Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Hit-and-run victim says wedding will go on
Jamesburg man accusedof driving car that struck Monroe woman By jamie dougherStaff Writer Jamesburg man accused of driving car that struck Monroe woman By jamie dougher Staff Writer The victim of a harrowing hit-and-run accident just two weeks before her wedding is going to be able to walk down the aisle after all. Lisa Lasardo,…
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Science takes top honors at recognition meeting
By vincent todaroStaff Writer Science takes top honors at recognition meeting By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Science was the prevailing category recognized last week when the Board of Education honored district students and staff for exemplary work. The June 12 meeting, held before a large crowd at the Hammarskjold Middle School, found…
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Proposal for town center complex ‘totally compliant’
Planning Board getslook at general plan for Crossings at Old Bridge By sue m. morganStaff Writer Planning Board gets look at general plan for Crossings at Old Bridge By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — See a movie, buy a bagel, get a haircut, go to the bank and upgrade your cell phone.…
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Daddy and me
Daddy and me JEFF GRANIT Steve Faber and his son, Steven, 2, of Monroe shake eggs that act as maracas during the “Daddy and Me” storytime event at the Monroe Township Library Tuesday evening. JEFF GRANIT At right, Bob and Theresa Zieser, 4, enjoy listening to the tales at the event.
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Bicyclist hurt in accident
MONROE — A 39-year-old township man was seriously injured shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday when he was struck by a van while riding his bicycle. Police said Joseph Laduca of Buckelew Avenue was riding his bicycle north on Buckelew Avenue at its intersection with School House Road when he was struck by a van being…
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Towns work together to repair shared road
By vincent todaroStaff Writer Towns work together to repair shared road By vincent todaro Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Crescent Avenue here and in East Brunswick will get some long-awaited sidewalks and much-needed repaving, due in part to an agreement between the two municipalities. Governing bodies in each town took action at their respective meetings last…
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Teen’s tragic loss becomes vital lesson for classmates
Senior relates how one drunken driving accidentcan affect many livesCorrespondent By tara petersen Senior relates how one drunken driving accident can affect many lives Correspondent STEVEN M. BARON Kari Wasserman speaks after a mock DUI accident presented to the East Brunswick High School senior class June 3. She is flanked by police Lt. John D’Antuono…
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Dogs will get a park all their own this fall
By jamie dougherStaff Writer By jamie dougher Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Dogs will soon be allowed to run free in a new dog park without disobeying the local leash ordinance. Councilwoman Barbara Carpenter worked with Ralph Albanir, the Middlesex County director of parks and recreation, for over a year to make the dog park a…
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Still no sign of missing man
MONROE — Police are still looking for an elderly man who disappeared from a School House Road nursing center several weeks ago. Erast Botschagow, 80, who had previously resided in Sayreville, was last seen at the Gibbons Nursing Center about 6 p.m. May 30, police said. Staff at the residence reported him missing the following…
