Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Tax hike at 5.5¢ … for now
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Tax hike at 5.5¢ … for now SPOTSWOOD — Though the borough’s municipal budget is yet to be adopted in its final form, residents can expect to be receiving estimated property tax bills from the borough this summer. The Borough Council is still awaiting word from the state on whether…
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Officials debate sale of township acreage E.B. mayor says funds could be gained from sale to build multiuse theater facility
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Officials debate sale of township acreage E.B. mayor says funds could be gained from sale to build multiuse theater facility A plan for East Brunswick to sell the Dunhams Corner Road property where Playhouse 22 is located and relocate the theater is meeting strong opposition from people who say the…
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Spotswood High School class of 2002
By DAWNMARIE SANNWALDT Spotswood High School class of 2002 DAWNMARIE SANNWALDT Members of the Spotswood High School class of 2002 celebrate at the conclusion of their June 19 graduation by sending their caps flying.
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Residents: Wawa’s plan calls for more than meets the eye Planning Board is to hear an application to expand the store’s parking lot
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Residents: Wawa’s plan calls for more than meets the eye Planning Board is to hear an application to expand the store’s parking lot Is Wawa "playing games again"? That’s the claim of a group of residents who have distributed a flier in protest of the plans to expand the parking…
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Commuter chaos may be averted Bush promises to stop traveling turmoil for thousands
Staff Writer By charles w. kim Commuter chaos may be averted Bush promises to stop traveling turmoil for thousands NEW YORK — Thousands of New Jersey commuters may owe President George W. Bush a debt of thanks. Trains continue to run after Bush said he will help financially troubled Amtrak resolve a $200 million shortfall,…
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Four-part construction plan carries tax hike of 8.4 cents
Correspondent By lori elkins solomon JERRY WOLKOWITZ Dr. Ralph P. Ferrie, superintendent of the Monroe Township School District, looks at a layout of preliminary plans for a new township high school. Along with the high school construction, three existing schools would be renovated. MONROE — As the school year draws to a close, the Board…
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2002 class leaders bound for Lehigh and Harvard
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra MONROE — Some 178 students graduated Tuesday from Monroe High School during a ceremony at Hugh P. Walsh Stadium. Jamesburg resident Jeffrey Harris was named valedictorian, and Monroe resident David Cohen was named salutatorian for the class of 2002. Jeffrey graduated with a 100.165 grade point average and David…
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Suspect in bank heists captured by marshals Authorities wanted man for questioning in numerous robberies
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Suspect in bank heists captured by marshals Authorities wanted man for questioning in numerous robberies A suspect in more than a dozen bank robberies in New Jersey and Florida was captured Friday by officials from the U.S. Marshals Service in Newark. Lawrence McClendon, 43, was arrested at a boarding…
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$30K error in school budget corrected by E.B. Council
$30K error in school budget corrected by E.B. Council By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council has officially reinstated a $30,000 line item back into the Board of Education’s 2002-03 budget. The council voted at its meeting Monday night in favor of a resolution restoring the funds, which are slated for…
