Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Town corrects problems at Ryders Lane intersection

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — For months, drivers have illegally gone straight in the right-turn lane at the intersection of Ryders Lane and Milltown Road. That now has to stop — unless the motorist wants a ticket, of course. Until very recently, the township was not enforcing the…

  • Two in near dead heat for one Milltown seat

    Skarzynski re-elected; Cruz, Farkas in close race for second seat BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Mike Skarzynski While one Milltown Borough Council seat has been decided, there is a near dead heat between two candidates for the other spot. Provisional ballots had yet to be counted, but in the latest count…

  • Dems withstand lone challenger in Jamesburg

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Otto Kostbar JAMESBURG — Both incumbent candidates were re-elected to the Borough Council Tuesday in one of the closest races the town has seen in recent years. Though provisional ballots had yet to be counted, Republican Adam Bushman came within 16 votes of incumbent Democrat Carlos…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick’s Casey Caruso gets set to rifle a shot into the net, one of her two goals on the day, during the Bears’ Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament semifinal win over Piscataway in North Brunswick on Saturday. For story, see sports.

  • Central Jersey cinemas to host Jewish film fest

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer The sixth annual Rutgers New Jersey Jewish Film Festival will be held Nov. 10-20 at the Regal Cinema Commerce Center, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. A variety of award-winning films from around the world will be screened and there will be a discussion by film directors…

  • Republicans gain seat on So. River council

    Krenzel, Eppinger prevail over Dems on Tuesday BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Eppinger Though the Democrats will still hold a majority on the South River Borough Council, the Republicans claimed a victory on Tuesday. Two victories, to be exact. Incumbent Councilman John Krenzel and GOP running mate Raymond Eppinger won both…

  • No wigs or costumes, just pure Beatles music

    Fab Faux will play two shows Saturday at State Theatre BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer The Fab Faux, a Beatles tribute band, is slated to play two shows Nov. 12 at the State Theatre, New Brunswick, to raise money for MusiCares, a foundation created to help musicians who have been affected…

  • Dems re-elected despite close Ward 3 race

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Above, Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci congratulates Township Council members Joanne Connolly, Jerry Tamburro and Henry “Hank” Miller at the Democrats’ campaign headquarters, the Forsgate Country Club, Tuesday night. Below, Tamburro gets a congratulatory kiss from former Councilwoman Lee Farber while Mayor Pucci addresses the crowd. MONROE…

  • Operation Pedal Pusher nabs 60 on drug charges

    Arrests include wife, daughter of area football coach Marcus Borden BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Somerset County authorities have charged 60 people in connection with a drug-trafficking ring spanning three counties. Two of those arrested, though on more minor charges, include South River residents Toni and Brittany Borden, the wife and…