Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Nun’s the word
Teachers at Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, face off against students in a Feb. 2 volleyball game in honor of Catholic Schools Week. Schoolchildren were excused from wearing uniforms to school in exchange for donating to a fund for tsunami relief.
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Fund-raisers
Feb. 10 • Dessert/Card Party, sponsored by the Alisa Chapter of Hadassah, Monroe, 12:30 p.m., at the Jewish Congregation of Concordia, Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe. Donation is $12 per person. Proceeds go to the Hadassah Medical Organization. For reservations, call Claire at (609) 655-3062 or Sandy at (609) 409-7509. • Cell phone collection and empty…
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Study will reveal scope of agri-tourism industry
To determine the impact of the agri-tourism industry on the state’s economy, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture has authorized Rutgers University’s Food Policy Institute to conduct a comprehensive one-year study on agri-tourism in the Garden State, which is set to commence within the next few weeks. According to a press release, agri-tourism is the…
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South River church welcomes new pastor
Jamaican minister comes by way of Canada, Switzerland, Germany BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer The Rev. Frank Davis SOUTH RIVER — The congregation of the Conklin United Methodist Church officially welcomed their new pastor, the Rev. Frank Davis, with a luncheon at their Main Street church hall Sunday. Originally hailing from…
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District thrilled with full-day kindergarten
Sought-after program already showing positive results, officials say BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — With half the school year now complete, school officials are already calling the new full-day kindergarten program a success. Board of Education President Alan Bartlett said the board will soon be presented with a formal report…
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Officer stands trial in cat euthanization
SPCA, defense debate ID of cat, whether state law was broken BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer A Monroe Township animal control officer is awaiting a decision in Jamesburg Municipal Court on animal cruelty charges that could cost him his career. Frank Faraone stood trial last week on charges of procuring the…
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Nations united
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Students at Lawrence Brook School, East Brunswick, parade through the auditorium during the school’s Cultural Festival on Feb. 3.As part of the Cultural Fair, students made and wore pictures representing a country and the way people dressed at one time. Below, third-grader Crystal Wang (l) and fourth-grader Irene Hu, dressed…
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Jamesburg gets funds for radio equipment
Mayor says $100,000 will help improve emergency services BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JAMESBURG — The borough has received $100,000 in federal funding to upgrade its emergency communications equipment. Mayor Anthony LaMantia said the equipment will help the borough’s emergency services work better with those of surrounding municipalities, and enable the…
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Cell tower proposal scheduled for hearing
EAST BRUNSWICK — Hearings on a proposal to build a cell tower on Cranbury Road may finally begin Feb. 17. Residents have been waiting to chime in on the application by Omnipoint Communications Inc., but the plan, first scheduled to be heard in August before the Zoning Board of Adjustment, has been continually adjourned at…
