March 11, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Officials hope to drive out plan to kill bus lines

NJ Transit routes serve commuters in E. Bruns. and surrounding areas
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

Many local commuters and officials are speaking out against NJ Transit’s plan to eliminate three bus routes that service the area. More...

Three local men charged in robbery at E.B. motel

EAST BRUNSWICK — Three local men were charged in an assault and robbery at a local motel. Those suspects and two others also later received drug charges. More...

Man pleads guilty to sexual assaults in E.B., Old Bridge

A43-year-old former Old Bridge man has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault, admitting he molested two girls on separate occasions in Middlesex County. More...

East Brunswick man charged in fatal beating

Accused of killing Sayreville woman last year; also charged in recent carjacking

An East Brunswick man has been arrested in the fatal beating and robbing of a 55-year-old Sayreville woman in her Winding Wood apartment last summer. More...

Water rate hike amounts to avg. $21 more per year

E. Bruns. officials say increase is being passed down from state level
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Given the recent change in township water service rates, township officials have publicly outlined the contributing factors to the minimal increase. More...

Letters

Resident unhappy with snow removal in boro

We need to get some facts straight concerning the Spotswood snow removal of 2010. More...

Pétain may not have understood

Iread with interest the article about the Petain Avenue name change (“Nazi Link Prompts Call for Street Name Change,” Sentinel, Feb. 18). Evan Gottesman makes a very good case for change. More...

Suggests councilwoman join bipartisan effort, put party aside

This is in response to the letter to the editor from East Brunswick Council member Camille Ferraro (“Where Did Assemblymen Get Tax-Increase Figure?”) that appeared in the March 4 Sentinel. More...

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Columns

Around here, the in-box is always an adventure

Coda • GREG BEAN

One thing I can say about my readers: they’re not shy about writing me concerning something I’ve opinionated over in this column. More...

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Schools

East Brunswick High School Drama Club

The East Brunswick High School Drama Club rehearses a scene from “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” March 3. More...

School to celebrate first 50 years on Saturday

St. Thomas School opened doors on Route 18 in 1960
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

OLD BRIDGE — The last few decorations are being hung throughout the halls of St. Thomas the Apostle School as students and teachers prepare for the institution’s 50th anniversary celebration. More...

Booked!

Above: Spotswood Police Capt. Mike Darro answers questions from students at E. Raymond Appleby School on Friday. More...

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“Read Across America Day”

E. Raymond Appleby School students Gabrielle Castelluccio (l-r), Brooke Juhass and Billy Bender pose for pictures while portraying characters from “Cat in the Hat” Friday. More...

Milltown school tab raises taxes, cuts jobs

Tentative budget requires tax cap waiver from state
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

The Milltown Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of a preliminary $14.4 million spending plan last week that calls for a $395 tax increase on a home assessed at the borough’s average of $166,000. More...

Mayor wants to ‘get to the bottom’ of firefighter layoffs

Pucci hopes to meet with District 1 fire officials over controversy
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

Monroe Township Mayor Richard Pucci plans to sit down soon with fire officials from District 1 to discuss the recent layoffs of two paid firefighters. More...

Ex-parks director for So. River will serve 180-day jail term

SOUTH RIVER — Former Parks and Recreation Director Karen Cuomo was sentenced Monday to serve 180 days in jail for theft after admitting she paid her daughter $696 for work that was never performed for the borough. More...

With latest grant, E.B. can soon build field

BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Plans to install a multiuse playing field for special-needs athletes may progress more rapidly than expected due to another hefty donation from Middlesex County. More...

Police: Man stole credit cards, used them in adjacent stores

EAST BRUNSWICK — Police arrested a man who allegedly stole cash and credit cards from a locker at a local gym and then used the cards to purchase goods at nearby stores. More...

Bulletin Board

Corned Beef Dinner on menu at church

The Women at the Well of Trinity Presbyterian Church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will sponsor a Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner 4:30-7 p.m. March 13 in the church hall. More...

Lions to sponsor Pancake Breakfast

The South River Lions Club will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast March 14 at St. Euphrosynia Belarusian Church Hall, 275 Whitehead Ave., South River. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 12 and under. More...

AARP driving course coming to Spotswood

The Spotswood Office on Aging, 1 Arlington Ave., will offer an AARP Refresher Driving Course 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 20. All individuals of driving age are eligible to attend; AARP membership is not required. More...

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Obituaries

Ida Susan Kish

Mrs. Kish, 77, of South River, died Jan. 28, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1994, she was employed by Central Jersey Bank and Trust Co., East Brunswick. More...

Irene Stueber

Mrs. Stueber, 91, of Bridgewater, formerly of East Brunswick, died March 3, 2010, in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. More...

Stella J. Gurgul Swiderski

Mrs. Swiderski, of Sayreville, died Feb. 19, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a floorwalker with Brodsky and Sons Clothing, South River, where she worked for 20 years. More...

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Sports

Curtain closes on local’s successful basketball seasons

BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

Not only did the snow melt last week, so did the hopes of three highly seeded boys basketball teams as the winter sports season came to an unexpected conclusion. More...

Placenti is Monroe’s new athletic director

BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

Damon Placenti knew his life would change dramatically when he became a father of a recent newborn. It’s about to change even more. More...

East Brunswick High School swims

Above: Melissa Co of East Brunswick High School swims in the 200-yard medley relay at the Greater Middlesex Conference Swimming Championships on Feb. 9 at North Brunswick High School. More...

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