• Supermarket thanked for generosity to league

    Recently, a new neighbor moved into East Brunswick. Stop & Shop took over the building once occupied byA&P, off Route 18, and has immediately made a most welcome difference in our community. The East Brunswick Buddy Ball baseball league, founded in 1990, received a most welcome surprise from Stop & Shop. From the beginning of…

  • Cut township operating costs, don’t raise taxes

    After reading recent articles that focused on property taxes in towns covered by the Sentinel, it is obvious that Monroe Township residents face a far larger tax increase (nearly a $400 tax hike for the average home) when compared to neighboring towns. I find it hard to believe that our elected officials have taken the…

  • Library offering notary services

    The Jamesburg Public Library, 229 GatzmerAve., now has the services of a notary public on the premises to aid patrons and the public. A small fee will be charged for the service. Interested individuals should call 732- 521-0440 in advance to ensure that the notary will be available.

  • Stars and pipes

    Bagpipers from the Old Bridge Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh march in the Milltown Fourth of July parade on July 4. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Czarneski fills vacancy on Jamesburg school board

    Two open seats to be decided by write-ins in November BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Laura Czarneski has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Jamesburg School District Board of Education . Czarneski, who is the sister of the board’s vice president, Robert Czarneski, was unanimously supported by the board and is…

  • E.B. native scores big with musical comedy

    College student finds that filmmaking combines interests, passions in meaningful way BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer East Brunswick native Zack Morrison and fellow film student Kelsey Flanigan shoot a scene during a class at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Morrison co-wrote and directed “Don’t Make Me Sing,” a student film that won Best Comedy during…

  • CODA

    Spooky old snuff mill may soon ring with kids’ laughter GREG BEAN After more than a decade of wrangling and angst, it looks like the old and decrepit Helme Snuff Mill in Helmetta will finally be redeveloped with 200 non-agerestricted housing units. You have to wonder how they’re going to market it, since “snuff mill”…

  • Photo

    Firefighters responded to a blaze at an automotive repair shop on Spotswood-Englishtown Road, Monroe Township, on July 5. The fire, which also involved a Chevrolet Express 2500 van parked next to the garage, was contained to a corner of the building. STEVEN BARON

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