Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Squad goes door to door to save itself
Unit may ceaseto function due tomembership shortage BY SANDICARPELLOCorrespondent Squad goes door to door to save itself Unit may cease to function due to membership shortage BY SANDICARPELLO Correspondent The 15 active members of South River’s volunteer rescue squad personally delivered recruitment letters to nearly 5,000 borough homes last weekend. "It was a long day…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Milltown’s Greg Slavicek dives back into first base safely during the Middlesex County American Legion championship game against Edison, which Milltown won.
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Monroe mulls adding shopping to housing
BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Monroe mulls adding shopping to housing BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer MONROE — A plan to replace some proposed housing on Applegarth Road with a shopping center has been put on hold. The Township Council voted to delay rezoning a 20-acre parcel now zoned for low-density residential housing. The ordinance, which…
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Republican club concerned about new political group
BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Republican club concerned about new political group BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A proposed teenage political club could engage in activities too partisan for its school, according to members of an existing teenage club. Members of the Middlesex County Teenage Republicans Club (MCTAR), based in the township, say…
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Monroe Rec Dept. plans fishing derby
Monroe Rec Dept. plans fishing derby The Monroe Town-ship Recreation Depart-ment will hold a fishing derby for Monroe residents from 9 a.m. to noon on Aug. 3 at Molder’s Fish Farm, John Wall Road, Monroe. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Hooks, bobbers, worms and refreshments will be supplied. Participants must bring their own…
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Students get probation in bus vandalism case
BYSETHMANDELStaff Writer Students get probation in bus vandalism case BYSETHMANDEL Staff Writer MONROE — The cases for three 17-year-old Monroe Township High School students involved in the vandalism of township school buses has been closed. According to Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Ralph Critella, the students, who along with an 18-year-old fellow student were charged with…
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Residents, GOP slam proposal in 2004 budget
At issue is whether$4M in Toll Bros. funds should be used BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer At issue is whether $4M in Toll Bros. funds should be used BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Questions are being raised about township spending in light of a proposal to use $4 million from Toll Bros. to…
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Boro, historical group to each have own Web site
Historical societydiscusses plansfor self-guided tour, DVD BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Historical society discusses plans for self-guided tour, DVD BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer HELMETTA — A second Web site devoted to the borough is in development. The new site, www.helmettaboro.com, will be the new official Helmetta Web site, and should be up and running by…
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Tab can move ahead with stable tax rate
BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Tab can move ahead with stable tax rate BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The municipal budget can stay its course, now that the township has been awarded the $600,000 it applied for in state extraordinary aid. The township requested $1 million in the extraordinary aid, which is given…
