Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Barnes & Noble wins OK to build in Monroe
Book seller declines to disclose details for its new facility BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Barnes & Noble wins OK to build in Monroe Book seller declines to disclose details for its new facility BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer Barnes & Noble will build a large warehouse and office facility in Monroe near its current South…
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Freeholders scheduled to review land swap
School and township officials will jointlypresent Monroe BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer School and township officials will jointly present Monroe’s plans BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer MONROE — Local officials will present their case next week for a proposed land swap with Middlesex County so a new high school can be built in Thompson Park. The…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Laura Gibbons goes up for a rebound against a pair of South Brunswick players in the Falcons’ contest against the Vikings on Monday.
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Loan scam results in 90-day jail sentence
BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Loan scam results in 90-day jail sentence BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — A man indicted on multiple counts of bank loan fraud in North Brunswick has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for third degree theft and ordered to pay restitution of $76,000, according to Assistant Middlesex County Prosecutor…
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Support sought for change in ed. funding
Local school officialsexpecting another yearof flat state aid BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Support sought for change in ed. funding Local school officials expecting another year of flat state aid BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Expecting to face flat state aid again this year, the East Brunswick Board of Education is asking residents to join the fight to…
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County gets $428K for programs
County gets $428K for programs The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will award Middlesex County $427,776 to supplement area emergency food and shelter programs. The funds are appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas throughout the United States. The 2004 award is nearly 20 percent higher…
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Home care business popular with seniors
Visiting Angels lets seniors screen caregivers before hiring them BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Pamela and Peter Broskie of the Visiting Angels, at home in Monroe. MONROE — Fulfilling a need to lend a helping hand to Monroe seniors has turned into a business opportunity for a local…
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E.B. man’s book based on family’s ‘grand tours’
JEFF GRANIT staff Robert Randall of East Brunswick has authored a book, “Grand Tour,” featuring characters based on himself and his great-grandfather, both war veterans. EAST BRUNSWICK — Robert F. Randall, 70, a journalist by trade, has always been intrigued by the role his maternal great-grandfather, Jacob Gray, played as a member of the famed…
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Former police chief of
South River dies Jan. 25 South River dies Jan. 25 SOUTH RIVER — Paul Borak, a former police chief who served on the borough’s force for more than 40 years, has died. Borak, who was born in South River, died at his Exton Street home Sunday. He joined the South River police department in 1937…
