Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Forsgate set to open new sports complex

    A junior Olympic-sized swimming pool is at the center of the new sports complex set to open at Forsgate Country Club. MONROE – Forsgate Country Club will host a grand-opening celebration June 1 to commemorate the opening of its new sports complex. The day’s festivities will kick off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the…

  • 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…

  • Guns & Hoses

    Clockwise from top left: Drew Walsh pitches for the East Brunswick police team during Saturday’s annual Guns & Hoses charity softball game at Bicentennial Park, Riva Avenue. Mikayla Helmold (l) and Allison Mee, both of East Brunswick, get ready to have some fun. Mikayla, who has Ewing’s sarcoma, was the beneficiary of this year’s game.…

  • Memorial Day services set for this weekend

    Local communities are gearing up to honor those who have fought for their country with a host of events this weekend, including parades and more solemn services. Residents are invited to attend the Memorial Day ceremonies, watch the parade or simply do their part by reflecting on those who fought to protect the nation in…

  • Teen accused of threat to shoot people at EBHS

    16-year-old arrested for alleged posting on Internet Web site BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A 16-year-old student at East Brunswick High School was arrested Monday for allegedly telling an Internet forum that he intended to shoot 35 people at the school before detonating himself. The male student, who…

  • Squad seeks residents’ help with fundraising

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MILLTOWN – Typically, when the rescue squad pays a visit to a resident’s home, it is to offer a helping hand. This month, the volunteer first-aiders are going door to door reaching out for assistance from those they serve. “The community has been very, very good…

  • Helmetta funds police dept. efficiency study

    Officials tell packed room they do not intend to dissolve police force BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer “We will have nothing to do with getting ridof our policedepartment. It doesn’t serve our best interests.” – Peter Karczewski Borough Councilman HELMETTA – Borough officials told a room full of concerned citizens last…

  • Police warn motorists of increased seat-belt patrols

    Police in East Brunswick, Monroe and South River are among the local departments participating in the nationwide “Click It or Ticket” campaign, which runs through June 3. The program, which began Monday, involves increased enforcement and education of the state’s seat-belt law. Participating police departments are conducting a “zero tolerance safety belt enforcement campaign,” and…