Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • New Irwin playground was a community effort

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Some generosity on the part of many has brought a new playground to students at Irwin Elementary School, Racetrack Road. Dealing with playground equipment that was 35 years old, parents and students wanted to renew the playground but faced a major obstacle –…

  • Dance the night away

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT Above, Rachel DeBaun, 18, dances with Nick Simon during the Senior Prom May 23 organized by seniors at Monroe Township High School for local senior citizens. Below, Tony and Gerri Signoretto display their dancing skills.

  • Democratic voters to choose two of three

    Arminio challenges incumbents Nalitt, Koppel-Egierd BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MONROE – Tuesday’s primary election will decide which two out of the three Democratic candidates for Township Council will get the party line this fall. Incumbents Irwin Nalitt and Leslie Koppel-Egierd are both sponsored by the township’s Democratic Committee, while newcomer…

  • 13 minors hospitalized from drinking at concert

    Assemblywoman calls for revocation of arts center liquor license BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HOLMDEL – In response to reports of minors being sent to the hospital from the PNC Bank Arts Center due to excess alcohol consumption at a concert, a local lawmaker has called for the venue’s liquor license…

  • Spa’s license denied after visit from police

    E.B.’s new ordinance requires information on spa employees BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The township recently shut down a West Prospect Street spa after a police officer visited the establishment to check on its licensing information. The Green Grass Spa failed to meet the township’s requirements for health…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Monroe resident Yvonne Zirrith, a U.S. Navy petty officer first class who has served a tour of duty in Iraq, participates in the East Brunswick Memorial Day ceremonies Sunday in Veterans Park, on the grounds of the municipal complex. The annual observance was followed by a community gathering.

  • Raccoon found in Monroe tests positive for rabies

    MONROE – A raccoon tested positive for rabies after being found in the vicinity of Schoolhouse Lane near Geraldine Drive, according to an advisory issued by the Middlesex County Public Health Department. The raccoon is the fourth rabid animal reported in Middlesex County this year, but was the first rabid animal reported in Monroe. On…

  • Final demolition begins at snuff mill

    Developer expects some housing units occupied in early ’08 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Construction equipment sits ready to take down four snuff mill buildings in Helmetta Tuesday as representatives of the borough and its redeveloper, Kaplan Cos., held a press conference on the final phase of demolition.…

  • Testimony heats up on senior housing plan

    Builder seeks board approval for 90 units on Ryders Lane site BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Arguments and questions centered on traffic and other impact issues during a three-hour-plus hearing last week on a plan to build 90 age-restricted housing units on Ryders Lane. The Zoning Board of…