Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Officials hope to steer clear of hefty tax hike

    BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Officials hope to steer clear of hefty tax hike BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The potential for a 15.5-cent tax rate increase has officials hoping for state extraordinary aid to reduce that hike and possibly keep a flat rate. The Borough Council on Monday introduced the 2004 municipal budget,…

  • Gas station’s plan for store faces opposition

    Hess follows lawsuitwith applicationfor convenience store BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Gas station’s plan for store faces opposition Hess follows lawsuit with application for convenience store BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer A group of residents is expected to contest a proposal for a store to be built at the rear of a Hess gas station on…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Matt Yoffredo, 11, jumps rope during the Feb. 24 Jump Rope for Heart event at Monroe’s Woodland School that raised $18,176 to fight heart disease and stroke.

  • School tax rate could increase by 15 cents

    Milltown increasepartly due to largerhigh school class BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer School tax rate could increase by 15 cents Milltown increase partly due to larger high school class BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer The Milltown Board of Education is proposing a 2004-05 budget that would increase the school tax rate by 15 cents, or 7…

  • Teacher returns from tropical ‘Today’ trip

    British Virgin Islands journey a BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Teacher returns from tropical ‘Today’ trip BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer East Brunswick’s Jeff Bravman with “Today” host Matt Lauer in Necker Island. EAST BRUNSWICK — If some men think taking a vacation with Jimmy Buffett and three super models is what dreams are made of,…

  • Crowd brings sweet tooth to village

    Correspondent BY SANDI CARPELLO JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Catherine Wisniewski, of North Brunswick, gets some advice from John Cunnell about the chocolate his company offers during “The Allure of Chocolate” event. EAST BRUNSWICK — It was a great night for chocoholics. Roughly 40 women and two men who all suffer from the common addiction came to…

  • Spotswood to fix water problems

    Residents saw brownwater recently whilework was done at plant BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Spotswood to fix water problems Residents saw brown water recently while work was done at plant BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The borough is preparing to make its biggest leap yet in the battle to resolve its water problems —…

  • More cuts yield greater tax decrease for county

    Public hearingon 2004 county tabset for March 15 BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer More cuts yield greater tax decrease for county Public hearing on 2004 county tab set for March 15 BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Middlesex County residents may see an even lower tax rate than was initially proposed, as officials last week produced further…

  • Blood donors sought due to winter shortage

    Blood donors sought due to winter shortage NEW BRUNSWICK — Winter weather and winter illnesses have taken a serious toll on the region’s blood supply, according to local hospital officials. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the New Brunswick Affiliated Hospitals Blood Center called upon citizens of central New Jersey to donate blood last week.…