Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Longtime firefighter thanked for service

    BY KRISTIN BOYD Staff Writer BY KRISTIN BOYDStaff Writer MILLTOWN – A member of Alfred W. Bailey’s family has served in the borough fire department since 1890, and the longtime fireman was never one to break tradition. Bailey started as a rookie in March 1966, and his career has spanned four decades. Throughout those years,…

  • Man, 52, drowns while swimming in So. River

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – An Old Bridge man drowned Monday while swimming in the South River, the second such fatality this summer in that waterway. James Mallon, 52, had been visiting friends at their River Road home when he went for a swim around 2 p.m. A…

  • New biz, same complaints for McGuire St. neighbors

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – They may have thought the truck noise was just a flashback to days gone by. But residents of the McGuire Street area, off Route 18, soon learned that another company has moved into the space vacated by Nieroda Transport, whose trucks had disturbed their peace and quiet…

  • Moth Night, one more time

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Those who missed the first Moth Night have one more chance this year to learn about those and other insects in the township’s Butterfly Park. But they’ll have to act fast. Moth Night No. 2 takes place tonight. The township’s Environmental Commission scheduled the event, which takes place from 9 to 11…

  • ‘Polar Bear’ knows the water at Milltown pool

    Want to know if it’s too cold to swim? Just ask DiBella BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDIStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff James DiBella, 89, goes for a swim last week at Milltown’s public pool, where he’s been a regular since it was actually a “mud hole.” MILLTOWN – It’s hard to miss…

  • Sports clubs consider turf fields a big score

    First games on new multiuse fields set for this weekend BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The term “build them and they will come” may never have been more true. Weather permitting, some 160 soccer teams from various states will be the first to use the new synthetic fields…

  • Pet Parade

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Morgan Cann (l) and Katie George, both 5, stand at the front of the pet parade held Aug. 24 outside the Milltown Public Library. The pet show and parade was the grand finale of the library’s summer season.

  • Two officers join ranks at E.B. Police Department

    EAST BRUNSWICK – The township’s police force filled two vacancies Monday when a pair of former Rutgers Police Department officers were sworn in at town hall. Director of Public Safety Barry W. Roberson announced the addition of Richard McGilvery and Felix De La Cruz. With the two on board, the department has a total of…

  • Buckelew Day set for Sept. 9 in Jamesburg

    The Jamesburg Historical Association will sponsor a celebration of James Buckelew’s 205th birthday at the association’s annual Buckelew Day Festival set for noon to 5 p.m. on Sept. 9 on the grounds of Buckelew Park, Route 522, across from Dunkin’ Donuts. Parking will be available in lots on Buckelew, East Railroad and West Railroad avenues,…