Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Area communities ready for July 4th festivities
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer “We’re trying to do something new and better for the residents, and everybody around the area better be here. It’s going to be wild.” — Russ Einbinder member Milltown When you’re the Fourth of July Committee in Milltown looking for a drum and bugle corps, getting…
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Town to get bids on second new cell tower
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The borough could see not one, but two new cell towers this year. At a special meeting Monday night, the Borough Council authorized their attorney, Frederick Roselli, to prepare bid documents for the leasing of property in the Causeway area for the construction…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Ethan Biscette, 4, Monroe, gets his face painted at the Family Day fair at Children’s Choice Learning Center in East Brunswick.
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MCFOODS asks area businesses for help
BY MEGHAN ROBERTS Staff Writer BY MEGHAN ROBERTSStaff Writer A local food collection service is asking the business community to give some extra help to those in need this summer. The Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) distributes goods to more than 60 pantries throughout the county and serves residents in every…
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Age-restricted housing praised by board members
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JAMESBURG — The borough Land Use Board has approved the town’s second senior citizen housing development. The condominium complex, which will be known as Brookside Village, was approved at the board’s June 9 meeting, borough zoning officer Bernie Long said. The developer, Nicole and Angela Properties…
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Police suspect series of bank robberies may be connected
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer The suspect that police believe robbed three, possibly four banks since late April, is shown here holding up the Rocky Hill Bank of America. A man who robbed two banks in the last two months may have struck again. A Provident Bank located at the intersection…
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Defibrillators on site at both borough schools
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Milltown MILLTOWN — In an effort to increase the safety of the students, the school community has purchased two defibrillators. One automated external defibrillator (AED) will be kept at Joyce Kilmer School; the other at Parkview School, said Kathy Conger, school nurse at Joyce Kilmer School.…
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Community steps up to aid township family
JEFF GRANIT staff Corey Muniz, 11, of East Brunswick, sits with friends Mike Frass and Tyler Flood during a June 17 basketball fund-raiser to raise money for bills related to Corey’s fight against leukemia. EAST BRUNSWICK — The recent “Help Corey Conquer Cancer” basketball jamboree was a major success for the family of an 11-year-old…
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Environmentalist, teens earn community service awards
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer East Brunswick EAST BRUNSWICK — Some very familiar faces in East Brunswick have been honored by the township for their community service. David Moscowitz, a member of the township’s Environmental Commission, and the Urban Mitzvah Corps, which encourages teenagers to help care for people in need,…
