Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Fire destroys boro home

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – An early morning fire March 18 destroyed a borough home and resulted in the death of a house pet. Emergency workers arrived at the scene of the fire on Third Street at 4:21 a.m., according to police reports. Heavy smoke and flames were coming…

  • Crafty

    CHRIS KELLY staff Ernestine Ilcken, of East Brunswick, displays her craft at the Lap Tapestry Club booth during the recent Community Day at Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18.

  • IRS cautions taxpayers on identity theft scams

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer The Internal Revenue Service has issued several warnings for taxpayers to watch out for scams and cons that become more common as the filing deadline draws near, including two new scams that have begun making themselves prevalent this year. Scams tend to take on many forms,…

  • Monroe in mourning

    Victims of tour bus accident recalled as friendly, vibrant BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Monroe resident Sid Godis (above) looks at a photograph on the wall of the Jewish Congregation of Concordia that includes several of the victims from last week’s bus crash embarking on a prior vacation. At right, Morton…

  • PCB probe is a ‘charged issue,’ state official says

    Crowd not happy with DEP’s explanations at special meeting last week BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer And then there were eleven.Officials have revealed several more sites have been determined to contain fill with small levels of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) including the construction site of a planned Fairfield Inn on New Durham…

  • Four races will comprise first Brunswick Cup

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Let the county be your treadmill.The Brunswick Cup, a series of four 5K races, will celebrate its first year with runs scheduled in North, South, East and New Brunswick through October. Bob Tona, a resident of South Brunswick, began a race in his hometown last year…

  • Memorial fund, service set up to honor victims

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE – In response to the tragic accident that took the lives of 10 residents of The Ponds, two local Jewish centers have launched a help center and a memorial fund. “People have been reaching out to us that they want to do a mitzvah [good…

  • Scientists put PCB risks in perspective

    Expert says PCBs are ‘everywhere,’ even in food BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Are you at risk?With 11 sites now confirmed to have received concrete from the former Ford Motor Co. plant tainted with low levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, many residents are worried about whether they and their families’ health might…

  • No injuries in fire at Whittingham

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Only a small portion of the roof on an end-unit home in Monroe’s Whittingham community remained Saturday after the dwelling was destroyed in a fire the night before. At right, a Monroe firefighter walks homeowners through the remains of the house to recover belongings. MONROE –…