Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Law would target teens drinking at residences

    Police may soon be able to charge underage drinkers at house parties BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Township officials will consider enacting an ordinance designed to clamp down on underage drinking on private property. Under current laws, it is difficult for police to charge underage drinkers at a…

  • Bargain Books Sale

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Above, Chani Gross, of East Brunswick, looks through the huge assortment of books on sale at the 33rd annual Bargain Books Sale sponsored by the East Brunswick Friends of the Library at Brunswick Square Mall. The sale continues through Sunday in the J.C. Penney court. Below, shoppers rummage through the…

  • Parking deck project pending DEP permits

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The proposed commuter parking deck at the Golden Triangle will soon become a reality, according to a representative of the developer in charge of its construction. Robert Fuller, vice president of Pennsylvania-based Toll Brothers, said construction will begin on the parking garage once…

  • Five vehicles burglarized at Tower Center deck

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Five vehicles were reported burglarized at the parking deck at the Tower Center Monday. The break-ins occurred between 5:25 a.m. and 8:54 p.m. at various levels of the Neilson Plaza commuter deck, located in the Tower Center off Route 18. Entry to all five vehicles was gained by breaking the driver’s-side door…

  • Mayor proposes array of upgrades in budget

    Road and park work, new vehicles included in ’07 capital plan BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Bill Neary EAST BRUNSWICK – An upgraded 911 system, a bike path at Heavenly Farms, and replacement vehicles for parks and public works employees are among the items proposed in a nearly $3.3 million capital…

  • Handlin: Make corrupt pay legal fees

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Amy Handlin MIDDLETOWN – Assembly-woman Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth/Middlesex) plans to propose a bill that would require public officials convicted of crimes, not taxpayers, to be responsible for paying the legal fees associated with their defense. This comes in light of recent reports that the Office of…

  • Fundraisers

    March 15 + Evening at T.G.I. Friday’s, sponsored by the Sayreville War Memorial High School Bombers Bowling Team, 5-9 p.m., at Friday’s, Route 9 north, Old Bridge. Diners should tell their server they are there to support the bowling team. Call Debbie at (732) 257-7730 or Nancy at (732) 525-2498. March 15-26 + Easter Babka,…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Dolores Hode shows a jacket and shirt during Monday’s fashion show at the South River Senior Center. The benefit for the Senior Citizen Trust Account was organized by the local Red Hat Society, the Rambling Rosettes.

  • Sound skills have area native up for an Emmy

    BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent Jennifer Emens JAMESBURG – If Jennifer Emens is doing her job, you won’t notice her work. A sound engineer and designer, Emens creates audio background for TV commercials such as Yoplait yogurt, Right Guard deodorant and Gillette Mach 3 razors. She is also now working on…