Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Camp lifeguard saves 4-yr.-old
By charles w. kimStaff Writer Camp lifeguard saves 4-yr.-old By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A 4-year-old East Brunswick boy will be all right, thanks to the actions of a quick-thinking lifeguard. Joshua Linda was playing in a 12-18 inch deep section of a juvenile pool with about 45 other children at…
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Superintendent’s term extended by two years
Board pres. says decision will provide ‘continuity and stability’ to E.B. By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Board of Education has voted to add two more years to its contract with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jamie P. Savedoff and to provide him with a salary increase. In doing so, the board rescinded…
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More voices join chorus to save Milltown site German visitors, Historical Society hope buildings can be preserved
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra More voices join chorus to save Milltown site German visitors, Historical Society hope buildings can be preserved JERRY WOLKOWITZ Walter Ochs (l) and Michael Kuhlthau, both from Oberzell, Germany, stand on the Milltown property their ancestors once farmed. MILLTOWN — A recent trip to America turned into a journey…
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Extra state aid brings
Extra state aid brings 2 cents of tax relief By lynn K. Barra Staff Writer HELMETTA — Borough officials anticipate receiving $225,000 in extraordinary aid from the state in the coming weeks, which will lower the projected increase in the municipal tax rate from 8 cents to 6 cents According to Borough Business Administrator Jim…
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Bicycle buffs have a haven at Freehold museum Local collector’s prize possession is ‘Zimmy’ manufactured in town
Staff Writer By dick metzgar Bicycle buffs have a haven at Freehold museum Local collector’s prize possession is ‘Zimmy’ manufactured in town JERRY WOLKOWITZ David Metz shows how a unique drive system operates on an antique high wheeler bicycle. More than 100 years ago, in the late 1880s and 1890s, the village of Freehold was…
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Tax hike to be $10 less due to unexpected aid Boro gets $30K more than officials anticipated in 2002 municipal budget
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Tax hike to be $10 less due to unexpected aid Boro gets $30K more than officials anticipated in 2002 municipal budget SPOTSWOOD — For the first time in a while, the borough received a bit of good news last week about local taxes. The state is giving Spotswood more extraordinary…
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Nuclear waste transport along rail lines opposed Congressional bill allows shipment to Nevada to begin in 2010
Staff Writer By jennifer dome Nuclear waste transport along rail lines opposed Congressional bill allows shipment to Nevada to begin in 2010 SAYREVILLE — Borough and national officials expressed opposition this week to a law that will allow nuclear materials to be transported through eastern Middlesex County. The U.S. Senate approved a bill Tuesday that…
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Cobb gets life in prison Milltown man, 38, convicted in murder of East Brunswick man, 47
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Cobb gets life in prison Milltown man, 38, convicted in murder of East Brunswick man, 47 MILLTOWN — A borough man was sentenced to life in prison recently after being convicted in the 2001 shooting death of an East Brunswick resident. James Cobb, 38, was convicted of murder in…
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Plant site rezoned for senior housing E.B. council gets mixed feedback
on senior housing vs. industrial Plant site rezoned for senior housing E.B. council gets mixed feedback on senior housing vs. industrial By vincent todaro Staff Writer East Brunswick officials are supporting a zone change that they say will enable more senior citizens to remain in town during their golden years. The Township Council voted Monday…
