Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Neighbors enjoy one last ‘mischief night’

    MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent EAST BRUNSWICK — When Charlie and Charlene Saso moved to Everett Street 12 years ago, they had no idea that the huge maple tree that graced their front lawn was the center of a neighborhood tradition. For 45 years, parents and children on the small dead-end street have…

  • Spotswood candidates share ideas for council

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Thomas Barlow SPOTSWOOD — They’d be new to the Borough Council, but residents may be familiar with both candidates vying to win one unexpired term next week. Thomas Barlow, an attorney, and Marge Drozd, a health services manager, both have histories of volunteer service in the…

  • Missing man found safe at home in Pa.

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — An 18-year-old man who disappeared from a local park last week, causing a massive police search of the area, was located at his Pennsylvania home. Michael Berger, a township native who in August moved to King of Prussia, Pa., had reportedly threatened to…

  • Helmetta Borough Council

    At stake: Two three-year Borough Council terms Gerald Everest Gerald Everest Republican Everest, 49, of Main Street, has a wife, Barbara, and a son, Gregory, 15. He is the owner and operator of Everest Helmetta Lawn and Garden Center and Scotts Lawn Service, Middlesex County. A resident of Helmetta for 15 years, Everest is a…

  • Jamesburg Borough Council

    At stake: Two three-year terms on the Borough Council Adam R. Bushman Adam R. Bushman Republican Bushman, 42, and his wife, Barbara, have resided in Jamesburg for more than 15 years and have two children, ages 13 and 10. A software quality engineer with Telcordia Technologies, he previously served on the Borough Council from 1996-2001…

  • Milltown Borough Council

    At stake: Two three-year terms on the Borough Council Joseph E. Cruz Joseph E. Cruz Democrat Cruz, 43, has a wife, Mary, and three children, Joseph, 17, Elizabeth, 11, and John, 9. He is employed as an explosives detection K-9 officer with the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office. A borough resident for 35 years, Cruz is…

  • Monroe Township Council

    At stake: Four-year terms representing each of the three wards Henry Miller Henry Miller* Democrat Seeking Ward 1 council seat Miller, 78, has lived in Monroe for 34 years with his wife, Jean, and has two children and four grandchildren. He has been Ward 1 councilman since 1989 and is a former council president. A…

  • South River Borough Council

    At stake: Two three-year Borough Council terms Raymond T. Eppinger Raymond T. Eppinger Republican Eppinger, 43, has a wife, Monica, and children Laura, 19, George, 17, Rachel, 15, and Andrew, 12. He is assistant vice president of reinsurance with Cambridge Solutions, Cranbury, and a life-long borough resident. A graduate of South River High School and…

  • Middlesex County Freeholders

    At stake: Two three-year terms as Middlesex County freeholders At stake: Two three-year terms as Jay Boxwell Jay Boxwell Republican Boxwell, a South Plainfield native who now resides in Edison, is married to the former Sharon Del Vecchio and has two daughters, Brianna and Sophia. He joined the Navy following high school and served as…