• Milltown Dems plan candidates breakfast

    The Milltown Democratic Organization will sponsor its Meet the Candidates Pancake Breakfast 7:30-noon Nov. 2 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace. Guests at the event will have the opportunity to meet Democratic Borough Council candidates Randy Farkas and Joe Pietanza, who will serve the complimentary all-youcan eat meal. Discussion will focus on town-related…

  • Haunted walk has its most successful year

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Strange “ghosts” appear at a séance held by Kaylisse Modest, Melanie Mella, Grace Vignvolo and Olivia Vroom, left to right, at the Milltown Haunted River Walk on Oct. 24. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Another successful year is on the books — or out of the woods — for the 11th annual Haunted…

  • Enrollment underway for preschool program

    The South River High School (SRHS) Parenting Class is taking applications for its Preschool Program set to begin Nov. 14. To be eligible for enrollment, the child must have turned 4 years old prior to Oct. 1, 2014, and be a resident of South River. Applications are available in the main office at the high…

  • Preschool celebrates new playground

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Pixie Preschool recently cut the ribbon on a new playground, the first of many improvements coming to the 44-year-old school. Preschool Director Gail Parizman said the state’s safety standards for playgrounds changed about seven years ago, and the older structures no longer made the grade. “Fortunately, they let…

  • East Brunswick hosts Veterans Day event

    East Brunswick will hold its Veterans Day observance 6 p.m. Nov. 11 outdoors in Veterans Park, at the municipal complex, 1 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive. In the event of inclement weather, the program will move indoors to the East Brunswick Senior Center. The event is designed to thank and honor the men and women…

  • Men’s Club will host trip to Atlantic City casino

    The Men’s Club of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in South River will host a trip to Caesars Atlantic City on Nov. 10. The cost is $30 per person, with $25 returned in slot play. The bus will leave at 9 a.m. from the church parking lot on Whitehead Avenue. To reserve a seat, call…

  • Ladies Auxiliary to serve pancake breakfast

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Applegarth Volunteer Engine Co. No. 1 will hold a pancake breakfast Nov. 9 at the firehouse, 130 Applegarth Road, Monroe. Seatings will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m., 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $10 for adults or $5 for children 12 and under.

  • ‘News’ print

    PHOTO COURTESY OF GRZEGORZ WYSOCZANSKI Justine Torres, left, models a Sentinel newspaper dress designed by students Vania Sengar and Kaushiki Sengar for a fashion show at Chittick Elementary School in East Brunswick on Oct. 17. Samantha Tarnofsky made her own candy dress.

  • New website focuses on school start times

    In the Sept. 18 issue of the Sentinel, I was one of the people interviewed for the article titled “Later School Start Time Sought for Teens.” I mentioned how my group, EB Parents for Healthy School Start Times, has a Facebook page to obtain more information. Since the article’s publication, I have launched a website…

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