Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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FARRAH MAFFAI Jubilee Zhou, 8, uses chopsticks to pick up marbles during the Chinese New Year celebration held at East Brunswick High School Saturday. The event also marked the 40th anniversary of the Mid-Jersey Chinese School.
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Board told Quick Chek, gas station would benefit area
By sue m. morganStaff Writer Board told Quick Chek, gas station would benefit area By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Commuters headed for the Garden State Parkway entrance at Laurence Parkway might eventually be able to fill up their fuel tanks and grab a cup of joe along the way if an…
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Builders’ Ford Ave. plans in
line with Milltown By vincent todaroStaff Writer Builders’ Ford Ave. plans in line with Milltown’s wishes Proposals for former tire factory site include housing, retail, offices By vincent todaro Staff Writer Seven developers have submitted proposals to redevelop 19 acres on Ford Avenue in Milltown with residential housing and commercial and retail uses. The builders’…
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Board agrees with panel that high school is needed
By jennifer domeStaff WriterMONROE Board agrees with panel that high school is needed By jennifer dome Staff Writer MONROE — When Plan A fails, move on to Plan B. That’s what the Board of Education decided to do at its Jan. 30 meeting when it voted unanimously to take the recommendation of the district’s ad…
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CHRIS KELLY An array of glistening glass adorns tables at the New Jersey Antique Bottle Club show held Saturday at the South River Knights of Columbus.
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More retail will be allowed alongside Railroad Salvage
MONROE — The site of Railroad Salvage, an existing hardware business on Old Bridge-Englishtown Road, may soon be expanded with retail stores and additional storage and parking areas. Ben Franklin Real Estate Inc. received a use variance from the township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment last week to construct 7,000-square-foot buildings on each side of the…
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New ‘Field of Dreams’ group to improve athletic facilities
By vincent todaroStaff Writer New ‘Field of Dreams’ group to improve athletic facilities By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Newly elected Township Councilman David Stahl is already making his presence known, as he has created an organization to raise funds for local athletic fields. Stahl announced Monday the creation of a nonprofit corporation…
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‘Professional opera fans’ to talk shop at Forsgate
By sandi carpelloStaff Writer ‘Professional opera fans’ to talk shop at Forsgate By sandi carpello Staff Writer Sydelle and Murray Singer MONROE — When she was 13 years old, Sydelle Singer already knew how to grab a man’s attention. After spotting "opera fanatic" Murray Singer around Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the early 1940s, the…
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‘Swimming’ spells victory for youth in annual bee
By jennifer domeStaff Writer ‘Swimming’ spells victory for youth in annual bee By jennifer dome Staff Writer second-graders (l-r) Alex Beccles, Gabriella Doyle and Katherine Toto look on as Michelle Swislocki holds a sign of support for her classmates at the Corpus Christi School spelling bee in South River Jan. 28. SOUTH RIVER — Brianna…
