Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Commercial building OK’d, but food stores are out
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Commercial building OK’d, but food stores are out JAMESBURG — A developer received a use variance to build a commercial retail building on Forsgate Drive during a Land Use Board meeting last week attended by dozens of residents. The developer, 333 Forsgate Drive Associates, originally received approval about a…
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Council postpones action on mill developer’s study Councilman says process should be slowed due to magnitude of plans
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Council postpones action on mill developer’s study Councilman says process should be slowed due to magnitude of plans HELMETTA — The Borough Council’s decision to postpone a Planning Board study regarding the former Helme snuff mill until a Feb. 27 meeting was met with opposition from other officials and…
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Former Republican official questions Dems’ dispute
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Former Republican official questions Dems’ dispute EAST BRUNSWICK — A former Republican township councilman said a recent disagreement between Councilwoman Meryle Asaro and Mayor William Neary, both Democrats, struck him by surprise given the actions taken by the two officials while he served with them in 1997. Asaro publicly stated…
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Yearlong studies involve broad range of subjects From Ozzy to MLK, research under way on 20th-century figures
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Yearlong studies involve broad range of subjects From Ozzy to MLK, research under way on 20th-century figures JAMESBURG — Ozzy Osbourne is just one of the hundreds of famous and influential personalities of the 20th century that students at the Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School chose to research as…
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Local man’s murder said to be in revenge of 9/11
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Local man’s murder said to be in revenge of 9/11 MILLTOWN — A jail inmate in Dallas County, Texas, confessed during a television broadcast on NBC news last week to murdering Pakistani native and former borough resident Waquar Hasan. According to Dallas police, the inmate, Mark Anthony Stroman, asked…
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Warsh to leave Transit post in six months Director raised fares, purchased vehicles, and supported projects
Staff Writer By charles w. kim Warsh to leave Transit post in six months Director raised fares, purchased vehicles, and supported projects Jeffrey Warsh It is one valentine that NJ Transit Executive Director Jeffrey Warsh will not forget. Gov. James McGreevey sent a Feb. 14 letter to the authority asking for Warsh’s resignation from the…
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Work on water mains, tank hoped to solve water woes Spotswood Council expected to allocate $2M this week for project
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Work on water mains, tank hoped to solve water woes Spotswood Council expected to allocate $2M this week for project Spotswood officials are hoping that a program to reline water mains will spell the end of the water discoloration problems that have plagued the borough for years. The Borough Council…
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Board sets date for next referendum Spotswood schools chief: Package to cost less than 2001 proposal
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Board sets date for next referendum Spotswood schools chief: Package to cost less than 2001 proposal Residents can expect to see another school referendum come September, though Spotswood school officials say the community will be voting on a less expensive package than the one voted down in December. The Board…
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Monroe, county annexing tracts to Thompson Park Proceedings in place to condemn largest of the parcels being purchased
Staff Writer By lynn K. Barra Monroe, county annexing tracts to Thompson Park Proceedings in place to condemn largest of the parcels being purchased MONROE — The township was successful in its effort to acquire the Bank of China property recently, but a dispute over the value of the 829 acres of land located in…
