Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Borough road, drainage plans funded by state

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer HELMETTA –– State grants are helping the borough fund several projects designed to improve its drainage system and roadways. Mayor Nancy Martin said the improvements and repairs, made necessary after the July 17 storm that caused severe flooding and damaged roads, homes and drainage systems, have…

  • Schools will implement random tests for drugs

    Law targets athletes and others involved in extracurricular activities BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Students in grades nine through 12 who participate in athletics and other extracurricular activities, or who park their cars at school, may soon be subject to random drug testing in New Jersey schools. According to S-500, a…

  • Sole Republican running against two Democrats

    Jamesburg candidates discuss issues facing boro as election nears BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JAMESBURG –– Though Adam Bushman is the sole Republican candidate for Borough Council this year, there is plenty he is looking to get done. Bushman, a borough resident of 16 years, finished two consecutive terms on the…

  • Route 33 studies look at traffic, taxes, pupils

    Monroe wants to know what to expect with or without ballpark BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer Monroe officials hope to soon find out exactly what impact a proposed ballpark complex would have on the township. The Township Council has voted to spend $75,000 on three studies focusing on the Route 33 corridor, where officials may…

  • Space restrictions on liquor licenses loosened

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A change in the liquor license ordinance will remove setback restrictions on businesses selling alcohol in the township. At its meeting Monday night, the Township Council adopted an ordinance that expands the allowable space between businesses with liquor licenses. In the past, a…

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT staff Rob Boulogne, of Jamesburg, makes sure his scarecrow is tied properly to a post on East Railroad Avenue, where the Jamesburg Chamber of Commerce has sponsored a crow-frightening display.

  • Marathon runner, 53, has come a long way

    Old Bridge woman seeks pledges to support Team for Kids BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Old Bridge resident Nancy Shanley, 53, runs on the Sandburg Middle School track to prepare for the 2005 New York Marathon. OLD BRIDGE — It’s tough to get Nancy Shanley to stand still.…

  • Town gives board land for elementary school

    Applegarth Rd. parcel turned over at no cost to Board of Education BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer School officials in Monroe can cross one more thing off their to-do list. The Board of Education has officially acquired a piece of land for a proposed new elementary school on Applegarth Road. The land, a 30-acre parcel…

  • The art of concentration

    PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, Drepung Loseling Monk Dawa Sonam pour grains of salt from a metal funnel during the creation of a mandala sand painting last week at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick. The monks worked on the painting over four days before ceremoniously depositing a portion of the…