May 10, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Teen works with friends, town to plant 300 trees

EAST BRUNSWICK - Why not do something today to combat the world's problems of tomorrow? More...

Harts Lane site again mulled for senior homes

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Township officials are again considering the rezoning of a portion of Harts Lane to allow for senior housing. The zone change would affect 41 acres of land near Tices Lane, where developer M. Alfieri Co. More...

Bus crash causes minor injuries to 22 students

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

MONROE - A collision between two township school buses Monday morning resulted in the injury of 22 students and one of the drivers. More...

E.B. police seek suspects

East Brunswick police are looking for the suspects pictured in this surveillance video in connection with a distraction theft that occurred Feb. 10 at Kay Jewelers in the Brunswick Square Mall. More...

Letters

Zoning change would be bad for Harts Lane

East Brunswick is considering changing the zoning on Harts Lane. No one will notice until it's too late. More...

Officials should give credit where credit is due

The announcement by Mayor William Neary of East Brunswick that the Tamarack Hollow tract in the rural preservation zone of East Brunswick is going to be saved as open space is good news. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Olga Kalinin Mrs. Kalinin, 89, of South River, died May 3, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her first husband, Ignatius Czerec, died in 1951, and a daughter, Nina Marya Kalinin, died in 2002. More...

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Schools

Simmens, Luxenberg chosen to lead board

EBHS senior, 18, begins three-year term as board reorganizes
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - The Board of Education reorganized last week, gaining a new, 18-year-old member and electing a new president and vice president for the year. More...

EBHS team to hit airwaves

Following two rounds of victories, the academic team from East Brunswick High School can be seen this weekend competing in the third round in "The Challenge," a quiz show that tests students' knowledge in a "Jeopardy"-style format. More...

Boro wants to ensure students are residents

Council will not cut school budget, which failed by five votes
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

HELMETTA - Borough officials will not cut the defeated school budget this year, but will instead make a series of recommendations to the Board of Education in the interest of saving money. More...

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Helmetta will consider change in police coverage

Options include having another department take over full time
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

With questions about the Helmetta Police Department's efficiency, borough officials are considering the possibility of dissolving the force and allowing another town to take over. More...

Residents set to battle plan for 90 senior units

Multifamily buildings proposed at corner of Ryders, Guernsey lanes
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

Residents are mounting a vocal, and visible, campaign against a proposal to build 90 age-restricted housing units on Ryders Lane in East Brunswick. More...

Colorful sendoff for man who did nearly every job

BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

SPOTSWOOD - After more than 35 years with the borough's public works department, Andy Makowski decided to go out in style. More...

Boro cites homeowner after Main St. blaze

Code enforcer says rooms in house were rented out illegally
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER - The owner of a house that was destroyed in a fire last week is facing charges that she allowed nine tenants to live in the single-family home. More...

Council divided on sale of old McGinnis School

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Despite the objections of two Township Council members, the former McGinnis School could soon go up for sale. The council voted 3-2 Monday to introduce an ordinance that would declare the school property surplus. More...

Speaker will give history of state's earliest people

JAMESBURG - Local residents will have the opportunity to learn about the life of the state's native people from an enrolled member of the Delaware Lenape tribe this weekend. More...

Bulletin Board

Fund-raisers

May 11 + Tricky Tray, sponsored by the South River High School Senior Class, doors open at 7 p.m., event begins at 8:30 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 88 Jackson St., South River. Admission is $5 per person. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Walk 'n' Roll to mark building of new hospital

Children's Specialized Hospital, the country's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital, will celebrate the construction of its 10th and newest facility, PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital-New Brunswick, with a Walk 'n' Roll set for May More...

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Opinion

Coda

The scary sump pump and other tales of dread
Greg Bean

My home repair motto is: If you can't fix the problem with a hammer, get a bigger hammer. That says a lot about the kind of do-it-yourself homeowner I am. In other words, I'm no kind of do-it-yourselfer at all. More...

Guest Column

Increased taxes is not only reason residents vote against budget
Darlene Gliese

I would like to respond to Donna Faulkenberry's letter to the editor ("Simply Voting No, or Not Voting, Is a Disservice," Sentinel, April 26) concerning the defeat of the Spotswood school budget. More...

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Sports

Tourney time leaves teams scrambling for wins

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

Welcome to bubble week, the spring edition.This is the week that the middle-of-the-road high school sports teams fight to lengthen their seasons, as the NJSIAA state playoff deadlines approach this weekend. More...

Bombers seeded fourth in loaded CJ IV bracket

BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer

With a 14-2 overall record, the Sayreville High School boys tennis team heads into its NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV first-round match against Steinert at home this afternoon on a roll. More...

Brookdale baseball team No. 2 seed in Region

Johnny Johnson has had an entire season to digest what his Brookdale Community College baseball team does best, and what it doesn't do so well. More...

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