Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Officials hoping voters say yes this time
Spotswood referendumset for Tuesday would enable school additions By vincent todaroStaff Writer Spotswood referendum set for Tuesday would enable school additions By vincent todaro Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Board of Education will try again to pass a school construction referendum Tuesday when residents will cast votes on a scaled-back version of last year’s defeated…
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Borough could pay $8K per year for retirement accts. By Sandi carpello Borough could pay $8K per year for retirement accts. By Sandi carpello Staff Writer HELMETTA — Active firefighters could accrue $400 annually in retirement accounts if voters approve a supplemental retirement program for the roughly 30 volunteers who staff the department. The Borough…
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Students won’t have to call Regis for a lifeline
By jennifer domeStaff Writer Students won’t have to call Regis for a lifeline By jennifer dome Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Borough police have introduced a unique and potentially lifesaving tool for local students this year. Police Chief Wesley Bomba has issued Lifeline Cards to the borough’s school district for students to use in an…
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Intersection project ahead of schedule
During construction, police focusing on safety, speed limit enforcement By dave goldbergStaff Writer Intersection project ahead of schedule By dave goldberg Staff Writer DAWNMARIE SANNWALDT Traffic is backed up at 9:30 a.m. last Thursday on Route 1 south at the intersection of Route 130 while construction is being done to the Route 130 overpass. NORTH…
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Schoolhouse will be moved;
used as information center By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Schoolhouse will be moved; FARRAH MAFFAI This schoolhouse built in the mid-1800s will be moved to Old Church Road to become part of Monroe’s Historic Village and Museum. used as information center By sandi carpello Staff Writer MONROE — A schoolhouse that has stood at the corner…
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Sergeant is first woman to top motorcycle class
By vincent todaroStaff Writer By vincent todaro Staff Writer Move over Tom Cruise, East Brunswick has a Top Gun of its own. That’s the title given to Police Sgt. Tracie Steckel, who recently graduated from the Maryland State Police Motorcycle Operations School, and finished No. 1 in her class. Steckel is the only woman to…
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A year later
World Trade Center victims By sue m. morganStaff Writer World Trade Center victims’ families speak out Special occasions like birthdays and holidays are especially difficult to face By sue m. morgan Staff Writer Chuck Costello As she sits on her Old Bridge home’s nearly completed covered front porch, Mary Costello knows in her heart that…
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Residents won’t to give up fight against revised plans
Exit point on Evergreen removed from plans for VFW, medical building By vincent todaroStaff Writer By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — As a concession to area residents concerned about the construction of a medical facility and a new VFW post on Cranbury Road, the developer has agreed to remove an exit onto Evergreen…
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A year later
Closure means opening wounds for keeper of the list By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Keeper of the 9/11 victims’ list, Middletown Police Detective Sgt. Joe Capriotti sits at his desk and reflects on his job in the past year. He was the face on the other side…
