Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Local man helps locate sunken WWII submarine
German U-boat 550 located last month off coast of Massachusetts BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A South River resident was part of a discovery team that recently located a sunken German submarine. The final resting place of the World War II German submarine U-550 was discovered on July 23 in deep waters off the coast…
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No late-bus run for Monroe students; maybe next year
Service could be reinstated in 2013-14 on subscription basis BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — School administrators, citing budget concerns, have decided against reinstating a late-bus run. Monroe Township School District Business Administrator Michael C. Gorski revealed the results of a feasibility study at an Aug. 13 special meeting of the Board of Education,…
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So. River art educator is recognized by her peers
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Elementary school art teacher Patricia Branche said she’s committed to helping every student she teaches succeed — but her own achievements are the ones that will be recognized this fall. Branche has been awarded the Elementary Division award for 2012 from the Art Educators of New Jersey. She…
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More upgrades on tap for So. River restaurant
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — At a time when many businesses are struggling to stay open, Ria Mar Restaurant & Bar is actually expanding. The borough recently approved an application by the Portuguese restaurant to make a number of upgrades, which General Manager Rui Baptista said said are designed to make the business…
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Riccobono, Wade step into E.B. council race
BY ADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Two new Republican candidates for Township Council will be on the ballot this November after the party’s previous candidates bowed out of the contest. Tony Riccobono and Kermit Wade will replace the husband and wife duo of Synnove Bakke and Jim Johnson. Riccobono and Wade will…
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MOVIES
‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’ is one curiously cute movie BY MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER Peter Hedges’s “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” brings to mind the oftparaphrased axiom attributed to Winston Churchill — that if you’re not a liberal when you’re young, you have no heart, and if you’re not more conservative as you…
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A ‘reel’ good time
Alexis Krisinski, 14, of Monroe, baits her fishing pole with a worm. The Monroe Township Recreation Department held its annual Fishing Derby at Molders Fish Farm on John Wall Road on Aug. 14. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff
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The single life
The U.S. Census reports an increase in one-person households; declining marriage rate and the normalization of living single could be the cause. Slightly more than 31 million households consist of one person living alone, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A recent report based on the 2010 census shows an increase of 4 million one-person…
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Playhouse 22 recognized for achievements on stage
BY LAUREN STERN Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — Playhouse 22, the township-based community theater troupe, has received 16 nominations for this year’s Perry Awards. The awards will be announced Sept. 9 in Somerset by the New Jersey Association of Community Theaters, an organization that aims to celebrate the outstanding achievements in performing arts throughout the state.…
