Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Local, German churches exchange mission work
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Five years ago, a group of Americans helped bring back to life a church that was oppressed under communism. Now, the favor has been returned. Members of Trinity Presbyterian Church, at Cranbury Road and Route 18, played host to a group of 22…
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Spotswood couple dies in Piscataway accident
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — A borough couple was killed Friday in a car accident on Route 18 in Piscataway. Anthony Renna, 73, and his wife Grace, 72, were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which according to police, took place at 11:54 a.m. Police said Anthony…
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Rush-hour collision
STEVEN M. BARON A Toyota Highlander rests alongside a Mack truck with a front-end loader on a trailer after a rush-hour collision at Milltown Road and Jensen Street in East Brunswick around 5:30 p.m. Monday in Monroe. Occupants of the Highlander were treated by emergency medical crews for what were believed to be minor injuries.
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Volunteer firefighters heroes to nursery owner
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — Though his storage facility was in flames, Frank Baker was much more concerned about who was going into the building than what was inside. Baker, the owner of Baker’s Nursery, watched in disbelief as local firefighters spent more than seven hours battling the fire…
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Youth battling leukemia finds plenty of support
Fund-raisers scheduled to raise money for family of East Brunswick boy BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Corey Muniz EAST BRUNSWICK — For Corey Muniz, the support of his friends, family and the community as a whole has been an unexpected aid in the battle against leukemia. An 11-year-old student at the…
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Four students arrested in five bomb threats
Hammarskjold student charged in bomb threat yesterday morning BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A middle school student was arrested yesterday in the latest of a series of bomb threats made in township schools since early May. The incident came five days after the arrest of an East Brunswick…
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Artist has another brush with fame
Mentored by Rockwell, Joseph Csatari receives scouting BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Joseph Csatari SOUTH RIVER — One local artist is following in his mentor’s brush strokes. Last week, Joseph Csatari, of Snapper Avenue, was awarded the Silver Buffalo by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) at the National Annual Meeting…
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Pantry aid is stepped up in time for peak demand
New boro committee working to help meet needs of area residents BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Jamesburg JAMESBURG — With food supplies low but spirits high, the borough recently went from food stamps to “stamping” out hunger. To combat the growing hunger problem in town, the local post office held its…
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Monroe creates second assistant super position
New role part of reorganization for new human resources dept. BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — The school district is adding a new administrative position that will be the focal point of a new human resources department. The new assistant superintendent of schools post will be added as the result…
