• Emancipation Proclamation reading on Jan. 6

    President Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Bob Costello, will read the Emancipation Proclamation during a press conference 2-4 p.m. Jan. 6 at the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church, 175 Gatzmer Ave. The Jamesburg Historical Association is sponsoring the event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the proclamation. Following the press conference, there will be a reception with light…

  • Monroe Planning Board member turns 100

    Morris Glass reflects on longevity, public service BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Mayor Richard Pucci (r) presents Morris Glass, a current Planning Board member and resident of Monroe since 1983, with a key to the township in commemoration of Glass’ 100th birthday and years of service to Monroe. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONROE TOWNSHIP MONROE —…

  • Resident travels 220 miles to help his neighbors

    Former South River resident fundraised for hurricane survivors BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Brandon Lon (l-r), James and John Tomasini and Radha Shah, students at Bright Horizons of East Brunswick, pose in front of teddy bears the school collected for children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The bears, collected by the school…

  • Residents face ongoing issues in So. River due to storm

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Storm-impacted residents, borough officials, Rep. Rush Holt and officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) all came together at a special council meeting on Dec. 10. “I like coming to South River; I prefer to come at happy times,” Holt said, adding he was pleased to be…

  • CODA

    Modest proposals from readers and a few others GREG BEAN My column last week on the need, and inevitability, of passing some necessary gun legislation in the near future drew plenty of reaction, most of it from the usual suspects who berate me every time they think I put in my liberal mouthpiece. Like Larry,…

  • Why can’t graduation ceremony be held at EBHS?

    I n response to the article on the revised school calendar (“Officials Respond to School Calendar Revision Concerns,” Sentinel, Dec. 13), I would like to remind Assistant Superintendent of Schools Evelyn Ogden that the graduation for students at East Brunswick High School (EBHS) was held at our own high school until perhaps the early 1980s.…

  • New learning center to provide active learning environment

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Jamesburg parents Shannu Meladath and Abhilash Ravindranath began using Eye Level learning centers to complement their daughter’s education. Impressed with the services provided, they found themselves franchisees mere months later in neighboring Monroe Township. “We thought this was a program we wanted our child [involved] in,” Meladath said,…

  • For blood banks, winter is no season of giving

    Blood centers’ challenge: Raising awareness of need for blood, ease of donating BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer A single donation of blood, divided into red blood cells, plasma and platelets, can help save up to three lives. JEFF GRANIT staff A s temperatures plummet during the winter months, so do potentially lifesaving blood donations. A…

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