Category: Sentinel-EBS News
-

A place for wildlife to live in harmony
Monroe farm is one permit shy of becoming an animal rehab clinic BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Renee Hobbs points to her pig pen as a rooster takes a walk along a rail fence on the small Federal Road farm slated to become the Harmony Wildlife Clinic. Those…
-

Ghosts or not, cast set to conjure spooky fun
‘Haunted Lakeview’ shows will be presented Saturday and Sunday BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Jessica Messina portrays Hannibal the Cannibal during a rehearsal for “Haunted Lakeview” at the historic Buckelew mansion in Jamesburg. Shows will be presented Saturday and Sunday. For those who dare to enter Lakeview this…
-

$1.7M contract tabled due to absence of plan
E.B. council votes 3-2 to put off action on community arts center EAST BRUNSWICK – A concrete infrastructure must have concrete plans. That was the message of the Township Council majority Monday night as it tabled a $1.7 million contract to fund site work for a community arts center proposed at Heavenly Farms. Councilwoman Christi…
-

Police car used to halt runaway car on Ryders
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer A Milltown police officer is credited with preventing injuries or worse when he managed to stop an out-of-control, driverless vehicle from careening into oncoming traffic on Ryders Lane in East Brunswick. Milltown officer Eric Geipel positioned his patrol car in front of the vehicle to stop…
-

Familiar faces on ballot for Boro Council seats
Bosworth, Collins, Farkas, Walters seek two seats in Milltown BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MILLTOWN – A veteran councilman, a former councilman, a recently appointed councilman, and someone who came just shy of becoming a councilman make up the field in this year’s Borough Council race. The four are vying for…
-

Teen fronts Russian orchestra on debut CD
EBHS sophomore will perform Saturday at Lincoln Center BY MARY ANN ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANN ROSSCorrespondent Anita Chen EAST BRUNSWICK – Most teenagers have a favorite CD. Fifteen-year-old Anita Chen has made her own. And it was not created on her home computer or even produced in a local studio. Anita traveled all the…
-

Parties disagree over full-time mayor issue
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – It’s not a new issue and it’s not unique to the township, but the question of whether the mayor’s job should be full time continues to be discussed in political circles. The issue came up again during the Oct. 4 forum for Township…
-

Clinic site is eligible for historic registers
Bank tells board N. Main St. building cannot be salvaged BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MILLTOWN – The Forney Clinic has been deemed eligible for the state and national registers of historic places, but it is unclear whether that will have an effect on a bank’s plan to tear it down.…
-

Fire safety
Above: South River Fire Department Captain Matthew Magaw shows third-grade students (l-r) Gavin Kendall, Arianna Guiste and Tiago Fresco an infrared camera at a fire-safety presentation at South River Elementary School Oct. 11. At right: Teacher Kim Lynch walks around her fourth-grade students dressed in full firefighter gear during the presentation. PHOTOSBYMIGUEL JUAREZ staff
