• E.B. no longer ideal community, thanks to officials

    I have lived in East Brunswick for 30 years and have seen a decline in the township over the past few years. I am appalled at some of the things that are going on in our town. Mayor David Stahl seems to be money-driven. He doesn’t appear to have any concern about our citizens, neighborhoods…

  • Charge finance office for cost of revised tax bills

    I n your story titled “State Orders Tax Bill Do-Over for Monroe” (Sentinel, Sept. 27), you reported, “This year’s $51.8 million municipal budget brought an increase of $393 on the average home, assessed at $165,900.” When Monroe’s finance office saw the huge amount of this increase, did it occur to anyone there to review the…

  • Unfair state-aid cuts put tax burden on residents

    Taxpayers believe that there is a double standard in the distribution of state aid. In reality, there is a triple standard, and Monroe Township is never considered and would be third after all other towns. When will the taxpaying residents in Monroe wake up and realize a major part of our local property-tax increases in…

  • Scout collecting hats, gloves, socks

    Independent Girl Scout Mia Gahrmann of Spotswood is collecting hats, gloves and socks for Native Americans through Nov. 9 at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. Winter arrives early in the Southwest. Temperatures are often below zero, and many elders live in remote isolated areas in the national reservations. Native Americans are among the…

  • Jamesburg councilman wary of allowing enclosed bus stops

    Official warns that similar structures in the past have resulted in crime, loitering BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Councilman Otto Kostbar urged his fellow council members to resist county pursuits of enclosed bus stops with benches in the borough, citing concerns about crime and loitering. Kostbar made his statements during his police committee…

  • Reopening or relocating skate park still priority for E. Bruns.

    Officials consider plan to review condition of all twp. parks BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council is considering a plan that would look at the condition of all of its parks, not just the currently closed skate park. Township Administrator James White recently gave council members a comprehensive overview of short-…

  • Online courses pursued by undergrads, grad students

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Think back to your college years. Heavy textbooks, in-depth lectures and grueling nights in the library might come to mind. Current scholars must overcome the same challenges. But for a growing number of students, the road to a college degree includes a drive through a promising, new frontier — the…

  • Casino Night to aid Dincuff scholarships

    The Christopher Dincuff Memorial Scholarship Fund will hold a Casino Night 7-11 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Belarussian Center, 284 Whitehead Ave., South River. Dincuff was a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the World Trade Center, New York City. Since then, scholarships and awards have been granted in Chris’ memory to students…

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