Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Police: Father, son struggle involved pocket knife, ax

    MONROE — A 23-year-old township man was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after an alleged altercation with his father Sunday. Police said Yan Wang and his father, Weimin Wang, 53, had an argument Sunday morning at their Nicholas Avenue home. During the argument, Yan reportedly picked up a pocketknife, which led Weimin…

  • Residents: Town ignores calls to address truck biz

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents of the McGuire Street area criticized township officials Monday night for failing to address concerns about a trucking business on their street. Residents said the trucking use is not permitted on the street under township zoning laws. They said it wakes them…

  • Area student awarded for volunteer service

    Community service has long been the focus for Monroe native BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Ian Craig MONROE –– If you’ve got an idea for volunteer work, Ian Craig is all ears. Craig, a sophomore at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, was recently recognized for his efforts as the coordinator of…

  • House at low point no stranger to floods

    Resident: Flooding has damaged Baker Drive home 5 times in 5 years BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer HELMETTA — While the borough was hit with its second flood of the year, Janet and Joe MacConnell saw the ground floor of their home flooded for the fifth time since they moved in.…

  • County awaits word from feds on flood aid

    BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer RYAN D. FENSTERMAKER A groundhog sits on a roadside guardrail on Adirondack Avenue in Spotswood during the July 17 flood. Firefighters from East Brunswick District 3 and New Brunswick responded to that area with engines and boats to assist residents. The groundhog survived the flood. The…

  • Most back in business in Jamesburg district

    Flood repercussions could still present major setback to local economy BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Collin Horsch throws another box of garbage onto a heaping pile of debris that lined West Railroad Avenue in Jamesburg Friday. Collin, Derek Melnyk (c) and James Pellino were cleaning the DiBrizzis’ storage…

  • Monroe board seeking new elementary school

    Officials say school is needed in addition to new high school BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer With plans still in the works to build a new high school, the Monroe Township Board of Education will ask residents to approve a new elementary school this December. Officials, noting that the district will…

  • Sights, bites and delights on way with county fair

    Festivities kick off Monday at fairgrounds in East Brunswick BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Above, the merry-go-round, pictured at last year’s Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick, has been an annual hit since the fair’s earliest years. Below, Sue Wee Pig Racing, another fair staple, will be featured daily. Now in…

  • Couple finds rewards volunteering at fair

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — What keeps someone volunteering for over 30 years? After all, there’s no money and usually very little in the way of recognition. For Stephanie and Ed Bartz, of Roosevelt Street, who will be honored as Volunteers of the Year at the annual Middlesex…