Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Cruisin’ in South River
Car shows described as helping to revive the downtown district By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer Cruise Night will zoom back into South River next Thursday, bringing classic cars, good eats and disc jockey entertainment. It’s the second of three Cruise Nights to be held in the borough this year, and organizers…
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A year later
County agencies preparingfor future terror incidentsResponse teams trainedfor radiation, biologicaland chemical weapons By alison granitoStaff Writer County agencies preparing for future terror incidents Response teams trained for radiation, biological and chemical weapons By alison granito Staff Writer For local county officials it is not a question of if, but when, their resources will be tested…
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Police chief tells council of department’s many needs
By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Police Chief Wesley Bomba had more than the expired contracts for borough Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) members and crossing guards on his mind when he attended the Borough Council meeting Monday. Bomba requested a more open line of communication between the police and…
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A year later
Small airports feel pinch of tightening regulations By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer At two local general aviation (GA) airports, several planes sat unguarded on recent afternoons, tied down with cord to turnbuckles in the ground. The only barrier between them and a visitor were short fences which could be walked around…
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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…
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Debate brews before council over federal IDEA funding
By vincent todaroStaff Writer Debate brews before council over federal IDEA funding By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Republicans expressed anger Monday about the all-Democrat Township Council’s lack of support for increased federal special education funding. Claiming politics is getting in the way, Republican council hopeful Anthony Riccobono scolded the council at Monday…
