August 23, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Five years, 902 DWI arrests for police unit

Small EBPD team has one role: to seek out drunken drivers
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer

Take Patrolman James Angermeier's word for it: There are drunks to be arrested on East Brunswick roads every night of the week. When he goes out in his unmarked car for his regular 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. More...

D-14 candidates iron out details for debates

Republicans challenge opponents to sign pledge to campaign fairly
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer

Democratic and Republican Assembly candidates in District 14 have made plans to hold a debate sometime this coming fall. The campaign managers for the respective sides are currently in discussion to work out the logistics of the event. More...

Old Bridge approves building dept. takeover

South River construction office to be disbanded
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

South River will disband its building department and Old Bridge will take over its services, pending state approval of the towns' interlocal agreement. More...

Small army of volunteers giving school a new look

BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

MILLTOWN - Fifty is a good age for a make-over, and that is exactly what Our Lady of Lourdes School will get this week. More...

Environmental panel to sponsor nature walk

The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership (LBWP) will host a 1 1/2- to 2-Mile Figure-8 Nature Walk from noon to 2 p.m. on Aug. 26 at Thompson Park, Monroe. More...

Police sgt. pleads guilty in theft from program

MILLTOWN - After pleading guilty to stealing money from a youth police program, borough Police Sgt. Eric Rahn is expected to be sentenced to probation and will forfeit his employment as an officer. More...

Teen uses vacations to help world's poorest kids

Vishal Jain recalls humanitarian trips to Bangalore, Belize
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Vishal Jain, a 16-year-old East Brunswick High School student, doesn't just have a vision of a better world. He's working to make it a reality. More...

RE/MAX named third best military-spouse employer in U.S.

An innovative employment program has earned RE/MAX third place honors on The Military Spouse Magazine ranking of "2007 Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly Employers." Operation RE/MAX, created in cooperation with the Department of Defense, More...

Letters

Global climate change is scientific fact, not just theory

Ron Nash ("Global-Warming Legislation Will Mean New Tax," Sentinel, Letters to the Editor, Aug. More...

No good reason to go against master plan

Thank you for covering the continuing controversy regarding the application to build 90 condominium units on Guernsey Lane in East Brunswick. More...

Grateful for hospital infection prevention bill

As a former volunteer for a group dedicated to the prevention of deadly hospital infections, I was ecstatic to hear about Gov. Jon Corzine signing the hospital infection prevention bill recently. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Charles E. Duma Mr. Duma, 66, of Spotswood, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Aug. 8, 2007, in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was employed as a receiving operator with E.I. More...

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Schools

EBHS grad brings home gold from Bio Olympiad

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - One of the township's own is a gold medal winner from this year's International Biology Olympiad, held in Canada. More...

E.B. schools to launch all-day preschool program

Certified teachers will run user-funded, sessions for ages 3-5
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - The school district will introduce a full-day preschool program for community members and school employees this year. More...

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Photo

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jessica Bortnick, 13, of East Brunswick, makes a splash at the bottom of a water slide at the Crystal Springs Aquatic Center, Dunhams Corner Road, on Sunday before the clouds rolled in for the week. More...

County works with boro on concerns about park

Athletic fields to be located on Rt. 1 at border of two towns
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Middlesex County officials have made changes in their plans for a park in Milltown in order to satisfy the concerns of some residents. More...

$100K helps Helmetta control taxes

HELMETTA - Residents will pay an average of $151 more in property taxes for 2007 now that the Borough Council has adopted its municipal budget for the year. More...

'Mother Goose Magic'

PHOTOSBY ANDREW MILLER staff Clockwise from top: Parents and toddlers gather at the East Brunswick Public Library yesterday for the weekly "Mother Goose Magic" program. More...

Retiring chief lauded for improving force

Karkoska is expected to be succeeded by acting chief Horvath
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

JAMESBURG - Police Chief Paul Karkoska came full circle in the town he protected. Attending Jamesburg schools in his youth, he returned there often during his 25-year career with the police force. More...

Borough to beef up DWI enforcement

HELMETTA - Borough police will use extra patrols to stop drunken drivers on the roads through Sept. 3. The stepped-up patrols are being funded with a grant as part of New Jersey's "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" 2007 campaign. More...

Dancers invited to Sept. 9, 16 auditions

The New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble will hold auditions for its fall season on Sept. 9 and 16 in the dance studios at the Simon Forum and Athletic Center at Drew University, 26 Madison Ave., Madison. More...

Aquatic center

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Bailin Pollard, 7, of Montgomery, makes his way across the lily pads with the encouragement of his dad, Stephen, at the Crystal Springs Aquatic Center, Dunhams Corner Road, on Sunday before the clouds rolled in for the week. More...

Councilman fears builder will extend business leases

Neary: No reason to think redevelopment is in jeopardy
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - In the absence of building plans submitted for the Golden Triangle redevelopment, officials are wondering if the businesses operating there will stick around longer than expected. More...

Bulletin Board

Sponsorships available for OLOL Fall Festival

Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will hold its second annual Fall Festival from 5-11 p.m. on Sept. 28, noon to 10 p.m. on Sept. 29, and 1-6 p.m. on Sept. 30 outdoors on the school grounds. More...

Knitters invited to workshop at library

A knitting workshop is planned for 7-9 p.m. on Aug. 27 in the meeting room at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Instructor Sandy Kandel will be on hand to troubleshoot projects. More...

Temple sisterhood to host rummage sale

The Sisterhood of Temple Beth El, JFK Boulevard and DeMott Lane, Somerset section of Franklin, will hold a rummage sale from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 26. Donations may be dropped off between 9:30 and 11 a.m. on the day of the sale. More...

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Opinion

Time for air travelers to demand a bill of rights

Greg Bean Coda

My stepfather has some strong opinions, but he's a good Republican and hardly the type you'd accuse of being a rabble-rouser. More...

Party's over at arts center

The state issued an abrupt last call for alcohol in the parking lot of the PNC Bank Arts Center last week, ending a decades-long tradition of preconcert tailgating. More...

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Sports

New-look Hawks face familiar expectations

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Every football season brings new challenges.Last year, for Dave Callahan's Monmouth University Hawks, it was handling the pressures of high expectations. More...

Father & Son Legion team falls in regional final

EDISON - Heading into this week's action at the Senior Legion Northeast Regional Tournament in Vermont, the Father & Son team of Edison American Legion Post 435 was just two wins shy of advancing to the Legion World Series in Oklahoma. More...

Local racer earns spot at National Championships

Devin Kusmider just recently had his dream come true.The 7-year-old dirt-bike racer qualified for the largest amateur motocross race in the world, the 26th annual AMA/Air Nautiques Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn's Ran More...

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