Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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New water tower in boro likely site for cell towers
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra New water tower in boro likely site for cell towers HELMETTA — At last week’s Borough Council meeting, officials adopted an ordinance to seek bids to build a new water tower. The tower will also be designed to accommodate an undetermined number of cellular phone towers, which could result…
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Board incumbents facing no challenge in election
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Board incumbents facing no challenge in election MONROE — The Board of Education president and two incumbents will be seeking re-election to their terms on the school board April 16. Board President Joseph Homoki and members Kathy Leonard and Kathy Kolupanowich will run unopposed in this year’s school board…
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Vets planning thank-you for ground zero workers
Staff Writer By brian donahue Vets planning thank-you for ground zero workers JERRY WOLKOWITZ Some of the members of the John Basilone Detachment of the Marine Corps League, which is preparing to bring loads of refreshments to workers at ground zero, include (from left) Jack Buckley of East Brunswick, Stan Szumel of Piscataway, Charlie Convery…
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Officials call for action at site of fatal accident
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Officials call for action at site of fatal accident MONROE — A recent car accident at the intersection of Perrineville and Union Valley roads that took the lives of two township senior citizens has prompted local officials to pursue the installation of a traffic light at the location. The…
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Two seeking sole board seat favor referendum
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Two seeking sole board seat favor referendum SPOTSWOOD — Only one seat is up for grabs in this year’s Board of Education elections at a time when the district is desperately pushing to have a building referendum passed. Both candidates said the referendum is clearly the most pressing issue the…
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Tax hike $1.05 in Helmetta
Tax hike $1.05 in Helmetta Board president says change needed in funding of education in N.J. By brian donahue Staff Writer A $690,000 increase in expenses will translate to an unprecedented hike of $1.05 in the school tax rate under a budget adopted by the Helmetta Board of Education this week. The 32-percent increase in…
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FARRAH MAFFAI A school bus passes by the nearly completed sound barrier separating Route 18 from homes in East Brunswick near the border with Old Bridge.
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Summer completion expected in Route 18 bridge project Second project on Route 18 slated to begin in 2004
Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Summer completion expected in Route 18 bridge project Second project on Route 18 slated to begin in 2004 Ongoing repair work on Route 18 at East Brunswick’s border with Old Bridge, which includes a newly constructed bridge over Main Street, should be completed by this summer, according to a…
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State’s first Butterfly Park
JERRY WOLKOWITZ Kaitlin Dwyer, 2, waves to students at St. Bartholomew’s School in East Brunswick March 15 during the school’s “Parade of Saints.” being designed off Rues Ln. Groundbreaking on park, designed by volunteers, scheduled for Earth Day By vincent todaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township will soon be home to the state’s…
