March 6, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Jeazzed up

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Robert Braun, 16, (r) performs as part of the East Brunswick High School Jazz Ensemble during the annual Community Day at the Brunswick Square Mall on Route 18 Sunday. More...

Father & son face drug manufacturing charges

BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

SOUTHRIVER- Police visiting aMain Street homewith a searchwarrant allegedly discoveredmarijuana plants,manufacturing equipment and two suspects. Sgt. More...

Residents air complaints on municipal taxes, jobs

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Residents aired their frustrations with the township's financial and tax situation last week during a packed Township Council meeting. The Feb. More...

Exhibit spotlights Daumier, caricaturist, commentator

To celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of the 19thcentury artist Honoré Daumier, the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers is presenting Honoré Daumier and La Maison Aubert: Political and Social Satire in Paris. More...

Students send 'literary love' to their peers in New Orleans

EAST BRUNSWICK- While many outside of New Orleans have all but forgotten about the damage left behind by Hurricane Katrina, students at Irwin Elementary School are taking this devastation to heart. More...

Council sends governor message on highway tolls

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - The Township Council wants to be sure Gov. Jon Corzine's toll proposal is dead. The governing body approved a resolution last week urging Corzine not to make Route 440 a toll road and to stay away from steep toll hikes. More...

Art appreciation

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Frank Thomas, of Monroe, browses through some of the original artwork on display at the Jamesburg Public Library during Sunday's opening of the first Jamesburg Art Exhibition and Sale. More...

Letters

Keep focus on health care, financial security

Super Tuesday was New Jersey's conclusion to spirited Republican and Democratic campaigns in which issues mattered. Particularly high in the minds of voters was financial security. More...

Community center would be overpriced and underutilized

The Feb. 28 issue of the Sentinel had a letter to the editor from Larry Decker titled "Are Additional Town Amenities Worth the Long-Term Cost?" Mr. Decker was right on the money. More...

Wants to see reports on air quality

Irecently read that Dr. More...

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Obituaries

Frank J. Cavanaugh

Mr. Cavanaugh, 86, of Spotswood, died Feb. 4, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. More...

Frederick J. Franklin

Mr. Frederick, 68, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 25, 2008, in Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Prior to his retirement in 2006, he was a carpenter with Milltown Carpenters Union Local No. 1006. More...

Helen E. Laga Brown

Mrs. Brown, 83, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 22, 2008, at home. A son, William Brown Jr., died in 1991; a daughter, Joann Swankosky, died in 2004; and another daughter, Diane Brown, died in 1960. Surviving are her husband, William F. More...

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Game day a slam dunk for buddies, pals

Fast Break gives players a rare chance to enjoy the spotlight
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

More than 200 friends, family members, East Brunswick officials and other fans came out to cheer on the players at a unique event Saturday, the inaugural "My Buddy My Pal" basketball game day.T he Fast Break Basketball Association's Buddy Division More...

Helmetta officials: Aid cuts will be 'devastating'

Boro to lose more than $136,000 in aid with governor's budget
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

Helmetta will bear the brunt of state aid cuts proposed in Gov. Jon Corzine's latest state budget proposal. In fact, Corzine plans to eliminate all of the municipal aid to Helmetta and all other towns with populations of less than 5,000. More...

Boro faces opposition in police restructuring

Attorney vows lawsuit if council eliminates police chief's position
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

HELMETTA- A plan to do away with the borough's police chief position has some residents up in arms, and questions remain about the legality of the move. The Borough Council introduced an ordinance Feb. More...

Fire dept. gets $237K to buy vital equipment

SPOTSWOOD - The borough's volunteer fire department will receive $237,400 in federal funding to purchase air packs, firehouse ventilation systems, medical physicals and immunizations for firefighters. More...

Russian art, dance take center stage at Zimmerli

NEW BRUNSWICK - Two ongoing exhibitions spotlight the Zimmerli Art Museum's unique dance-related Russian artworks. More...

Residents to get refunds for electric overcharges

Retroactive billing attributed to flaw in boro ordinance
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

MILLTOWN- Though residents were forced to dig extra deep into their pockets to pay retroactively for the recent electric rate increase, they will be refunded for the amount that they were overcharged. More...

Four Mass. residents face drug charges

EAST BRUNSWICK- Policemade four arrests on drug charges at the BestWestern Hotel at 8 p.m. Saturday. More...

Fostering love for those who are not their own

Foster parents tell their stories of opening their hearts and homes
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

Lilliam and Gary Costa, of North Brunswick, are both on their second marriages. Lilliam has two children from her first marriage: Michael Jr., 16, and Michaela, 13. Gary has a daughter from his previous marriage: Harleigh, 12. More...

Bulletin Board

Program to shed light on 'Classic Broadway'

The I.L. Peretz Secular Jewish Community will present "Classic Broadway With a Twist" at 8 p.m. on March 14 at the Rutgers Labor Education Center, Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. More...

Artists will create greeting cards at meeting

The Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) will hold its next monthly meeting at 2 p.m. onMarch 14 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Board members will meet at 1 p.m. More...

Fire department to host St. Patrick's Day Dinner

The Milltown Fire Department will sponsor a St. Patrick's Day Dinner on March 15 at the Milltown Senior Citizen Center, Violet Terrace. There will be two seatings, 5 and 7 p.m. The menu will include corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and soda bread. More...

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Opinion

Coda

If it looks like a tax hike, and smells like a hike …
GREG BEAN

So, it looks like Gov. Jon Corzine has started shooting the cocker spaniel. More...

Red State/Blue State

We watched the television and screamed, 'He's back!'
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN

A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. More...

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Schools

Spotswood school tab brings no tax increase

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD - In nearly every New Jersey community in recent years, the annual school budgets have become synonymous with tax increases. Not this year in Spotswood. More...

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Sports

Turned upside down

ERIC SUCAR staff East Brunswick's James Ryder (right) applies a hold on Bridgewater Raritan's Andrew Hampton (right) during their 189-pound bout at the NJSIAA Region V Wrestling Tournament at Hunterdon Central High School on March 1. More...

Fish On

Flounder season in the Garden State is almost here
RON NUZZOLO

All we can do now is wait for water temperatures to rise as New Jersey charter boat captains and anglers prepare for striped bass and winter flounder fishing to turn on. More...

Rutgers Roundup

No. 22Georgia Tech used a five-run sixth inning to break a scoreless tie and surge past Rutgers 6-0 in the series finale in baseball action Sunday afternoon before 1,547 fans at Russ Chandler Stadium. More...

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