Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Participants sought for
Pride in Milltown Day The sixth annual Pride in Milltown Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 4 in Borough Park, JFK Boulevard and Violet Terrace, next to the community pool. Rain date is Oct. 5. The event, sponsored by the Milltown Revitalization Committee, is designed to promote community spirit…
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Dripping with goodness
Dripping with goodness PHOTOS BY DAWNMARIE SANNWALDT Brandon Young, (above) a second-grader at the Warnsdorfer School in East Brunswick, watches as his mom, So, dishes out the chocolate syrup during the PTA’s Sept. 4 ice cream social. At right, Andrew Hoeni, 5, tries on some gear belonging to the Brookview Fire Company during the social.
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Unannounced guest turns up at dinner
Connor Evan Cairns newest member ofOlive Garden family BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Unannounced guest turns up at dinner Connor Evan Cairns newest member of Olive Garden family Connor Evan Cairns BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A very special guest arrived at the Olive Garden restaurant on Route 18 during the height of the dinner…
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Plywood supply down; demand and prices up
BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Plywood supply down; demand and prices up BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Large demand, lowered production, government purchases and a forecast for a hurricane has the lumber industry concerned. Guy Leonard, co-owner of Northeastern Building Supply in Jamesburg, said that plywood supplies are down, demand is up. and the…
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Bridge-building Troop 65 Girl Scouts earn Silver Award
Bridge project crosses more than one obstacle BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — One area Girl Scout troop built a bridge that isn’t used for crossing any stream or roadway. At the Girl Scouts of Delaware Raritan Council building, off Church Lane in East Brunswick, sits a small wooden…
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Council may adopt plan for snuff mill
BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Council may adopt plan for snuff mill BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer Helmetta HELMETTA — A public hearing will be held next week on a redevelopment plan for the old Helme snuff mill. The Borough Council voted 6-0 to introduce the redevelopment plan on first reading at a Sept. 10 meeting.…
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Boro plans to improve Vliet Street
BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Spotswood SPOTSWOOD — The borough is a step closer to seeing long-needed improvements on a section of Vliet Street. At a meeting last week, the Borough Council introduced an ordinance appropriating $180,000 to repave a portion of Vliet Street and install curbing and sidewalks. Mayor Barry…
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Y addresses problem of sleeping child left on bus
BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A YMCA bus driver responsible for leaving a sleeping 5-year-old boy on board after the route was completed last week is no longer on the job. Officials at the Raritan Valley YMCA, Dunhams Corner Road, had initially planned to discipline the driver, a…
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E.B. board exploring construction options
Cost tied to various concepts ranges from $75M to $118.4M BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer E.B. board exploring construction options Cost tied to various concepts ranges from $75M to $118.4M BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Saying their K-7 facilities are overcrowded and old, East Brunswick school officials are considering four options for a possible building referendum.…
