April 23, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Memorial vote will go to voters in September

Amount of bond referendum still to be determined
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

East Brunswick residents will be asked this September to support the construction of a new Memorial Elementary School. More...

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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Susan Luczu of East Brunswick cuts a piece of ginger cake during an open hearth cooking demonstration April 18 at the Covenhoven House in Freehold. The Monmouth County Historical Association hosted the event. More...

Helmetta municipal tax rate to increase by 1 cent

HELMETTA — Residents would see an average increase of $22 in their municipal taxes under a 2009 introduced by the Borough Council. More...

THE RULES OF THE GAME - Teaching young people to get the most from sports - Advertorial

By Gloria Averbuch

Sports participation offers a seemingly infinite number of "life lessons." The more you learn, the more you realize there is to gain. More...

Bartlett will look back fondly on board service

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD — After nine years on the Board of Education, Alan Bartlett decided not to seek re-election this year. More...

'Big box' closures cause jump in vacancy rate

Ongoing troubles in the retail industry caused the vacancy rate along central New Jersey's four largest shopping corridors to rise for the third straight year in 2008. A recent study by R.J. Brunelli & Co. More...

E.B. officials chip away at '09 municipal budget

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council is considering making more cuts to this year's proposed budget, but the cuts being discussed would have a minimal effect on the proposed tax rate. More...

Dallas Brass to perform at school's arts center

EAST BRUNSWICK — The renowned Dallas Brass will headline a concert Saturday in the new performing arts center located at Hammarskjold Middle School, Rues Lane. More...

Spring fever

PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Angie Freese, 4, of Milltown, negotiates a turn on her Disney bike at Bicentennial Park in East Brunswick on Sunday. The weekend's warm temperatures brought many out to the local parks. More...

E.B. golfers have high hopes for tourney play

BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

Consider the regular season to be practice for the East Brunswick High School golf team. The real action starts when the tournaments begin. More...

Letters

Community volunteers should be praised

Iam responding to Dominick Turitto's letter to the editor ("Same Old, Same Old on Spotswood Board of Education," Sentinel, April 2). You are certainly entitled to your opinion; however, I do not understand your implication. More...

Councilman apologizes for signing letter

Dominick Turitto Sr. recently wrote a letter to the editor in which he expressed his opinions on the outgoing school board member and the current candidates ("Same Old, Same Old on Spotswood Board of Education," Sentinel, April 2). More...

Why enhance transportation if there is no one to use it?

The fictional movie "Field of Dreams" revolves around a cast of ghosts playing baseball on a makeshift ball field. More...

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Obituaries

Dorothy R. Gehling Niedzwiecki

Mrs. Niedzwiecki, 70, of Spotswood, formerly of Monroe, died April 6, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. More...

Theresa Oder

Ms. Oder, 92, of South River, died April 14, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1979, she was employed as a machine operator with M&M Sportswear, South River, where she worked for 47 years. More...

Joan L. Pye Herchenroder

Mrs. Herchenroder, 79, of Hershey, Pa., formerly of East Brunswick, died April 10, 2009, in M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. More...

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SCOTT FRIEDMAN The weekend's sunny weather and warm temperatures made outdoor activities a breeze for local residents, and for these freshly washed clothing and linens at a residence on Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. More...

Voters say yes to most budgets, incumbents

Voters in most Middlesex County towns approved their local school budgets Tuesday, and in most cases also held onto their incumbent candidates for Board of Education. In East Brunswick, where 15 percent of registered voters cast ballots, the school More...

Monroe resident tells of devastation, survival

Holocaust survivor, author to appear at Barnes & Noble
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

It's been 64 years since Judith Sherman was liberated from the concentration camp at Ravensbrück, Germany. For over 50 of those years, she did not discuss her ordeal, not with her American husband, Robert, or her three children. More...

Family and friends help out 'a trouper'

May 2 dinner fundraiser will benefit Christy Szabocsik-Jarosz
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

The black cloud. More...

Fiddleheads sets artists reception for Sunday

JAMESBURG — Three New Jersey artists will host an opening reception Sunday for their spring gallery show at Fiddleheads Restaurant, East Railroad Avenue. More...

Roadwork set in South River

SOUTH RIVER — Mayor Raymond Eppinger announced last week that a number of streets will be rehabilitated this year. More...

Housing is proposed on E.B.'s Foerter Farm

Plans call for 10 new homes off Riva Avenue
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — A piece of the township's agricultural past could soon be left behind. More...

Departing BOE member will focus on HEROES

Ostrager was often minority voice on board for last 3 years
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MONROE — Although Rita Ostrager will no longer be on the Board of Education, she said she will still be working hard for young people. More...

Ed. Foundation hopes to win big on April 24

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MONROE — A fun night to raise money for local school projects and programs is scheduled for April 24. The Monroe Education Foundation (MEF) will present its third annual Casino Night at the Knight of Columbus hall in Spotswood. More...

Monroe boys lacrosse team pleased with start

Coach encouraged by wins over Edison, Hamilton West
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

You have to appreciate the enthusiasm of Monroe Township High School boys lacrosse coach Joe Yanonne as he talks about his team's 2-3 record. The Falcon program is only in its third year of existence and has only four total victories. More...

Action starts to heat up

Fish On • RON NUZZOLO

Clams are the key to success in the Raritan. Great weather had everyone scrambling to the Raritan Reach in search of trophy bass. Capt. Joe G. More...

Bulletin Board

PTA will sponsor Community Yard Sale

The Chittick School PTA Indoor/Outdoor Community Yard Sale is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 25 in the school parking lot and gymnasium, 5 Flagler St., East Brunswick. A clothing drive will be held 11 a.m.-3 p.m. curbside. More...

Animal Rescue to hold Tricky Tray

Animal Rescue Force, East Brunswick, will sponsor its annual Tricky Tray beginning at 7:30 p.m. April 25 at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. More...

Book, media sale coming to library

The Friends of the Monroe Township Library will hold its annual Book and Media Sale April 25-May 1 at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza. Gently used books and media will be available at bargain prices. More...

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Columns

Family vacation: the good the bad and the flat ugly

Coda • GREG BEAN

When I was a kid, family vacations were a special level of hell reserved for the worst miscreants imaginable. And it wasn't the Hades we learned about in Bible class, the kind of place you go after a long lifetime of misdeeds. More...

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