Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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School board chooses replacement member
BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer School board chooses replacement member BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Anna Proleika to replace Lois Jessen, who resigned last month. The board publicly interviewed three candidates, including Kathleen Adinolfi, former member Joanne Anderson, and Proleika. The board then chose Proleika…
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Student’s essay places teacher in nat’l Top 20
BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Student’s essay places teacher in nat’l Top 20 BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Teacher Greg Baron and student Kevin Erickson show their awards in front of a class at the Chittick School in East Brunswick this week. EAST BRUNSWICK — If it were not enough to place highly…
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Community rallies to help with medical bills
Spotswood freshman has dealt with tumor since it was diagnosed at age 5 BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Community rallies to help with medical bills BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Danny Hohman SPOTSWOOD — With a show of support from the community, Danny Hohman is determined to cope with a tumor behind his eye that has…
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County gives protective gear to first responders
JEFF GRANIT staff Jayne Tokash, an emergency medical technician from East Brunswick, picks up escape hoods at the Middlesex County Fire Academy for the township rescue squad. The Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management has begun distributing $571,000 in personal protective equipment to professional and volunteer emergency personnel throughout the county. The equipment, paid for…
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Monroe students learn about Spanish cultures
Homemade passports take them on BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Monroe students learn about Spanish cultures Homemade passports take them on ‘tour’ of Central, South America BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Connie Ko sells artwork at a makeshift market to fellow eighth-graders Lauren Zarillo, Sammi Skurka and Brittany Adelino during the Latin American…
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Jamesburg to mark old high school site 25 years after it was closed, alumni are still singing its praises
BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Jamesburg to mark old high school site 25 years after it was closed, alumni are still singing its praises BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer Jamesburg High School JAMESBURG — Jamesburg High School closed 25 years ago, but its alumni are working hard to preserve its memory. In fact, the graduates are…
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A month of milestones for Jewish congregants
South River BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer A month of milestones for Jewish congregants South River’s Anshe Emeth synagogue turns 85 this month BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff An old photo at Congregation Anshe Emeth shows then-president Jack Brosky handing the scissors for the ribbon-cutting to Abe S. Schwartz, chairman of the building…
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Closing time for ladies’ night? Perhaps not…
Ruling againstdiscounts for women questioned by some BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Closing time for ladies’ night? Perhaps not… Ruling against discounts for women questioned by some BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer Ladies, take note: You can still sip cosmopolitans at a discounted rate at one local night spot, if its owner has his…
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South River repairs leaking sewer pipe
BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer South River repairs leaking sewer pipe BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The borough’s Jackson Street sanitary pumping facility appears to be back in working order, but borough officials want to be certain that further breaks are not a risk. Repairs on a damaged sewer pipe were completed immediately,…
