Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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County has completed
County has completed appraisals, environmental study of HawthorneTwo land purchases will add about 1,000 acres to park Acres By brian DONAHUE Staff Writer MONROE — Funding has been secured for the purchase of approximately 150 acres of land on Route 522 adjacent to Thompson Park, Township Engineer Ernest W. Feist said last week. The land,…
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Rescue squad will have easier access onto Summerhill Road
Staff Writer By vincent todaro EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council has entered into an interlocal agreement it hopes will improve ambulance trips. A new rescue squad building is being built at the corner of Summerhill and Cranbury roads, and township officials were concerned that ambulances pulling out of the new facility would take too…
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Referendum asks for funds for volunteers Program would pay $550 per year to each active first aider, firefighter
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Referendum asks for funds for volunteers Program would pay $550 per year to each active first aider, firefighter Voters will decide in November whether active volunteer firefighters and first aid squad members in Spotswood should have retirement accounts. At its Aug. 6 meeting, the Borough Council adopted an ordinance putting…
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Gazebo at Daley’s Pond up;
Gazebo at Daley’s Pond up; soccer field work starts By jennifer dome Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER –– Improvements to the park at Daley’s Pond are nearing completion, officials said this week. Borough Engineer Bruce Koch told the Borough Council at its agenda meeting Monday night that the new gazebo adjacent to the pond is now…
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Owners of Quietude selling house, sculpture gallery
Staff Writer By vincent todaro The famous home of the Quietude Garden Gallery, which for years sold fine outdoor sculptures, is up for sale. EAST BRUNSWICK — It has provided an area of serenity and fine art work for years, but now a well-known house on Fern Road could be providing those things for new…
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Crime, retirement spur hiring of new officers Milltown officials say new businesses have increased police activity
Staff Writer By vincent todaro Crime, retirement spur hiring of new officers Milltown officials say new businesses have increased police activity MILLTOWN — The borough has appointed two new police officers in order to accommodate an increase in crime and a possible retirement. The new officers — Carmen DeLorenzo, 31, and Orlando Green, 29 —…
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Class expects large turnout at 45th high school reunion
Staff Writer By jennifer dome Class expects large turnout at 45th high school reunion SOUTH RIVER — Their old high school may be up for sale now, but the class of 1956 still remembers the good times they shared in the Thomas Street building. The South River High School alumni will hold their 45th class…
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92-mile relay race attracts teams from throughout the statRiver to Sea Relay returns to central New Jerseye
92-mile relay race attracts teams from throughout the statRiver to Sea Relay returns to central New Jerseye SARAH MCCOLGAN Old Bridge’s Chris Coghlan picks up his leg of the 92-mile River to Sea Relay in Farmingdale on Saturday. By Doug mckenzie Staff Writer It was a hot, humid Saturday morning last weekend when 53 seven-person…
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O.B. campers win medals at N.J. Playground Olympics
O.B. campers win medals at N.J. Playground Olympics The Old Bridge Parks and Recreation Summer Playground Campers represented Old Bridge at the New Jersey Playground Olympics, held July 18 at Count Basie Park in Red Bank. Participants had the opportunity to compete in nine events against campers from 10 other towns. The nine events were:…
