Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Group wants J’burg to achieve its potential

    Revitalization meeting set for 7:30 p.m. May 8 at borough hall BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Jamesburg JAMESBURG – If indeed love is all you need, the Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition is off to a strong start. “People actually come into my shop and they say, ‘I love Jamesburg,’ ” said Teddy…

  • Holt presents $40K grant for police radio systems

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Helmetta HELMETTA – The borough will receive a $40,000 federal grant to upgrade the radio systems in its police patrol cars. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) helped secure the funding from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, which is administered by the federal Department of…

  • Temple Sisterhood plans two-day rummage sale

    The Sisterhood of East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane, will hold a Spring Rummage Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 30 and 9 a.m. to noon on May 1 at the temple. Merchandise will include clothing, household items, small appliances, toys, books and other items. For more information, call the temple…

  • South River sees rare school budget defeat

    Tab proposed tax increase of 28 cents, or $230 on avg. home here BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER – Voters defeated a school budget Tuesday that would bring a 28-cent increase in the school tax rate. The $24.55 million budget for the 2006-07 school year was defeated in a…

  • Man gets DWI with child in car

    MONROE – A man who police said was driving in reverse along Route 33 has been charged with driving drunk with a 1-year-old child in the car. Patrolman John Zupan was on Route 33 at 10:06 p.m. when a passing motorist advised him of an erratic driver. Zupan then located the vehicle and found that…

  • Rabbi will speak at historical panel meeting

    The South River Historical and Preservation Society will meet at 7 p.m. on April 26 at the South River Museum, 64-66 Main St. Guest speaker Rabbi Nathan Langer of Congregation Anshe Emeth of South River will discuss the Jewish history of the borough dating back to 1910. After refreshments, participants will walk or ride to…

  • S.R. temple to sponsor April 30 trip to A.C.

    The Simchas Committee of Congregation Anshe Emeth, 88 Main St., South River, will sponsor an April 30 trip to Caesar’s Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart from the temple at 9:30 a.m. Return is planned for approximately 7 p.m. Cost is $25 per person, with a $17 return in coin and a $5 food/drink…

  • Boro police probing 2 school bomb threats

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer MILLTOWN — A borough school was evacuated twice recently after bomb threats were found in two bathrooms. One message made reference to a neo-Nazi group, according to Chief of Police Raymond Geipel. The Joyce Kilmer School was first evacuated April 5 after a student found a…

  • Suspect leads police on chase

    EAST BRUNSWICK – A township man is accused of twice using his car to ram a police officer’s patrol vehicle as officers chased the man through five towns. The pursuit resulted in the arrest of Nicholas G. Janovsky, 20, at 12:36 a.m. Tuesday on charges of eluding and aggravated assault on a police officer. Patrolman…