Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Officials react to rail line meeting with Monmouth Residents in the neighboring county come out against MOM plan
Officials react to rail line meeting with Monmouth Residents in the neighboring county come out against MOM plan By nicole c. vaccaro More than 200 people from five towns attended a meeting in Howell Township on Thursday night to voice their opposition to the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line. The line, which would begin…
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Pedestrian struck and killed in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK — A township resident died after being struck by a car last Wednesday. Myrtle E. Griego, 73, of East Brunswick was crossing Cranbury Road between Henley Drive and Rues Lane at approximately 9:52 a.m. when she was struck by a 1999 Ford Escort driven by Julia M. Pisciotto, 82, also of East Brunswick,…
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Cub Scouts help out
Seth Newton, a member of Cub Scout Pack 54 in Jamesburg, reaches up to dry off a pick-up truck at a car wash on Saturday.
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‘Little Dabblers’ craft show now on Channel 8
MARIE ORTIZ Irving Black, 85, and his wife, Dorothy, 82, dance at a birthday party at The Residence at Forsgate in Monroe on July 18. The Blacks have been married for 60 years. Little Dabblers, a craft program designed to encourage children and adults of all ages to free their creativity and explore all forms…
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MUA OKs new water and sewer plan for development
MUA OKs new water and sewer plan for development By nicole c. vaccaro MONROE — A planned adult community is seeking changes to its water and sewer plan. Bill Salmon of Gladstone Engineering appeared before the Monroe Utilities Authority (MUA) on Thursday night, asking for its approval on a revised water and sewer plan for…
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State grants Helmetta an additional $100,000 Grant awarded for general municipal improvements
State grants Helmetta an additional $100,000 Grant awarded for general municipal improvements By Nicole C. Vaccaro Helmetta is $100,000 richer, in a manner of speaking, thanks to a grant compliments of state Sen. Peter Inverso (R-14). Last week, Mayor Frank Hague was notified by Inverso’s office that a line item would be inserted into the…
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S.R. council OKs bond for work Will fund police station renovations
By Takesha Pettus S.R. council OKs bond for work Will fund police station renovations The South River Borough Council has finally approved the renovation work bond for the Main Street police station. Amid controversy about costs, the council voted unanimously in favor of the $2.3 million bond. The bond is expected to be awarded to…
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Meet Princess
Nancy Prohaska and her daughter Ava, 2, meet Princess, a Seeing Eye dog in training at the Monroe Township Library last Wednesday. The library held an open house to demonstrate its equipment for library patrons with disabilities.
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Councilman questions hiring of clerk for utility department
By takesha pettus Councilman questions hiring of clerk for utility department SOUTH RIVER — The recent hiring of a new clerk in the utility department has some people hot under the collar. At the Borough Council meeting last Wednesday, Councilman Shawn Hausser-mann questioned recommendations made by Business Administrator Charles Kolakowski to hire a new full-time…
