Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Playground at Chittick a true community effort

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Parents Adam Trachtenbe (l) and Eric Kaufman help out at the Chittick Elementary School, East Brunswick, where the PTA is building the first phase of a playground after years of fund raising. EAST BRUNSWICK — If students have any qualms about the new…

  • Board seeks replacement for Danatos

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Michael Danatos, who won re-election to the Board of Education in April, has resigned his seat. The school board is advertising for candidates to fill the vacancy left by Danatos, who has served on the board for more than three years. Danatos could…

  • Medical Examiner’s Office ready for use

    County facility now self-contained unit BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer PHOTOSBYSCOTT PILLING staff Above, the main autopsy room of the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Facility in North Brunswick is equipped with three beds, with the ability to expand to four. At left, North Brunswick Township Council President Carlo Socio speaks at…

  • Freedom marches on

    PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, Michael Michalski, of the U.S. Marine Corps, watches the Milltown Independence Day parade Saturday with Zakery Dziki on Main Street, while at left, patriotic twins Mathew and Gracyn Lawrence, 2, Milltown, watch the festivities.

  • Spirit in the sky

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Scenes like these were plentiful in the South River sky Friday night during a Fourth of July celebration held at South River High School. Red, white and blue were the colors of the day as residents got into the Fourth of July spirit at the high school’s Denny Stadium.

  • In the Service

    Navy Hospitalman Jason A. Brasno, son of Christine Brasno and Andrew T. Brasno of South River, recently graduated from the Basic Hospital Corps School at Naval Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, Ill. During the 14-week course, he learned a wide range of medical procedures used to provide first aid and assist Navy doctors and nurses.…

  • Local officials rally against Forrester plan

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township would be negatively affected under a state budget proposed by Republican gubernatorial hopeful Doug Forrester, local Democrats said this week. At a press conference held Tuesday outside the East Brunswick police station, state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-18) and Mayor William Neary…

  • Road projects combined as cost saving measure

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Spotswood SPOTSWOOD — The borough is packaging two of its road projects in hopes the resulting bids will come in a little cheaper. At its Monday night meeting, the Borough Council passed a resolution which combined the grant money for the two projects, thus paving the…

  • Recycling center applicant to try again

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A recycling center that was at the heart of political firestorm last time is back before the Zoning Board of Adjustment for approval. Triple M Sanitation has an application before the board, and it is scheduled to be heard at the July 7 meeting at 8 p.m. in the council chambers. The…