Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Jamesburg gets funds to improve two parks
BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Jamesburg and Old Bridge are among four municipalities sharing $1.4 million in open space and recreation funds to upgrade parks and other playground facilities. The Middlesex County Board of Freeholders recently authorized the grant money to help the selected municipalities improve local parks. The projects represent…
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Residents concerned about contamination
Officials expect report on Ford Ave. remedial needs next week BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN — Residents expressed concerns last week that the Ford Avenue property that is the former site of the Michelin Tire Co. is contaminated and that further testing is needed to determine the extent of chemicals…
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A grim reminder
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Clockwise from above: Caitlin O’Brien, 17, is caught off guard as the “Grim Reaper” roams the halls of Spotswood High School Monday, as part of a daylong effort by Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving as the prom and graduation draw…
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Council lowers school tax increase by $100
Boro, school officials debate merits of new parking lot in budget BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Some $300,000 will be cut from the defeated school budget, knocking 4.1 cents off a proposed tax rate hike. The Borough Council resolved to make the cut on Monday after meeting with school…
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County using dogs for geese problem at course
BY ANDREA OLIVIO Staff Writer BY ANDREA OLIVIOStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Geese Police are being used to help control an ongoing problem with Canada geese at Tamarack Golf Course. The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA), which operates Tamarack, on Hardenburg Lane, in April hired Geese Police Inc., a business based in Howell Township,…
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Palaski to lead board as new school opens
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — After more than a decade as president, Regis Wyluda will step aside from the top role with the Board of Education. But he won’t go too far; he will now serve as the board’s vice president. Taking the reins for the board will…
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Woman’s death in J’burg jail being investigated
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JAMESBURG — A borough resident died in police custody Monday after she was arrested on drug charges. Ann Fitch, 47, was found to be “in distress” while detained in a jail cell at borough police headquarters. Police contacted paramedics to tend to Fitch, but efforts to…
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Homeowners shut out of new Monroe housing
Builder works with DEP to resolve soil contamination issue BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — Several homeowners in the new Sterling Acres development are still unable to move into the homes they purchased in December. “It’s kind of like holding your breath for six months,” said Brian Minnich, one of…
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Borough puts odd-even watering rules in effect
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Residents are being asked to help the borough save money by cooperating with an odd-even date water program. Those who live in homes with odd number addresses are asked to use water only on odd-numbered dates, and those with even-numbered homes on even days.…
