Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • County tried to solicit requests for funding

    Crabiel: Spotswood’s welcome to apply for rec. facility grants DavidB. Crabiel Middlesex County Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel says the county is not to blame for the absence of grants to Spotswood from the county open space fund. Spotswood officials recently spoke out about the fact that Spotswood has received no funding over the years…

  • Police nab suspect, 19, in burglary of E.B. store

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Township police arrested a South River man after responding to a burglary in progress at a cell phone business Friday. Officers arriving at Fast Link Communications Inc., located at 27-B Prospect St., at 12:53 a.m. found a broken window and were able to gain entry to the building to conduct a search.…

  • Driver issued summonses after roll-over

    EAST BRUNSWICK – A one-car accident Tuesday on Route 18 southbound resulted in fire department personnel having to use extrication tools to free the driver from the wrecked vehicle. A police investigation determined that 19-year-old Justin Jackson, of Hamilton, was driving at a high rate of speed in the left lane of Route 18 at…

  • Boro taps water surplus to fund library project

    Expansion work expected to begin later this year BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER – A proposed $5.5 million library expansion will get under way this year with funding help courtesy of the borough’s water budget surplus. Whether the long-anticipated project would receive full funding this year was a question…

  • Fundraisers

    March 29-April 5 + Book Sale, sponsored by the Spotswood Public Library, during regular library hours, at the library, 548 Main St. Hardcover books, paperbacks, children’s books, audiocassettes, VHS videos. Paperbacks sell for 50 cents each or three for $1, hardcovers for 75 cents and up, VHS videos for $1. “All-You-Can-Carry for $5” on April…

  • NJ expo ctr. hosts state’s first gay wedding expo

    For same-sex couples, expo offered comfortable place to plan ceremony BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – When Jimmy Nieves tied the knot last August, planning the wedding was a piecemeal effort done through magazines and the Internet. But now, with the blessing of the New Jersey Supreme Court and the…

  • County unveils new driving simulator for police

    County hopes to limit police accidents through realistic training BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer TOM CAIAZZA Sgt. Bob Phillips of the Old Bridge Police Department “test drives” the county’s new police pursuit simulator during an unveiling at the county’s training facility in Edison on March 15. EDISON – Practice makes perfect,…

  • Photo

    SCOTT PILLING staff Greta Anderson of the Printmaking Council of New Jersey helps Evan Zelesnick pull his print from the etching press yesterday at Appleby Elementary School in Spotswood. Students in Jennifer Kardos’ art classes worked with various forms of printmaking throughout the day.

  • Section of Spotswood eyed for redevelopment

    SPOTSWOOD – The Asbury Fuel building and the surrounding area is a part of town that borough officials have been considering for redevelopment. The section of Snowhill Street between Adirondack Avenue and Main Street could benefit from new businesses and the removal of some eyesores, and possibly even a new traffic pattern, officials said. Discussion…