Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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On Campus
Jennifer A. Krempecki, daughter of Andrea and David Krempecki of South River, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, where she is a senior majoring in elementary education. She has been listed in “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.” Kimberly Kancylarz of East…
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Workers, union sue So. River contractor
Andre & Sons owner says lawsuit is result of union grudge BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer The owner of a South River construction company says a million-dollar lawsuit against his firm involving wages is the result of a failed attempt by a labor union to organize his workers. The lawsuit filed…
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Eggsperimenting
PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Students Amanda Habeeb and Ana Scienski, both 13, check out their eggs after they survived the Egg Drop 2005 at Corpus Christi School in South River on Monday. At right, Corpus Christi student Michael Nardone looks proudly at his egg, which survived its drop from the top of the fire…
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Life-changing experience told in local man’s book
Resident tells of life in Eastern Europe after fall of communism BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MIGUELJUAREZ staff Milltown’s Jim Lukach described his travels in Eastern Europe in “Lost Inside the Happy Noise. MILLTOWN — When local author Jim Lukach was ready to write his first book, he had everything but…
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Frustrations aired on issues surrounding redevelopment
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A year after local officials began reviewing proposals for the redevelopment of a 32-acre township-owned site on Route 18, the town remains without an agreement to sell the property. And with some of the proceeds from the pending sale once pegged for the…
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In the Service
Marine Corps Pfc. Michael J. McGuire, son of Donna and Michael M. McGuire of Milltown, recently graduated from the Ammunition Technician Specialist Course while assigned to Marine Corps Detachment, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. During the course, he received instruction on the basics of automated accountability, receipt, storage, issue, handling and inventory of ammunition. McGuire is a…
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Monroe’s tax rate to go down in 2005
Ratable growth allows town to add services while reducing taxes BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — The municipal budget may be going up $4 million, but residents will enjoy a tax decrease of one cent per $100 of assessed valuation this year. The 2005 budget of $32 million includes a…
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Township woman, 77, dies in Ryders Lane accident
EAST BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating what may have caused a township woman’s car to cross into oncoming traffic on Ryders Lane Monday, resulting in her death. Viola Vitale, 77, was killed in the 3 p.m. accident after her 1994 Toyota Camry, which was headed south on Ryders Lane near Blueberry Drive, crossed over two…
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Fund-raisers
March 24 • “Really Big Coloring Books” Sale, sponsored by the East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce. Books available at the following East Brunswick locations: W. Berman Decorating Marketplace, 252 Route 18; Greenfield Jewelers, 418 Route 18; East Brunswick Chamber of Commerce, 21 Brunswick Woods Drive. Additional sale site: BW Gallery and Frame, 245 S.…
