igniting the Light Within” by Donna Clapp Inspiring art works by six New Jersey-based artists explore the spiritual side of life. According to Jeff Clapp, who organized the exhibit, “Igniting the Light Within” celebrates the spirit within each…

  • Residents organize to save Forney house

    Group appeals zoning board approval of bank branch BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer A group of residents march in Milltown’s Fourth of July parade to demonstrate their opposition to Valley National Bank’s proposal to replace the Forney House and Clinic with a bank branch. Here, Michael Shakarjian, Kathy Heilman, Barbara Wright,…

  • Former factory site to be replaced by warehouse

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A lot that once contained an old, abandoned factory will now likely play host to a 481,730-square-foot warehouse. Presenting the application to the Planning Board June 20, Industrial Developments International (IDI) representatives said that the proposed facility represents the principles of smart growth…

  • Vietnam hero honored 42 years after his death

    VFW pays tribute to soldier who played on post grounds as kid BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent It’s been more than four decades, but women still smile when they remember how handsome he was. Robert L. Murphy, who grew up in Old Bridge and went off to fight in Vietnam, never…

  • Group seeks pledge from Corzine on toll road sale

    BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer A public interest research group has called on Gov. Jon Corzine to pledge not to sell the state’s toll roads if the deal does not adhere to a series of monetization principles. Abigail Field of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) and members of local…