Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar
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Four centuries of charm restored in historic village Annual walking tour of Old Bridge Village shows values of past and present
Correspondent By lori elkins solomon Four centuries of charm restored in historic village Annual walking tour of Old Bridge Village shows values of past and present PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jake and Mary Conte of East Brunswick walk up to the home of Frank and Betty Galganski at 28 Kossman St. during the Dec. 16…
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Sweets of the season
PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Marie Monica, above, assists James Komosinski, 5, with the building of his gingerbread house during a program at the Spotswood Library Dec. 11. Stephen Faulkenberry, 5, (l) creates his masterpiece.
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BLOOPERS ADELE YOUNG Rich chocolate mouse won’t play hickey
BLOOPERS ADELE YOUNG Rich chocolate mouse won’t play hickey Although it’s always fun to compile the list of "bloopers" that almost made it into one of our 10 Greater Media Newspapers’ publications, it’s especially nice to have some lightheartedness this year. For those unfamiliar with this annual tradition, the editors and staff at Greater Media…
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Jan. 2 public hearings set on NJ Transit fare hikes
The NJ Transit Board of Directors has authorized public hearings to be held next week in support of a six-year fare policy initiative to help the corporation address a growing budget shortfall — including a 10 percent increase in fares on trains, buses and the Newark City Subway in its first year and subsequent inflationary…
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Photo
DAWN MARIE SANNWALDT Craig Connors and Bernie Isaacson of Griffin Nurseries, Fresh Ponds Road, run a Christmas tree through the netter for Donna Ching Foster and her daughter, Lia, of New Brunswick, at the tree farm Sunday.
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MCIA offers holiday recycling tips
One of the least joyous aspects of the holiday season is the amount of household trash it produces. The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) offers a variety of tips on how to get rid of holiday clutter. • Wrapping paper — Nonmetallic wrapping paper should be placed in a mixed-paper container for recycling. Metallic wrapping…
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Community Bulletin Board Sp’wood Public Library will sponsor book sale
Community Bulletin Board Sp’wood Public Library will sponsor book sale The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will host a used book sale during regular library hours, Dec. 28-Jan. 11. Hardcover books, paperbacks, children’s books, audiocassettes and videocassettes will be available. Paperbacks will sell for 25 cents, audio books for $1.50, videos for $2.50. Most…
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Pen pal program benefits young and old students
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Pen pal program benefits young and old students EAST BRUNSWICK — A class of fifth-graders at the Central Elementary School received a visit last week from their pen pals, graduate education students from Monmouth University, West Long Branch. The graduate students have been corresponding and working with the fifth-graders since…
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In Brief
Monroe Twp. Library sets holiday schedule The Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, will maintain the following schedule for the December holidays: • Dec. 20 — 10 a.m. to noon; • Dec. 21 and 22 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; • Dec. 24 — 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; • Dec. 25 —…
