Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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FARRAH MAFFAI Damion Esposito holds a reminder for drivers while walking with fellow second-graders at the South River Elementary School during National Walk Our Children to School Day Oct. 2. Story, page 34.
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Stampers will raise funds for baby’s medical needs
Helmetta family pleas for assistance with14-month-old child By sandi carpelliStaff Writer Helmetta family pleas for assistance with 14-month-old child By sandi carpelli Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Steven Pepi of Helmetta plays with his son, Steven Gerard Pepi, who has congenital muscular dystrophy. At 14 months, Steven Gerard Pepi has never sat up in his crib,…
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Man charged in burglaries
By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer A Union Beach resident was arrested in East Brunswick Friday and charged with burglaries committed in that township and in South River. Police said Joseph Kopitskie, 32, entered the basement window of a home on Main Street in South River, and was discovered by the resident…
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E.B. sees $500K in savings
By vincent todaroStaff Writer By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A refinancing of a portion of its debt may wind up saving the township about $500,000. During its meeting Monday night, the Township Council unanimously adopted an ordinance allowing the township to redeem some bonds and replace them with others at a lower…
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GOP’s invitation to debate declined by J’burg Dems
By sandi carpelloStaff Writer GOP’s invitation to debate declined by J’burg Dems By sandi carpello Staff Writer JAMESBURG — There will be no debate among Borough Council candidates this year, despite what has become an annual attempt by the Republican Party to engage the Democrats in an open forum. The borough’s Republican candidates recently challenged…
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Nightline replaced by Internet Q&A
By vincent todaroStaff Writer Nightline replaced by Internet Q&A By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The growth of the Internet has dealt a fatal blow to the once-popular New Jersey Nightline, an information service offered through libraries statewide. Library officials in the township have been informed that the state is not offering a…
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Candidates duking it out in heated Helmetta race
By Sandi carpelloStaff Writer Candidates duking it out in heated Helmetta race By Sandi carpello Staff Writer HELMETTA — The lines have been drawn, and the race for two seats and control of the Borough Council is heating up. Tom Reid, a former Democrat running for re-election on the Republican ticket, has criticized Councilman Andrew…
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Kids: No place to play
By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Brent Evans, 14, jumps over a skateboard on a Helmetta street Monday. HELMETTA — A group of borough youths say they are frustrated with the lack of space for athletics and skateboarding in the borough, and have asked officials to provide them with some…
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Youth Council thankful for a place to call their own
By vincent todaroStaff Writer Youth Council thankful for a place to call their own By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The local Youth Council has gotten the home its members have been pining for since the group’s inception last year. The council, which was founded in May 2001, will use the nature center…
