Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Crafty project
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Genielle Wihder, 8, of Monroe, a member of the MOJASPHE Girl Scout Troop 1044, and Estelle Bach admire the handiwork of the custom tissue box they made together at the Senior Village of Monroe on April 8.
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Run for board a natural progression for resident
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Donna Faulkenberry SPOTSWOOD — She may be the only person running for a single available Board of Education seat, but Donna Faulkenberry is still enthusiastic about the upcoming election. And she may need all the energy she can muster in taking on her first three-year term,…
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This cell phone fan is waiting at ‘Point D’
linch Are We There Yet? Lori C Our eldest son, Vernon, has relentlessly been pleading his case for a cell phone for over a month now. He’s placed sticky notes throughout the abode, left advertisements on the steering wheel, and just last week, he posted a large sign in the living room that said, “Add…
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Pontiff is remembered for kindness, impact
Pope John Paul II reached people of many faiths, backgrounds BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer When Rabbi Eugene Wernick met Pope John Paul II about 10 years ago, he was treated as an equal. On Saturday, Wernick had the opportunity to return the favor. Wernick, of Congregation Beth Ohr in Old…
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Little big leaguers
JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Chad Witt (center), a Monroe Township Little League T-ball player, holds his hat during the national anthem Saturday when the league held opening-day ceremonies, despite the rain.
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Paid EMTs will back up rescue squad by day
Council resolution brings conclusion to disputed matter BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The Borough Council will hire an outside service to serve as backup to the rescue squad for emergency calls. The council’s resolution, passed unanimously on Monday, will have TransMed Ambulance Transport Inc., of East Brunswick, serving…
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School tab brings new positions, more trailers
Monroe school taxes to increase as district sees growing enrollment BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — Residents would see a 5-cent increase in the school tax rate under a school budget presented last week by the Board of Education. The 2005-06 general fund budget of $62.6 million, which is what…
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The sky is falling
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff The carport of a house on Sherwood Avenue, East Brunswick, rests on top of a 1954 Chevy truck Tuesday after collapsing during Saturday’s storm. Owner Gary Daku said the port fell around 5 p.m. while he was out to dinner, nearly totaling a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis that had also…
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Candidates talk views on future of district
Milltown board race features five candidates seeking four seats BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN — Candidates running in the April 19 school election are focused on the implementation of a new system of administrative governance in the borough’s school district. “The reorganization of the administration is something that has to…
