Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Nearly $900K in funds target Lakeview fix-ups

    Foundation work will be followed by an array of upgrades BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff The historic Lakeview mansion on Route 522 in Jamesburg will soon undergo several phases of improvements. Borough Historian Tom Bodall said that more than 40 individual projects are needed as part of the…

  • If you need help:

    The following are some of the area organizations that provide confidential counseling, assistance and resources for victims of domestic violence and their families: Division of Youth & Family Services (800) 792-8610 New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 572-7233 or (609) 584-8107 New Jersey State Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 225-0196 Rape Crisis…

  • Milltown police look to slow down speeders

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MILLTOWN – Police are taking steps to thwart speeding and improve pedestrian safety. Two grants obtained last year from the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety are allowing for the installation of various traffic-calming devices in areas that need them most. “Basically, Milltown is like a…

  • Teenager pleads guilty to raping neighbor, 91

    South River man faces up to 18 years in prison under plea agreement BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER – A borough teenager pleaded guilty last week to raping his 91-year-old neighbor a year ago. Jason Jimenez, 19, is expected to be sentenced to 18 years in prison. He would…

  • Flooded-out post office reopens after renovations

    MILLTOWN – The borough post office reopened this week, more than two months after a nor’easter brought about 2 feet of water into the facility. Postal and borough officials cut a large red ceremonial ribbon strung across the lobby of the Washington Avenue building on Tuesday to commemorate the grand reopening of the completely renovated…

  • Teens hold park sit-in to send message of peace

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JESSICA SMITH Local teenagers get the attention of passers-by during a peace demonstration in Thompson Park in Monroe on Tuesday evening. MONROE – All they are saying is, give peace a chance. A group of Monroe area teens, along with a few of their parents, rallied…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Chris Yong and mathematics teacher Terri Yoselevich cheer during Alan Brown’s faculty address at the East Brunswick High School commencement exercises June 21 at Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton. The class of 2007 included 774 graduates.

  • Restaurant presents an evening of opera

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Annamaria Stefanelli MONROE – Miss “The Sopranos”? Then, come out for a true Italian experience with a true soprano at Villa Laura Ristorante in Monroe. Owner Dominic Lotito has teamed with the Academy of Music on Main Street in Spotswood to present “An Evening of Opera”…

  • Corzine called upon to save boro library

    Boro, state officials hope Gov will change budget restriction BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Jamesburg officials’ efforts to bring attention to their library conundrum seem to be paying off. State Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein (D-14) and Assemblyman Bill Baroni (R-14) have been working to get Gov. Jon Corzine to take action to…