Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Perth Amboy’s input sought
on Ford Ave. redevelopment By lynn K. Barra Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The Ford Avenue Redevelopment Agency is scheduled to hear a presentation from Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas at a meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at borough hall. The agency was formed by the Borough Council in October to promote economic revitalization…
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Marine fuel dock proposed on bank of the South River Residents raise concerns about proposal, while businesses welcome it
Staff Writer By jennifer dome Marine fuel dock proposed on bank of the South River Residents raise concerns about proposal, while businesses welcome it SOUTH RIVER — The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted last week to continue hearings to Feb. 26 on an application to build a marine fuel dock on the South River. The…
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Mayor sheds light on goals, gains in annual address
Staff Writer By vincent todaro EAST BRUNSWICK — Mayor William Neary gave his 2002 State of the Township address with council chambers about half full during a Township Council meeting Jan. 28. Neary began with a reference to the Sept. 11 tragedies and the ways in which the township was horrified and changed by those…
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Restaurant manager accused of sexual assault Faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of first-degree crime
Staff Writer By charles w. kim Restaurant manager accused of sexual assault Faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of first-degree crime Aung A. Khin The 22-year-old manager of a Wendy’s restaurant in East Brunswick is charged with having sex with a co-worker’s 11-year-old niece. South Brunswick police patrolmen Mike Pellino and Scott…
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Councilwoman: Twp. should hire more minorities and women
Councilwoman: Twp. should hire more minorities and women Mayor, attorney dispute claim that E.B.’s ranks are not diverse By vincent todaro Staff Writer East Brunswick has not appointed enough women and minorities to paid positions within the municipality, according to township Councilwoman Meryle Asaro. Asaro brought the issue to the table at a Jan. 28…
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FARRAH MAFFAI The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, brought its flight show to the Schoenly School in Spotswood Monday. Here, the institute’s Amy Iatesta works with first-grader Cory Weeks to pull two rubber pieces apart that have had the air removed from inside them. They find it impossible, though, due to the air pressure from the outside.
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Hamilton takes on role as Monroe’s administrator Spotswood Council will seek to replace longtime boro official
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Hamilton takes on role as Monroe’s administrator Spotswood Council will seek to replace longtime boro official Wayne Hamilton, Spotswood’s former mayor and current administrator, is leaving his post to become business administrator for Monroe. At the recommendation of Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci, the Township Council approved Hamilton Monday to commence…
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Interest in dinosaurs pays ofAward-winning illustrator pays visit to his hometownf for East Brunswick native Brian Selznick
Interest in dinosaurs pays ofAward-winning illustrator pays visit to his hometownf for East Brunswick native Brian Selznick FARRAH MAFFAI East Brunswick native Brian Selznick discusses his illustrations with students during a slide show at the Bowne-Munro School, East Brunswick. By lori elkins solomon Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — As a child growing up in the township,…
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Discussion of retail stores
to continue on Feb. 14 By lynn K. Barra Staff Writer JAMESBURG — A local developer’s proposal to turn an empty lot on Forsgate Drive into retail stores has brought opposition from nearby residents who attended a recent borough Land Use Board meeting. The developer, Renaissance Properties Inc. of Englishtown, recently approached the board seeking…
