July 31, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Board approves new contract for Magistro

Public input mixed as super gets bigger salary, fewer perks
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Supporters of Superintendent of Schools Jo Ann Magistro's new contract say she's worth the investment. Others say she her raise is too high. More...

Middlesex County Fair set to kick off Monday

Scouts seek books to replace those lost in school fire

EAST BRUNSWICK — The Middlesex County Fair kicks off Monday and runs through Aug. 10 at the county fairgrounds on Cranbury Road. More...

E.B. school to take up residence in So. River

Memorial classes would all be held at former private school
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Memorial Elementary School students will now be kept together for the coming school year, and not in classroom trailers as was previously planned. More...

Board forced to replace two top administrators

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

MONROE — As school officials continue the search for a new superintendent, they are also seeking a new assistant superintendent. More...

Synagogue to celebrate 25th at open house event

BY KRISTIN TANGEL Correspondent

MONROE — The Jewish Congregation of Concordia and Monroe will hold an open house, for new members and those who recently moved to the area, in honor of the organization's 25th anniversary. The event will be held Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. More...

Walling back in jail due to probation issues

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Richard Walling, the former township resident and official, has again been jailed on charges he violated probation related to a 2005 third-degree theft charge. More...

Police seek suspect in botched burglaries

Man flees homes after encountering juveniles inside
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

Police are looking for a suspect who may have committed a string of burglaries in area towns recently, though many of the break-ins were aborted when residents spotted the suspect in their homes. More...

Letters

Volunteers rate praise for success of gala

For the past three years the Spotswood Cultural and Heritage Commission has worked diligently to create ways to celebrate the 100 years of incorporation of our borough. More...

Obligation to support schools will continue after children graduate

Three letters to the editor in the July 17 issue of the Sentinel and two letters in the July 24 issue all were written by people without children currently in the East Brunswick school district. More...

Banners honor those who fight for country

In wars past, seeing a Blue Star Service Banner in the window of a home said a family member was in the armed forces of the United States. Today America is at war against terrorism, and Blue Star Service Banners are back. More...

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Red State / Blue State

One thing's for sure: these liberals are easily offended

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

Trying to make the big play

East Brunswick's Frank Granito throws to first base as he falls backward during a sophomore division American Legion baseball game against North Brunswick in East Brunswick. More...

Shopton Lakes a runaway winner in Skip Away Stakes

Racing community gears up for Sunday's Haskell Invitational

Maggi Moss's Shopton Lane took charge out of the gate and never looked back, scoring by two and a half lengths in the $70,000 Skip Away Stakes at Monmouth Park Saturday. More...

Sports Shorts

The Rutgers women's crew program announced the hiring of Heather Putnam as first varsity assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, head coach Max Borghard announced. Putnam coached the Scarlet Knights freshmen and novice squads from 2002-06. More...

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Teens clean out debris, 'shantytown' from park

County crew spends week improving conservation area
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

AMiddlesex County cleanup crew dedicated five days last week to restoring the Jamesburg Park Conservation Area to its natural state. More...

Paying respects

SCOTT FRIEDMAN East Brunswick residents John Kohut and Monica Giacobbi, members of American Legion Post 25 in Milltown, look up names on the dog tags at a new monument outside the post in memory of those who died for their country. More...

Organizers: Farmers Market off to a good start in J'burg

JAMESBURG — Locals turned out in droves as the town's new Farmers Market unfurled its tents and made its debut on West Railroad Avenue this month. More...

Resident says use money for indoor pool

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — A second phase of construction at Crystal Springs Aquatic Center was never started, and one resident says that instead of building a community center at Heavenly Farms, the town should complete the long-overdue pool project. More...

Volunteers shed light on relics of town's past

Commission finds 80 buildings still standing from a century ago
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

SPOTSWOOD — Signs of the town's past are popping up all over, thanks to the efforts of the borough's Cultural and Heritage Commission. More...

Splish- splash

Top: Amy Mitchel and daughter Olivia have fun in the pool July 12 at the Village Swim Club, Tower Center Boulevard, East Brunswick, during the third annual Rock and Roll Party. More...

Police: Man raced, had marijuana

EAST BRUNSWICK — Police believe an 18-year-old man was racing his vehicle on Route 18 when he crashed and was subsequently arrested on a drug charge. More...

He ... is ... Ironman, after 12½ painful hours

O.B. man, family revel in achievement; advise others not to try it
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

OLD BRIDGE — A township man spent the past year working his hardest, striving to hear 11 little words that mean the world: "Dan Fishman from Old Bridge, New Jersey, you are an Ironman!" Fishman reached his goal. More...

Bulletin Board

Fishing Derby planned for Aug. 12 in Monroe

The Monroe Township Recreation Department will hold its annual Fishing Derby for Monroe residents from 9 a.m. to noon on Aug. 12 at Molders Fish Farm, John Wall Road, Monroe. Children under age 13 must be accompanied by an adult. More...

August events for adults slated at Monroe Library

A variety of upcoming programs for adults will be offered at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza. The Saturday Review Book Group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 9. Topic will be "Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson. More...

Japanese/Chinese drama to be screened at festival

The annual Summer International Film Festival at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will continue on Aug. 5 with 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. More...

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Opinion

A $50 donation can buy a lot of pet kibble

GREG BEAN Coda

There are a lot of responsibilities that come with having a pet, but one of the most difficult is fulfilling the part of the implied contract that says you will make difficult decisions for the animal that the animal can't make for itself. More...

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Obituaries

Edward Bardowski

Mr. Bardowski, 69, of South River, died July 16, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 2000, he was employed as a laboratory technician with B.A.S.F. More...

Anna R. Paprota Wasielewski

Mrs. Wasielewski, 83, of Sayreville, died July 16, 2008, in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. Prior to her retirement in 1983, she was employed as a seamstress at Woronowicz Handkerchief Factory, South River, where she worked for 20 years. More...

Richard Howard "Woody" Woodruff

Mr. Woodruff, 89, of East Brunswick, died July 14, 2008, in Franklin Care Center, Somerset section of Franklin. Surviving are his wife, Gloria H. Wright Woodruff; a son, Richard A. Woodruff, and his wife, Elizabeth H. More...

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