Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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E.B. board to review plan for 400 residences
Mayor: Golden Triangle redevelopment shows strength of local economy BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The East Brunswick Township Planning Board was expected to review the final piece of the long-debated and litigated Golden Triangle redevelopment project this week. During its meeting, set for 8 p.m. Sept. 5, the board was scheduled to review Toll Brothers’…
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Monroe residents call for action on tax issue
Citizens voice concerns over rising taxes at council, school board meetings BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Nearly a month after receiving their updated property tax bills, Monroe residents continue to question officials about spending by the municipality and school district. In May, the council adopted a $51.8 million budget that resulted in a $393 tax…
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Kylie Medina, 8, (l-r), Victoria Banko, 8, and Alex Sardis, 7, have fun with a bubble experiment during the Aug. 16 “Dragons & Dreams” presentation by Sciencetellers at the Milltown Public Library. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Old Bridge in shock after shooting deaths
Neighbor: ‘You’re not safe anywhere. You just never know.’ BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan can be seen through the shattered windows of a Pathmark supermarket on Route 9 north, Old Bridge, on Aug. 31, shortly after a store employee gunned down two coworkers. JEFF GRANIT staff OLD BRIDGE — In…
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Millstone boys with muscular dystrophy lose health coverage; single mom somehow keeps the faith
Monroe Township 5K will benefit boys’ medical trust BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Brothers Ben, 11, (l) and Jake Swomiak, 13, pause on their way to celebrate Ben’s birthday. Both boys were born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disorder characterized by rapid muscle degeneration. When Jocelyn Canale was 3 years old, doctors told her mother…
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Experts: Motive hard to ascribe immediately after shooting
BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Experts in workplace violence and criminal justice reacted to the Aug. 31 shooting in an Old Bridge Pathmark supermarket by analyzing what the alleged shooter’s motivations may have been. A Pathmark employee allegedly shot and killed two fellow employees before turning the gun on himself during the 4 a.m. shooting,…
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‘Hit and Run’ a serious violation of a movie
MOVIES BY MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER Mediocre acting and drab production standards mark David Palmer and Dax Shepard’s “Hit and Run,” which also scores lousy in the script department. The same old contrived, raucous tale of redemption, protagonist Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard) is a former getaway driver who happens upon true love while in the witness…
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Employees get counseling after shooting
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Law enforcement personnel investigate the scene of a shooting at a supermarket on Route 9 north, Old Bridge, on Aug. 31. Two employees working the overnight shift were killed by a gunman who then committed suicide, authorities said. JEFF GRANIT staff During an overnight shift at the Pathmark supermarket on…
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Football league retires Eric LeGrand’s number
The late Frank Sutphen also acknowledged as the Voice of the Saints BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Eric LeGrand (center) attends the Port Reading Saints’ season-opening pep rally on Aug. 24 when his number, 30, was retired. LeGrand played football with the organization through the Midget level. Chants of “We believe” surrounded Eric LeGrand as…
