• On the hunt

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Emily Debelis, 8, of South River, gets ready to gather eggs during the annual Spring Egg Hunt sponsored by South River Parks & Recreation Saturday at Varga Park in South River.

  • Fundraisers

    April 10 • Good Friday Fish Fry, sponsored by the Pastor’s Aid Ministry at Union Baptist Church of South River, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the church, 76 Washington St. Cost for a fish sandwich is $5; sides of homemade salads and cakes, $2 each. To order, call 732- 254-0066 or 732-651-2770. • Fish-Fry Dinner, sponsored…

  • Fire confined to new store at Brunswick Square Mall

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A fire broke out early Tuesday morning at a new store at the Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18. A security officer, who was the only person in the mall at the time, called 911 at 5:45 a.m. after he went to investigate an audible alarm and found smoke in a hallway near…

  • E.B. Township asks residents with special needs to register

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township has a new program designed to warn first responders about any special needs of the people they are helping. Mayor David Stahl told the Sentinel the township is being proactive by asking residents with special needs to provide information to be kept on file with…

  • State aid helps Jamesburg keep increase to 3.3 cents

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer JAMESBURG — School taxes would rise 3.3 cents, partly due to debt service, under a 2009-10 budget proposed by the Board of Education. School Business Administrator Thomas Reynolds said state aid increased by about $184,000, helping the district avoid a higher tax increase. Reynolds said the 3.3 cents per $100…

  • Three seek four seats on Jamesburg board

    Two incumbents, one newcomer seek full terms BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Only three candidates will be on the ballot April 21 for four open seats on the Board of Education. Residents will have the option of electing Robert Czarneski, Darren Larsen and Ted Somers to three available three-year terms on the board,…

  • Milltown officials mull acquisition of building

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLTOWN — A fierce storm two years ago made officials realize how vulnerable the borough’s electrical substation and public works garage are to flooding. Now, the Borough Council is considering the purchase of a commercial/industrial site that sits on a hill for the possible relocation of some important infrastructure from…

  • Corzine: Dire times call for tough choices

    Governor defends budget as maintaining priorities BY JENNIFER AND BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer In the weeks since delivering his $29.8 billion budget proposal, Gov. Jon Corzine has faced criticism for what one New Jersey radio station has described as “the death of the middle class.” Gov. Jon Corzine Much of the backlash stems from the…

  • E.B. middle school teacher charged in sexual assault

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A middle school teacher was arrested last week on charges that he allegedly sexually assaulted a student. Yinfu Sun, 56, a teacher at the township’s Hammarskjold Middle School, was arrested the evening of March 31 at his home in Highland Park, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. He was charged with…

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