Monroe officials consider referendum for added costs
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
While a decision on the Thompson Park land diversion is still pending and opponents are continuing their legal challenge, Monroe school district officials are in talks about expanding the proposed new high school. More...
Experts say leaving relationships safely takes planning
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer
Domestic violence will affect one out of four women in their lifetimes.In 2005, the state domestic violence hotline received 1,192 crisis and 1,397 non-crisis calls in Monmouth County, 1,470 crisis and 1,843 non-crisis calls in Middlesex C More...
Women Aware Inc. seeking volunteers to help victims
BY JESSICA ALFREY Correspondent
Domestic violence is generally a problem dealt with by local police departments. But thanks to Women Aware Inc., an average citizen can learn to become a crisis counselor and help victims decide how to best help themselves. More...
Editor's note: The following are the stories of three area victims of domestic violence. The names of the victims and others mentioned in their accounts have been changed to guard their identities. More...
Public advocate looks at price of accessing shore
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
State Public Advocate Ronald K. Chen released the second annual beach report last week, citing wide disparities in the cost of accessing the state's beaches. More...
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
EAST BRUNSWICK - Two men posing as water utility workers gained entry into a township home recently in what may have been a scam to steal from the home. More...
County grants enable South River to improve, expand park
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer
SOUTH RIVER - Grants totaling $800,000 will be used to make improvements to Varga Park and purchase adjacent property for open space. More...
PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Performers with the Alain Zerbini Circus, a family-owned third-generation troupe based in Sarasota, Fla., perform at the John F. Kennedy School in Jamesburg on Friday. More...
Referendum will ask voters for about $200M in short-term funding
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer
Efforts to renew the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT) through a November ballot referendum faltered as the Legislature missed the deadline to approve the necessary resolutions recently. More...
Sophie Bulbulia, 6, of East Brunswick, carries her 1-year-old cat Milo during the Pet Parade sponsored by the township's library at the municipal complex June 28. More...
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
MILLTOWN - Police are taking steps to thwart speeding and improve pedestrian safety. More...
July 6 + Empty Inkjet- and Laser-Printer Cartridge Collection, sponsored by South River High School Class of 2007 Project Graduation. Donations may be dropped off at 19 Leonardine Ave., corner of Garden and Leonardine. More...
This is in response to Daniel Green's letter to the editor regarding the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line ("Middlesex Freeholder Wrong on MOM Rail Line") that appeared in the June 21 issue of the Sentinel. More...
I called Brian Donahue, managing editor of the Sentinel newspaper, on Wednesday, June 20, to thank him and his staff for the great publicity afforded Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, Milltown, during the past year. More...
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and recognize all the volunteers who have made the Monroe Township Buddy Ball program for individuals with special needs an outstanding success. More...
Katherine Lazorik Himich Mrs. Himich, 81, of East Brunswick, died June 25, 2007. She was an owner-operator of Himich Farm, East Brunswick. More...
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer
Twenty years ago, there was Jim Dowd, and now there's James van Riemsdyk. More...
The summer of dreams continues for the Monroe Township 8U baseball all-stars as they head into the Cal Ripken State Championships, beginning July 20, in Edison. More...
METUCHEN - With the dog days of summer in full swing, area baseball players ages 7-16 can get their own swing on at Coach Paul Esposito's Summer Baseball Camp at St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen. More...
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