Recycling center plan goes to county for vote BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       EAST BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County officials may come to a vote tonight on an application to build a recycling facility on Edgeboro Road. Triple M Sanitation is seeking approval to build what it describes as a Class A recycling center on the road, which residents say has already seen e... More ... To make the season bright       More than 100 local children in need will receive about three gifts each thanks to a recent drive by the Kiwanis Club of Rossmoor and the Friends of the Monroe Senior Center. Pictured with the gifts are Monroe Office on Aging Director Bonnie Leibowitz and Kiwanis Club member Art Moulton. More ... Frosty’s birthday       PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Above: Magician Bruce Bray gets a reaction from the crowd during a performance Dec. 14 at the Spotswood Public Library. The event, “Happy Birthday Frosty,” also featured an appearance by the famous snowman himself. More ... Santa’s helpers       PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Maria Karcz-ewski, of Helmetta, places a large bag of gifts in a car for the St. Vincent de Paul Society of East Brunswick, whose representatives came to Spotswood’s Appleby School Friday to pick up more than 200 gifts. The items were purchased with fu... More ... Feeding the children       Middlesex County College Purchasing Director David Fricke, of Milltown, was one of a group of college staff and students who volunteered for three evenings in December at the Feed the Children distribution center in North Brunswick. The group packed food and hygiene supplies for needy people ... More ... Pro-Lynch letters fail to move judge in sentencing Former state senator gets 39 months for deal with S. Bruns. sand company BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       Former state Sen. John Lynch stood and waited to hear his sentence Tuesday. When it came, he didn’t weep, gnash his teeth or embrace despairing relatives. The disgraced former senator’s courtroom theatrics consisted, instead, of a handshake and a quiet exit. More ... Soldiers’ release called for at Hanukkah event Wife of captive Israeli soldier speaks to crowd in Monroe BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       MONROE — The Chabad Jewish Center’s fifth annual public menorah lighting and Hanukkah celebration was touched with sadness this year. Sunday’s ceremony went beyond the usual festivities, with a tribute to the three Israeli soldiers who were captured and abducted last summer by H... More ... Falling tree kills man, 28       JAMESBURG — A Monroe man was killed last week when a large tree fell on him during a tree removal job he was working on with his brother’s company on Woodland Road in the borough. Jerrold Love, 28, of Buckelew Avenue, was working with his brother and father to remove a giant, 2-foot-thi... More ... To our readers       Items for Community Bulletin Board may be e-mailed to ebsent@gmnews.com. They also may be faxed to (732) 780-4192 or mailed to Sentinel, P.O. Box 5001, Freehold, NJ 07728. More ... Spotswood man gets DUI after three-car accident       SPOTSWOOD — A borough man was charged with driving under the influence Dec. 10 after he reportedly crashed his vehicle and struck two cars at Old Stage Road and Easton Avenue. Police said John Williams, 22, failed to stop at the stop sign on Easton Avenue. His vehicle crossed into the i... More ... JEFF GRANIT staff Appleby School students Eddie Kovalski (from left), Nicholas DiMaria and Jake Engstrom load gifts into a car for the St. Vincent de Paul Society of East Brunswick Friday in Spotswood. Spotswood schools adopted 17 local, needy families th Read the Story... DEP’s word on land exchange imminent Attorney says town has acquired title to all parcels being given BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       The last necessary approval to build the new high school in Thompson Park is anticipated in early January, according to Monroe Township Assistant Attorney Peg Schaffer. Schaffer updated residents on the status of the long-awaited high school and legal matters surrounding the land sw... More ... GOP drops challenge in So. River election Council will be split in ’07 between Dems, Republicans BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       Some six weeks after the general election, the battle for a South River Borough Council seat has officially come to an end. Republican Michael Trenga on Monday conceded the seat to Democrat Anthony Razzano, the victor by a one-vote margin. Trenga said he will no longer challenge Raz... More ... E.B. debates pros, cons of statewide cable deal BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       EAST BRUNSWICK –– Township officials are pondering the benefits of the longtime municipal franchise agreements with cable companies and the dramatic changes proposed by Verizon. Cable companies, which in East Brunswick’s case is Comcast, have for more than 30 years done business with ... More ... Many ideas in works for Spotswood’s 100th BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       SPOTSWOOD — The borough will soon begin marking its 100th anniversary, a celebration that will continue over the next year-and-a-half with events and activities for all ages. The borough’s Cultural and Heritage Commission has prepared a list of possible events and programs to mark the c... More ... Holiday fun       PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN At left: Aubrey Bowie, 8, (l) and her sister Calista, 6, of Helmetta, have their picture taken with Santa after giving him their wish lists during Helmetta’s holiday party for children Sunday at the Holy Trinity Church hall. Above: James Szawaryn, 5, tells Santa... More ... Open-meetings advocate targets two local towns Lawsuit says Monroe board doesn’t give info on closed-session matters BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       John Paff makes it his business to ensure that local governments adhere to open public meeting laws. The volunteer advocate picks towns around New Jersey, often at random, to see if their governing bodies are complying with state laws. And after two years’ experience, he has found t... More ...