• Call for exhibitors at wellness, lifestyle fair

    The Township of East Brunswick is looking for exhibitors to participate in the fourth annual Wellness and Lifestyle Fair scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Oct. 21 at the East Brunswick Senior Center and the East Brunswick Public Library, both Jean Walling Civic Center. Exhibitors may be agencies or businesses associated with wellness, fitness or a lifestyle…

  • pick of the week  Fright Fest

    Six Flags Great Adventure’s Fright Fest presented by Snickers® has family-friendly “thrills by day,” and “fright by night” with more Zombie Zones, Terror Trails, Halloween-themed shows, and screams than ever before. Fright Fest begins Sept. 22 and runs weekends through Oct. 28. Thirty Halloween-themed shows and attractions await guests during Fright Fest. By day, families…

  • Vendors welcome at VFW Flea Market

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 will hold a Flea Market 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 7 outdoors at the VFW post home, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Rain date is Oct. 14. Vendors are sought. Spaces cost $15 each. Proceeds will aid U.S. military personnel overseas and in hospitals. For more…

  • So. River mulls purchase of site adjacent to Office on Aging

    Though 51 Reid St. site could reduce parking woes, price tag doesn’t sit well with some BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — The borough’s property at 55 Reid St., which houses the Office on Aging-Human Services Building, has become a source of debate among borough officials. With the 51 Reid St. property currently up…

  • CODA

    Hate crimes in Manalapan were an attack on all of us GREG BEAN Like many in our readership area, I was appalled and outraged by the vandalism spree in Manalapan last week, when red swastikas and hateful words toward Jews were spray-painted in various locations around the Monmouth Heights residential development on public and private…

  • POW/MIA-Night Dinner on tap at VFW

    East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 Ladies Auxiliary will host a Friday-Night POW/MIA-Night Dinner 6-8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road, behind University Radiology. The meal will feature meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, and salad. Cost is $9 per person for eat-in or takeout meals. For more information,…

  • E.B. council members: Skate park is a priority

    Residents told that upgrades are unlikely to occur this fall BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents continue to call for action regarding the township’s skate park, Dunhams Corner Road, which was closed earlier this year due to safety concerns. Township Business Administrator James White told members of the Township Council and residents…

  • Jewish community coming to grips with acts of vandalism

    On Sept. 6, Manalapan, my town, was hit by vandalism aimed directly at the many Jews who live there. Threatening words and symbols of hatred that we all recognize were spray-painted in red all along several main thoroughfares. Some neighborhood development signs had to be taken down because of the words and messages that infected…

  • Stahl misses the point on Walmart issue

    David Stahl isn’t acting like someone who wants to be reelected this November. He defends Walmart like he has controlling stock in the company. “If you don’t like Walmart, don’t shop there,” he said in a recent Sentinel story. That is not the point. We don’t want Walmart in our neighborhood. If he truly cared…

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