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November 20, 2008
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Basketball pals
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Rebecca Reiser, 10, sinks a jump shot as her sister-in-law Julia looks on during the final session of the new Basketball Pals program at the Monroe Township Community Center Sunday. For more, see page 14. More...
Stahl eyes township's finances as term nears
Plans to cut assistant's position; look at others
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

Barack Obama isn't the only one making the economy a priority as he prepares to take over. East Brunswick Councilman and Mayor-elect David Stahl is thinking along the same lines. Stahl told the Sentinel he plans to focus on East Brunswick's financial issues when he takes over for Mayor William N... More...

Main Street location chosen for firehouse
Plan calls for moving current firehouse, demolishing barn
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Milltown officials voted last week to designate a site for the borough's long-awaited new firehouse. Years in the making, the much-needed firehouse will be built on the South Main Street site of both the borough and fire museums, where the existing firehouse now stands, arguably a museum itself. More...


Dixon, Citro named winners in Milltown
Four candidates within 79 votes of each other
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

More than a week after Election Day, final vote tallies confirmed Republican Larry Citro and Democrat Ron Dixon as the winners of two seats on the Milltown Borough Council. More...


Kostbar, Ludas eager to begin new terms
Jennings resigns seat after taking position with state
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

JAMESBURG — Otto Kostbar and Daria Ludas are looking forward to continuing to serve their community, now that voters have given them new terms on the Borough Council. In the Nov. 4 election, Democrats Kostbar, 58, and Ludas, 59, received 1,086 and 1,048 votes, respectively, to defeat Republ... More...


Boro seeks to move elections to November
Nonpartisan towns required to poll voters each May
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD — Spotswood officials recently testified in Trenton in hopes of moving the municipal elections in nonpartisan towns from May to November. Borough officials have pined for the move for years, saying it would not only bring more voters out but also save the borough money. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Knitting with Sandy Kandel Dec. 1 and 8
Learn how to knit or improve your skills Dec. 1 and 8 with Sandy Kandel at the East Brunswick Public Library. Beginners will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. and Intermediate/Advanced from 8 to 9 p.m. Class is limited to 30 per level. Adults only. Registration required. More...
•Tricky Tray will aid local theater group
•Library Friends to host Silent Auction
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 Letters
•No room for old prejudices, stereotypes
"Raise your hand and point your finger. On the map, just let it linger. Anywhere you point your finger to, There's someone with the same type blood as you." — Hebrew Union College, 1950s With the election of Barack Obama to the U.S. More...
•Proposal to lower legal drinking age is unwise, irresponsible
•Gov't cannot rescue all who make mistakes
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Veterans Day had special significance this year
On Nov. 11, my wife and I attended the annual Veterans Day observance at Veterans Park at the East Brunswick Municipal Complex. I've attended many of these observances over the years as a reporter and observer, but this year was different. More...
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 Red State / Blue State
•A target-rich environment for columnists these days
Dear Greg: I'm still chuckling amiably about the way you ended a post-election e-mail to me, which I think we should share with our readers. (I'm determined to remain amiable these days, takingwhat comes my way with Falstaffian good humor. More...
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 Obituaries
•Julia Kuzio Cook
Mrs. Cook, 87, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 8, 2008, at home. Surviving are her husband, Robert C. Cook; a daughter, Janet C. Cook of East Brunswick; two sons, Robert G. Cook, and his wife, Phyllis, of Reinholds, Pa., and John C. Cook of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchil... More...
•Ludmilla Issar Demscha
•George H. Creighton Jr.
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 Schools
•Boro officials in awe of school production
SPOTSWOOD — According to Mayor Thomas Barlow, if this doesn't convince kids not to drink and drive, he doesn't know what will. Barlowwas referring to a production given once every two years to students at Spotswood High School. More...
•Power of the pencil
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 Sports
•Full Story
JEFF GRANIT staff Jenna Volkmann of the Monroe Township High School Color Guard performs during halftime of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III quarterfinal football game Friday night. Ocean Township defeated Monroe, 9-7. More...
•New hoops program pairs special players with pals
•Milltown and No. Bruns. welcome new ball fields
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