Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Water bills to rise as more fixups are needed at plant Council looks to bond
Water bills to rise as more fixups are needed at plant Council looks to bond another $1.1 million to fix growing list of problems By vincent todaro Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — While trying to resolve the borough’s water woes, local officials have realized the water system has more problems than they thought. And to the…
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Youth gets the spotlight in front of world leaders
Staff Writer By jennifer dome Joseph Zyskowski SOUTH RIVER — A local youth was one of hundreds of children from around the world to participate in the Voices & Visions concert before the U.N. General Assembly last Thursday. The unique opportunity for 10-year-old Joseph Zyskowski came during the United Nations’ Special Session on Children, which…
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Limiting cell-phone use seen as way of raising public awareness Marlboro has issued 130 tickets since law took effect in April ’01
Staff Writer By karl vilacoba Limiting cell-phone use seen as way of raising public awareness Marlboro has issued 130 tickets since law took effect in April ’01 Flipping through stack upon stack of news clippings, Stephanie Luftglass reminisced about a time when the national spotlight shined on Marlboro. As the fifth municipality in the United…
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Businesses on the move in response to eviction
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra MILLTOWN — Most of the small businesses located at 87 Washington Ave. have relocated in recent weeks in compliance with the April 30 eviction deadline issued by the county, which took ownership of the property in December. All but two of the eight businesses, which are located on a…
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Residents team up with town in hopes of going for a walk Middlesex Walking says sidewalks needed along Crescent Avenue
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Residents team up with town in hopes of going for a walk Middlesex Walking says sidewalks needed along Crescent Avenue SPOTSWOOD — A grassroots organization is hoping to make local roads safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. Middlesex Walking, a Spotswood-based group, has already collected more than a hundred signatures on…
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Council in tug-of-war over school budget Deadline for council to decide fate of defeated tab is Monday night
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Council in tug-of-war over school budget Deadline for council to decide fate of defeated tab is Monday night EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents are still eagerly awaiting a decision by the Township Council regarding cuts to the defeated school budget. At a council meeting Monday, the governing body — charged with…
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Developers can proceed with senior homes plans
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Developers can proceed with senior homes plans VERONICA YANKOWSKI Lt. Sean Coman of the East Brunswick Police Department discusses SWAT team weapons during Law Enforcement Day Saturday at the Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18. Director of Public Safety Thomas Finn looks on. MONROE — Despite some residents’ opposition to…
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Officials agree to make cuts to lessen tax
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Officials agree to make cuts to lessen tax JAMESBURG — Various members of both the Board of Education and the Borough Council devised a unique approach to trim the $9.5 million school budget by approximately $47,000. The cuts will result in a modest adjustment in the proposed school tax…
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Democrats hope to serve second terms on council
Staff Writer By jennifer dome Democrats hope to serve second terms on council SOUTH RIVER — With the June 4 primaries just around the corner, Borough Councilmen Tele Koukourdelis and Arthur Londensky are thrilled to be running unopposed for their seats on the governing body. So far, no other Democrats or any members of the…
