Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Local Muslims take offense to cartoons

    Hope to see an end to violent reactions throughout the world BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Local Islamic leaders have made no secret of their contempt for the anti-Muslim political cartoons first published in the Danish press. However, they have also condemned the violent reactions from the Muslim community as against…

  • Audit gives E. Bruns. positive report for ’04

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — An audit of the township for 2004 showed some blemishes, but no serious flaws. This was the first time the accounting firm of Hodulik & Morrison, Highland Park, performed the annual municipal audit for East Brunswick. The firm gave the township a good…

  • Township steps up preservation effort

    Monroe officials pursuing lands on monthly basis BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Joe Montanti A conservation area, a greenway and walking trails are among Monroe’s open-space preservation goals for 2006. Officials began working more than a year ago on a priority list of properties to be acquired for open space. The…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Members of the New Jersey Ghost Organization look for paranormal activity Sunday at the Chestnut Hill Cemetery on Old Bridge Turnpike in East Brunswick. For a story on the group, see page 8.

  • Road project is nearly done but over budget

    Township officials say work will relieve traffic around Rt. 18 BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Road improvements in the area of Route 18 and Tices Lane in East Brunswick are about 60 percent complete, but the project has run over budget. Mayor William Neary said the wide-ranging roadwork is designed more…

  • Health-care center owners indicted on fraud charges

    Men took kickbacks from pharmacist for referring clients, prosecutors say BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer The owners of two area health-care facilities were indicted last week on charges of violating the Medicaid fraud kickback statute. Edward Sigle, 80, of Monroe, and Edward Acquaye, 55, of New Brunswick, are accused of accepting…

  • Deer breaks into local shop through window

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN — A North Main Street shop incurred over $1,000 in damages after a deer jumped through a glass window and smashed cabinets and displays Sunday afternoon. Hanna’s Florist was closed at the time, but police were called by several witnesses around 12:15 p.m. that the…

  • The history of chocolate

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above, Susan Luczu of the Historic Village of Old Bridge Community Group passes out samples during Sunday’s third annual Allure of Chocolate event at the East Brunswick Museum. The event focused on the history of chocolate and offered taste-testing and demonstrations. Below, attendees sample the chocolate with the help of a…

  • Service, scholarship set up in honor of teen

    Ashley Streeter touched many lives with vivacious spirit BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Ashley Streeter MONROE — To understand the number of lives touched by Ashley Streeter during her life, area residents need look no further than the location of the upcoming memorial service in her honor. The service will be…