Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Teacher to help study monkeys in Costa Rica

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A two-week expedition in Costa Rica next month will have special meaning for Donna Hamer. Hamer, who teaches physical education at Hammarskjold Middle School and Churchill Junior High School, was recently awarded an Earthwatch Fellowship Award from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to…

  • Boro will be jammin’ this Fourth of July

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MILLTOWN – Along with the usual American pride, the town’s Fourth of July extravaganza this year will also pay homage to the Caribbean. With musicians and performers on hand to invoke an island flair, the theme will add a unique flavor to the annual celebration. “It’s…

  • 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…

  • Testimony centers on residents’ age, parking

    Debate continues over 90 senior units planned for Ryders Lane BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Residents are concerned that people under the age of 55 would be able to move into an age-restricted community proposed on Ryders Lane. Arbor Ventures, which is seeking Zoning Board of Adjustment approval…