Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Dispute leads to shots fired, arrest of man, 21

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man was arrested last week after a long-standing dispute led him to allegedly fire multiple gunshots at two local men outside the home of one of the men. Nobody was injured in the shooting, which police said was carried out by Fady Gohbrial, 21, at 1:14 p.m. last Thursday on…

  • Police seek answers in beating, armed robbery

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A 23-year-old South River man who thought he was getting together with an old friend wound up beaten and robbed in a township parking lot Sunday. Police said the victim made plans to be picked up at his home by a friend he hadn’t spoken with in some time, but shortly after…

  • Some worry about future financing of parking tab

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Commuters concerned about future costs and the financing of the new parking deck made their thoughts known at last week’s Township Council meeting. The main issue for commuters was a change in the parking utility’s revenue stream. When the township owned the area…

  • Parking deck work to be paid off by 2015

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The fund balance for the township’s parking utility is in its best shape since 1998, but questions about its future finances remain. The estimated 2005 fund balance is just over $1.3 million, much greater than the 2002 balance of roughly $643,000. In 2003,…

  • Mayor reflects on ’05, discusses year ahead

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Mayor Robert Szegeti called for members of the governing body to “collectively join together in a bipartisan spirit to improve South River” during his recent State of the Borough address. Szegeti, a Democrat, welcomed Republican Councilman Raymond Eppinger to his first term during…

  • County ethics complaint appealed to state agency

    County Ethics Board dismissed complaint from GOP candidates BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer The dismissal of an ethics complaint alleging pay-to-play infractions on the part of three Middlesex County officials is being appealed to the state Local Finance Board. Three Republicans who unsuccessfully sought county office in 2005 filed the complaint…

  • Kabaret complaints to be heard next week

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — After months of complaints about the Kabaret, residents still wish things would quiet down at the restaurant. Literally. The Summerhill Road establishment, whose operation has been likened to that of a nightclub, received more public attention at a recent Borough Council meeting, when residents…

  • Dog park open; theater facility on way at park

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer PHOTOSBYJEFF GRANIT staff Rain kept users away from East Brunswick’s new dog park one recent morning, but the park has been a hit since its opening at Heavenly Farms. EAST BRUNSWICK –– Things are happening fast at Heavenly Farms, where the dog park had a successful…

  • Woman, 47, dies in fire; cause ruled accidental

    BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF MONROE TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT Flames engulf a house on Englishtown Road in Monroe around 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3. MONROE — Authorities are continuing to investigate a fire that took the life of a 47-year-old township woman last week. The fire took place in…