Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Federal funds a big help for a small fire dept.

    Helmetta squad has received nearly $400K in past four years HELMETTA – The borough’s fire department will receive $92,750, mostly in federal funding, for a host of new equipment including breathing apparatus, turnout gear and portable radios. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will cover 95 percent of the grant, with the borough responsible for…

  • Cops: Throngs of youths drinking at house party

    Officers arrest two after coming upon scene while on routine patrol EAST BRUNSWICK – Police broke up a large party attended by dozens of juveniles Saturday night and arrested two teenagers on charges of serving alcohol to minors. Officers came upon the party while on routine patrol in the area of Marshall Road at 10:20…

  • Rec. advocates unite; take mission to the Web

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER – A group of residents has set out to improve parks and recreation in the borough. The Friends of South River Parks was founded last September with the mission of supporting and enhancing the town’s recreational offerings. The group will augment the efforts of…

  • Business radio show finds a hungry audience

    BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent SCOTT PILLING staff Milton Paris interviews Ray Fiorello of Cranberry’s Gourmet Shoppe in Monroe during a taping of Paris’ “Getting Ahead in Business” radio show. MONROE – Milton Paris is taking his show on the road. Literally. Paris is the creator and host of the half-hour…

  • Photo

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN John Bognar and son John Jr., 7, look at a model lighthouse display at the recent opening of “Shipwrecks and Lighthouses Along the New Jersey Coastline” at the East Brunswick Historical Society museum on Milltown Road. See story, page 8.

  • Rosary Society offers trip to Las Vegas

    St. Stanislaus Kostka Rosary Altar Society will sponsor an Oct. 14-18 trip to Las Vegas. Cost is $599 per person (plus $46 in taxes and fees), based on double occupancy, and includes round-trip air transportation from Newark Liberty Airport, four nights at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino, bellman services, round-trip transfers and all taxes.…

  • Easing traffic tie-ups at issue in Spotswood

    Boro officials hold out for better option from county BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Though Middlesex County has presented options for improving traffic flow in downtown Spotswood, local officials are hoping for a better plan. Borough officials are seeking a remedy for the gridlock that occurs on and around Main Street…

  • Tax relief possible via self-insurance

    State bill would allow the town to self-insure school employees BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A proposed state law has the potential of saving taxpayers millions of dollars, according to one township official. Known as S46, the bill would allow the township and Board of Education to join…

  • Much-needed ballfields on the way to Monroe

    Baseball leagues could have new fields by spring 2008 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Play ball! Children in Monroe Township leagues can expect to hear those two beloved words more often, now that new ballfields are proposed at James Monroe Park. The $1.2 million project is expected to be voted on…