July 17, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Retail plaza applicant takes Monroe to court

Builder wants town to allow stores, bank in residential zone
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Adeveloper is suing Monroe Township and its Zoning Board of Adjustment in the hopes of building a retail center in a residential zone. More...

Local volunteers help Biloxi rebuilding effort

Series of fundraisers will allow group to help hurricane victims
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

SOUTH RIVER - The idea of laboring outdoors in the sweltering heat of Biloxi, Miss., might not sound appealing to some, but they are obviously not members of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Youth Club. More...

Two from E.B. school to teach, learn in Africa

BY KRISTIN TANGEL Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Students at a South African school will soon receive a cross-cultural lesson from America, courtesy of a group that includes two Hammarskjold Middle School teachers. More...

Vandals damage church statues

HELMETTA - Police are investigating damage caused to statues located in front of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Main Street. More...

New deal for Magistro gives 4% salary boost

Set to be voted on July 24, deal removes two yearly allowances
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - The proposed contract extension for Superintendent of Schools Jo Ann Magistro includes raises, but not certain allowances that would total thousands of dollars. More...

Resident threatens suit over inability to discuss contract

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - A resident's turn at the microphone became heated last week when he was told he could not speak about details of the proposed new contract for Superintendent of Schools Jo Ann Magistro. More...

Pre- and post-transplant patients offered support

Circle of Life provides camaraderie to people in unique circumstances
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

People who are waiting for an organ transplant and those who have received one now have the opportunity to join a special support group at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. More...

Music and ice cream served up for a cause

Amber Blues show will benefit rebuilding in New Orleans
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

MILLTOWN - Amber Blues will show some love for the birthplace of jazz when they perform in the borough Saturday. More...

Letters

Monument to local heroes is inspiring

America's monuments honoring our war veterans are popular Washington, D.C., attractions. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the National World War II Memorial and the U.S. More...

Questions logic, conclusions of pro-budget letter writer

This is in response to the letter to the editor from Bonny Berger Kelter ("Would Anti-Budget Seniors Have Once Supported School Tab?") that appeared in the July 10 issue of the Sentinel. More...

Voted against salaries and benefits, not kids

We moved to East Brunswick five years ago. Our child never went to East Brunswick public schools. The first thing the town did was to reassess our property. More...

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Red State / Blue State

In this discussion, hipness is in eyes of the beholder

DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State

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 Greater Media Newspapers. More...

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Sports

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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kaleigh Dwyer of the East Brunswick Bears unloads a fastball during the North Brunswick Baseball and Softball Association's recent 10-U Summer Blast-off Tournament at the North Brunswick Community Park. More...

Learning by watching

Girls watch as Morgan Widener, a member of the Monroe High School varsity softball team, throws home during a relay throwing exercise at the Lady Falcon Softball Camp at Monroe High School on July 9. JEFF GRANIT staff More...

Belmar Five enjoys another successful run

International runners rule the day
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer

More than 2,800 runners registered and 2,354 of them finished the Belmar Five Johnny Cobb Memorial Run on Saturday. More...

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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Alex Spitale, of Von Thun Farms, South Brunswick, arranges broccoli and other vegetables for sale at the farmers market in downtown Jamesburg Saturday. More...

Fire causes significant damage to E.B. school

Board of Education will discuss options at meeting tonight
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

Afire broke out in a Memorial School classroom last week, resulting in extensive damage to that room and significant smoke and water damage to the rear part of the building. More...

County adds $500K to arts center funding

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Middlesex County will dole out another $500,000 to help the township pay for the community arts center at Heavenly Farms. More...

Day of events planned as Spotswood turns 100

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD - What amounts to a huge party this Sunday will serve as the culmination of a series of events celebrating the borough's 100th anniversary. More...

Monroe public works employee charged with stealing gasoline

MONROE - A township employee was arrested last week for allegedly taking gasoline from the public works gas pump on several occasions. More...

Two charged in graffiti spree

Two Monroe men have been arrested on charges of committing numerous acts of graffiti in Old Bridge. The Old Bridge Police Department arrested Thomas Stephan, 26, on the morning of July 8 after he turned himself in to police. More...

Fresh from the farm

PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Loren Mochari, of Jamesburg, checks out the cucumbers with her son, Spencer, 7, and daughter, Riley, 4, on Saturday at the borough's first farmers market. More...

Improved squad building, new ambulance unveiled

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD - It's important for residents to know that, in a time of need, they can receive first-rate medical attention. More...

Local artists will hold reception at Fiddleheads

Watercolors, brush art, acrylics among works featured in new show

JAMESBURG - The works of three local artists will be on display at Fiddleheads Restaurant through September. Robert Heyer, of Monroe, Jack B. Kushnick, of East Brunswick, and Ryan Rosenberg, of Hightstown, will be on hand from 2:30 to 4 p.m. More...

Resident tells council to dump town's paper

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Residents asked last week that the township stop publishing its own newspaper due to the cost of the operation. More...

Bulletin Board

Summer yoga classes under way at library

The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will continue to host one-hour yoga classes through the end of August. The remaining classes are planned for 7 p.m. July 22, 9 a.m. July 29 and Aug. 5, 7 p.m. Aug. 12, 9 a.m. Aug. 19, and 7 p.m. Aug. 26. More...

Milltown rec sponsoring trips, youth programs

The Milltown Department of Recreation will offer several upcoming events. All trips and programs are open to residents and nonresidents. More...

Free ADD/ADHD seminar on tap in E.B.

John F. Taylor, Ph.D., will present a free ADD/ADHD (attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) public lecture for parents and professionals 7-9 p.m. July 23 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane. More...

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Opinion

They've got a 'hotline,' but nobody ever answers

GREG BEAN Coda

Hold on while I dust off this trophy I've got sitting on my desk. OK, here we go, and if we could have a drum roll, please. The Greg Bean Corporate Jackass of the Month Award goes to (pregnant pause) CONRAIL! More...

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Obituaries

Joyce M. Wetstein

Mrs. Wetstein, 72, of the Covered Bridge section of Manalapan and formerly of Old Bridge, died June 26, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. More...

Anna Makar Boyko

Mrs. Boyko, 80, of Sayreville, died July 10, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, John Boyko, died in 1984. More...

Marie Louise Gesualdo

Mrs. Gesualdo, 81, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died June 27, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Willebroek, Belgium, she immigrated to the United States in 1948 and settled in Parlin in 1957. More...

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