Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Liquor license hearings postponed – one more time
Staff Writer By takesha pettus SAYREVILLE — The borough has once again rescheduled the liquor license renewal hearings for three local nightclubs. Club Bene, Club Abyss and the Hunka Bunka Ballroom will have to wait until next month to have their day in court. At the Borough Council agenda meeting Monday night, the council tentatively…
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Council, homeowners iron out details in sidewalk repair
Council, homeowners iron out details in sidewalk repair By nicole c. vaccaro Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents concerned over the deteriorating condition of their sidewalks now have the chance to make necessary repairs via a special municipal loan program. Mayor Bill Neary came up with the idea a few months ago after some homeowners…
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Public to comment on revised Jolene’s Law
Staff Writer By takesha pettus SAYREVILLE — The public hearing on the revised version of Jolene’s Law is expected to be heard tonight. The public portion on the ordinance will be heard at tonight’s Borough Council meeting. The meeting will be held in Borough Hall, Main Street. Jolene’s Law was created in honor of 15-year-old…
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More from the Looney Toon Olympics
Samantha Milek, 9, tries to toss a fake chicken into a basket during the South River Recreation program’s Looney Toon Olympics, last Friday. JERRY WOLKOWITZ
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Circus bringing colorful past to Freehold Township
Circus bringing colorful past to Freehold Township Hundreds of circuses have come and gone since the mid-1800s. Circuses large and small, carried by horse-drawn wagons or on dozens of railroad cars, three-ring circuses and dog-and-pony shows alike crisscrossed the North American continent. Cole Bros. Circus, combined in 1956 with the Clyde Beatty Circus, remains the…
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JEFF HUNTLEY
Environmental comedian David Street and one of his puppets chat with Michael Platker, 11, and Amanda Davino, 9, at the Jamesburg library on Monday. Street was on hand to perform his "Habits That Save Habitats" show.
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Spotswood Library adds new materials via grants
Spotswood Library adds new materials via grants The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., has acquired new videos and CD-ROMs thanks to the Audio-Visual Services for Small Libraries Grant administered by the New Jersey State Library. New videocassettes added to the collection include the complete The Magic School Bus series, selected Arthur and Franklin titles…
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JFS Senior Chai group
sets Aug. 30 theater trip Senior Chai, a program of the Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Southern Middlesex County, plans an Aug. 30 trip to see the musical They’re Playing Our Song at the Evergreen Theatre, Mountain Lakes. The bus will depart at 10:15 a.m. from the JFS office, Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe. Cost is…
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Preservation move may stop development Monroe launches an attempt to preserve land
Preservation move may stop development Monroe launches an attempt to preserve land By Nicole C. Vaccaro Staff Writer After many months of heated debates and petitioning, Monroe residents opposed to the 69-home development along Route 522 may finally get their wish. Township officials announced their plans last week to preserve approximately 156 acres along Buckelew…
