Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Police ask community to watch for burnt bills
BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Police are looking for help from area businesses and residents to solve two recent burglaries that may be related. Sometime during the night of Dec. 5 or early morning of Dec. 6, unknown persons cut a hole in the fence surrounding Stavola Asphalt on Old Bergen…
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Happy holidays
PHOTOS BY JOHN SZPARA Residents look on during the annual tree and menorah lighting held earlier this month at East Brunswick’s municipal complex. Santa Claus and a helper hand out goodies to local children. Drew Wempner, 1, his mom Holly and brother Grant, 3, watch the Community Chorus perform at the East Brunswick municipal complex.
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So. River still exploring possible facade ordinance
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The borough continues to explore new storefront facade regulations, but officials said an ordinance may taker longer than expected. “There is a lot more work, a lot more steps than we thought there would be,” Mayor Robert P. Szegeti said. “[But the borough]…
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On Campus
Tedd B. Konya, son of Sophie and Theodore Konya of East Brunswick, recently graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, where he earned a master of arts in teaching, secondary science. A graduate of East Brunswick High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, he is teaching sixth-grade science at the Carnage Gifted and…
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In the Service
Navy Seaman Recruit Ryan Mumby, a 2004 graduate of Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School, East Brunswick, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Mumby completed a variety of training, including classroom study and practical instruction on Naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety…
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Boro gets radio grant
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The borough will be able to fully update its emergency squad radio systems as part of a homeland security initiative. Mayor Barry Zagnit recently announced that Spotswood has received an $85,000 state grant to fund remaining purchases needed for the radio systems. The borough…
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Fund-raisers
Dec. 16 • Adopt-A-Family, sponsored by the South River Elementary School PTA, to make the holiday season more enjoyable for disadvantaged children in South River. Monetary donations, clothing, toys, food are sought. To donate, call Donna Geesey or Ashlee Geesey at (732) 390-8202 or Alison Zemann at (732) 390-0678. Drop-off box also located at the…
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Boro considers changes with rec. commission
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — It’s time to do a little house cleaning. At least that’s how Mayor Robert P. Szegeti put it when referring to the proposal to change the borough’s Recreation Commission into a Recreation Advisory Committee. Szegeti said the change will benefit the borough in…
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Voters OK $106.1M for E. Bruns. schools
Work at two elementary schools, middle school approved by 2-1 margin BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Work at two elementary schools, middle school approved by 2-1 margin BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Voters in East Brunswick showed overwhelming support Tuesday for a $106.1 million project that will see most of the district’s middle school replaced and…
