Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Tour features homes decorated and historic
Holiday house touran annual traditionfor E. Brunswick Museum BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Tour features homes decorated and historic Holiday house tour an annual tradition for E. Brunswick Museum BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Among the classic holiday items on display in Mary C. Koutis’ home (above) are mechanized elves that…
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Timing makes closing of plant more difficult
East Brunswick momamong the manystruggling after job loss BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Timing makes closing of plant more difficult East Brunswick mom among the many struggling after job loss BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Diana Garrabrant, one of many workers laid off by Green Tree, at her East Brunswick home with her…
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Two Spotswood officers lauded for saving lives
For policemen who were honored, actions wereall in a day BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Two Spotswood officers lauded for saving lives For policemen who were honored, actions were all in a day’s work BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Saving lives is just part of the job for two police officers recently honored by…
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Neighbors save elderly couple from house fire
Thanksgiving blazeinjures couple,destroys their home BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Neighbors save elderly couple from house fire Thanksgiving blaze injures couple, destroys their home BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer A fire at a Ferris Street home in South River caused ample damage but no serious injuries early Thanksgiving morning, thanks to several heroic neighbors and a…
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Residents tell council to delay mill decisions
BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Residents tell council to delay mill decisions BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer HELMETTA — Concerned residents stood wall-to-wall at Borough Hall Monday night. Mostly they wanted assurance that the newly elected administration would be able to choose the developer for the snuff mill property, which has remained abandoned since the Helme…
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Woman faces drug charge
EAST BRUNSWICK — A two-week investigation has led to the arrest of a Jamesburg woman who police said was storing a large quantity of "high-quality" cocaine at a local storage facility. Police said Anthomiese Fitch, 24, of Perrineville Road, was storing cocaine and cash in a Milltown Road storage facility. The township’s narcotics unit executed…
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Edison man, 23, gunned down in New Brunswick
BY MATTHEW AUERBACHStaff Writer BY MATTHEW AUERBACH Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — An Edison man was shot dead and his friend severely injured in a parking lot on the corner of Spring and Paterson streets in New Brunswick in the early morning hours of Nov. 20. A preliminary investigation by police revealed that the two…
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Food bank reaches out during the holidays
Center has enough turkeys but needs more toys for Christmas BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer TARA PETERSEN At the Monroe food bank, sibling team Bob Weiss and Joan Aronson help to prepare food packages for families in need. MONROE — Families in need can be found in any given town. According…
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Rydstrom announces intention to retire
Current administratorhas previously servedon Borough Council BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Rydstrom announces intention to retire Current administrator has previously served on Borough Council BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer Rydstrom MILLTOWN — A man who has been a mainstay in borough government for over two decades has announced his retirement. Richard Rydstrom, who will be 65…
