Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Mayor defends price he got in property sale
BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Mayor defends price he got in property sale BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The fact that Mayor William Neary sold his Dairy Queen property to a bank for more money than the bank paid for neighboring properties has at least one resident asking questions about a potential conflict…
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Having teachers talk a Mickey Mouse idea
East Brunswickeducators bring Disney into the curriculum BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer East Brunswick educators bring Disney into the curriculum BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Daniel Moran EAST BRUNSWICK — Mickey Mouse isn’t the only one who’s all ears. The school district is trying to learn as much as possible from Disney. East Brunswick High School…
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Medals arrive nearly six decades after war
East Brunswick manfought in crucial battle before being captured BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer East Brunswick man fought in crucial battle before being captured BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Anthony W. Alexander, a 79-year-old East Brunswick resident, gets his first look at the medals long overdue. Congressman Rush Holt (r) delivered them…
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Monroe family loses holiday gifts to shed fire
BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer MONROE — Even though fire destroyed a majority of their holiday gifts, Denise Cole and her family still managed to enjoy Christmas. The family lost its gifts in a fire that erupted in the shed outside their home on East Sedgewick Street around 10 p.m. Dec.…
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Bank is robbed again
BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The Fleet Bank was robbed Friday by a man who posed as a customer and passed a note to a teller demanding money. The robbery at the Ryders Lane bank represented the third such heist at the bank over the period of about two…
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Jamesburg officials spot budget ailments ahead
Councilman:State mandates don BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Jamesburg officials spot budget ailments ahead Councilman: State mandates don’t make sense for borough BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer JAMESBURG — It appears the Borough Council will have to tighten its belt again next year. Officials already foresee another municipal tax increase on the horizon as they have…
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Monroe burglar sentenced to three years behind bars
Monroe burglar sentenced to three years behind bars A Trenton man charged with burglarizing four homes within Monroe Township’s adult communities last year has been sentenced to three years in prison. Baby Grace Devine, 49, was sentenced recently to a state prison term in connection with the burglaries. Monroe police said Devine committed three burglaries…
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Identity theft reaching epidemic proportions
N.J. scam used a jobfair to gain applicants BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer N.J. scam used a job fair to gain applicants’ personal information BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer Your good name can be besmirched, your bank account pilfered, and crimes committed in your name without your even knowing about it until it’s too late. The computer and…
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Borough seeks to better regulate businesses
Mayor: Law will help prevent problemswith new businesses BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Mayor: Law will help prevent problems with new businesses BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Local businesses may soon be required to hold a mercantile license so the borough can keep better track of who’s doing what. The Borough Council introduced an…
