December 4, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

E.B. may bond to buy back Golden Triangle

Negotiations expected, as builder seeks changes
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

Three years after it sold the Golden Triangle property to Toll Brothers, East Brunswick could wind up buying it back. More...

Deans looks forward to serving Jamesburg

Works in real estate after retiring from UMDNJ
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

Local real estate agent Brenda Deans has taken the place of longtime Jamesburg Councilman Joseph Jennings on the borough's governing body. More...

New rabbi, new future for E.B. Jewish Center

California rabbi succeeds leader who served 28 years
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — There is a new rabbi in town. The East Brunswick Jewish Center (EBJC) spent a recent weekend welcoming Rabbi Aaron Benson, a Los Angeles transplant. "Part of what guided me ... More...

E.B. officials recognize service of late volunteer

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council has honored Robert Mahler, a longtime resident and business owner who served the township on various boards and agencies. More...

Burglars hit commuter deck

EAST BRUNSWICK — Some 18 vehicles were reportedly broken into in a single day recently at the township's Neilson Plaza commuter parking deck, located at Route 18 and Tower Center Drive. The break-ins took place on Nov. More...

Crabiel was always in Milltown's corner

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

MILLTOWN — Just as David B. More...

Town gets state funding for special-needs program

EAST BRUNSWICK — The township will receive $15,000 in state funding to help fund the Daisy recreation program for people with disabilities. Camp Daisy is a summer recreational program offered in East Brunswick for people with special needs. More...

Fire at residence started with dumping of ashtray

MONROE — Police and fire officials responded to a fire Monday at a house on Delair Road in the Clearbrook retirement community. More...

Letters

Political terms should be extended

Based on the current economic situation and deep recession in our country, why don't our lawmakers and elected officials make some amendments to our constitutions in order to elect public officials to run this country? More...

Parking Utility, not township, is out rent money due to sale

It amazes me how misinformation continues to get spread, even after an election. Dr. Eugene DeMarzo was quoted in the Sentinel ("Dems Sweep East Brunswick Mayoral, Council Races," Nov. More...

Adult enough to go to war but not to have a drink?

This letter is in response to Michele Friedman's letter to the editor ("Proposal To Lower Legal Drinking Age Is Unwise, Irresponsible") in the Nov. 20 issue of the Sentinel. More...

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Columns

This season, blow up the TV and read a newspaper

Coda • GREG BEAN

This is going to be a strange holiday season indeed. I knew it was off to a weird start when I stopped by the neighborhood liquor store the day before Thanksgiving to buy my annual bottle of Boggs Cranberry Liqueur. More...

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Obituaries

Bernhard G. Schlueter

Mr. Schlueter, 82, of South Amboy, died Nov. 14, 2008, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. More...

Bambina "Barbara" McCaffrey

Mrs. McCaffrey, 65, of Freehold Township and formerly of Manalapan, died Nov. 21, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. More...

Edward F. Lisoski

Mr. Lisoski, of South River, died Nov. 22, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1989, he was employed for many years as a window clerk with the U.S. Postal Service, South River. More...

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Crabiel, 78, devoted life to public service

Longtime freeholder director dies weeks after re-election
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Middlesex County has lost a long-standing and perhaps its most prominent public servant. Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel died Monday after being rushed to the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick that morning. More...

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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Murial Cadic of East Brunswick, a longtime member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, performs warm-up exercises during rehearsals for the upcoming show by the combined choirs of the Cranbury Road church and the Sacred Heart Church on Thro More...

Zarillo steps down with word of advice

Led agency through years of controversy over Ford Ave.
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

MILLTOWN — Ford Avenue Redevelopment Agency Chairman Anthony Zarillo has resigned from his post, but not without leaving behind a legacy in the form of an alternative plan for the former factory site. More...

Choirs join together for Christmas concert

Members of two churches enjoy camaraderie, fellowship
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Two faiths, two choirs. One common desire: To perform the ultimate Christmas concert. More...

Christmas tree lighting set in Jamesburg

JAMESBURG — It's a holiday tradition that many people enjoy every year. But when it snowed last December during the borough's annual tree-lighting ceremony, that made it even more special. More...

Police crack down on alleged prostitution rings

EAST BRUNSWICK — Police arrested numerous subjects recently in a crackdown on alleged prostitution in the township. More...

Boro agrees to $600 lease with Conrail

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD — Borough officials have signed a lease that will allow the town to improve an area considered its gateway. The small pocket of land is on Main Street near Spotswood's border with East Brunswick. More...

Native-Amer. Culture celebrated in Monroe

Dancers engage young and old at colorful event
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

MONROE — A crowd of more than 200 celebrated Native American culture during a county-sponsored event at Monroe Township High School in recognition of American Indian Month. Attendees at the Nov. More...

Bulletin Board

December events on tap in Helmetta

The borough of Helmetta will hold three upcoming events. A tree Lighting will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at Borough Hall, Main Street. More...

Sweat the Night Away on tap at E.B. temple

The East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane, will host Sweat the Night Away at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13. The evening will feature Zumba for women and men, pingpong and volleyball. Zumba is a form of exercise that uses Latin dance rhythms. More...

Columbiettes to host Dec. 7 Christmas Tea

St. Bartholomew Columbiettes will sponsor its annual Christmas Tea fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. More...

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Opinion

Crabiel's death felt throughout county

David B. Crabiel often described Middlesex County as "the greatest county in the land." Regardless of whether people agree with that statement, one gets a sense that Crabiel really did. More...

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Red State / Blue State

A Red/Blue imbroglio: one cheats, the other freaks

Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN

Dear Greg: Not far up the interstate from where I live, in a little town you've driven through hundreds of times, gasoline was selling for $1.39 a gallon last weekend. Pretty cool, huh? More...

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Schools

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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Zachery Cocuzzo, 9, a student in Donna Taylor's third-grade class at Warnsdorfer Elementary School in East Brunswick, carries a stack of cans to be placed in food baskets Nov. 21, so they could be distributed to area families in need. More...

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Sports

E.B. falls short against rival on Turkey Day

ERIC SUCAR staff East Brunswick running back Dustin Schuld tries to break free from the grips of an Old Bridge defender during the first quarter of the 15th annual "Battle of Route 18" game at Old Bridge High School on Nov. 27. More...

Monroe players have plenty on their mind

Heading into new season, boys hoops team thinking of fallen forrmer teammate
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

Members of the Monroe boys basketball team will carry heartfelt memories of the late Ryan Walp into this season. But the hope is that the best tribute the players can exhibit will be the way they conduct themselves on the court. More...

E. Brunswick boys will rely upon many young players

Hoops team coming off 4-17 campaign
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

Thankfully, the East Brunswick boys basketball team can wipe the slate clean as it begins a new season following an uncharacteristic 4-17 record a year ago. More...

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