Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar
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Resident shows gratitude with gift to hometown
Staff Writer By lynn k. barra Resident shows gratitude with gift to hometown MILLTOWN — His purpose is to aid the afflicted, but on his latest mission, he wanted to make a difference to the people in his hometown. Eric Erickson, who has lived in the borough for two years and is a physician’s assistant…
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Kohl’s could open this fall at former Bradlees site
Kohl’s could open this fall at former Bradlees site By albert connelly jr. Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board has approved an application that will allow a Kohl’s department store to move into the Bradlees shopping center on Route 18. The board voted March 6 to approve the site plan and a bulk variance…
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District proposes more teachers, lower taxes
Staff Writer By jennifer dome District proposes more teachers, lower taxes SOUTH RIVER — A budget proposed by the Board of Education for the 2002-03 school year carries a tax decrease of almost 1 cent on the tax rate, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Ambrogi. For the owner of property assessed at the…
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Spring break programs set at Sp’wood Library
Spring break programs set at Sp’wood Library The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will offer a variety of spring break programs for children. The schedule is as follows: • March 26 — "Movie Day," 10:30-11:30 a.m. for 3- to 5-year-olds, 1-2:30 p.m. for 5- to 8-year-olds; • March 27 and 28 — "Spring Crafts,"…
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Milltown holds school tax increase to 7 cents
MILLTOWN — The proposed 2002-03 school tax rate would be raised by 7 cents under a budget introduced last week by the Board of Education. The proposed $10.3 million school budget reflects an increase in spending of 3.7 percent, or approximately $370,000, over the 2001-02 budget, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Anne Evangelista. As…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ John Roche, 13, performs on the baritone before the start of the Parade of Saints at St. Bartholomew’s School in East Brunswick Friday afternoon.
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Community Bulletin Board High school to stage ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’
Community Bulletin Board High school to stage ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ The South River High School Drama Club will present the comedy Arsenic and Old Lace at 7 p.m. on March 23 and 2 p.m. on March 24 at the high school, Montgomery Street. Donation is $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students.…
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Board makes cuts, transfers to make room for custodians
Staff Writer By brian donahue Board makes cuts, transfers to make room for custodians EAST BRUNSWICK — The positions of 38 custodians proposed to be cut from the Board of Education’s 2002-03 budget are now back in the spending plan, but in two separate places. The school board, after proposing to cut the jobs, bring…
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Old town hall would become day-care center under plan
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Old town hall would become day-care center under plan JAMESBURG — Plans to turn the former municipal building on East Railroad Avenue into a child day-care center were met with a host of concerns from members of the borough’s Land Use Board at a March 14 meeting. Board members…
