Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Old Bridge nonprofit helps abandoned dogs
Husky House, which recently opened on Rte. 34, rescues and adopts out all breeds BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Lorraine Healy, owner of the Husky House, brings a dog into the kennel on Route 34 in Old Bridge June 14. JEFF GRANIT staff OLD BRIDGE — Brian and Georgette Ward of Forked River own a…
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Fatal vision
Above: While wearing alcohol-impairment goggles, Spotswood High School student Chris Evans drives a golf cart with Spotswood police Sgt. Joe Seylaz as his passenger during a driving-while-intoxicated simulation program at the school June 5. Police coordinated the activity to show students the dangers of drinking and driving. Below: Spotswood High School student Brett Kline, accompanied…
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Spotswood considers offer from snuff mill developer
Helmetta would split PILOT payments with Spotswood school board BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer An offer is on the table that could bring the drawn-out legal battle over Helmetta’s snuff mill to an end, but it will be a few weeks before officials decide whether to take it. More than 70 residents from Helmetta and…
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Hammarskjold Middle School students pop bubbles launched during the school’s third annual Mini Relay for Life June 15. The event was the culmination of several activities aimed at fighting cancer, from the sale of luminaria bags to designing posters for display in the front hallway of the East Brunswick school. JEFF GRANIT staff
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WCTC’s Ellery honored with lifetime award
Jack Ellery Greater Media New Jersey’s legendary radio morning show host Jack Ellery of 1450 WCTC-AM, New Brunswick, has received two major honors from the New Jersey Broadcasters Association. Ellery has been given the NJBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his more than 60 years in radio, including nearly 50 years atWCTC. He is only the…
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Paranormal tours reveal ghosts of Asbury’s past
Visitors will hear stories of apparitions, eerie noises, violent deaths BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Beneath the lighthearted atmosphere of Asbury Park’s downtown center lurks a history of violence, misfortune and tragedy. Some believe the ghosts of those linked to the scarred past still wander through the city’s streets and shops. Kathy Kelly, owner of…
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Eight families displaced from townhomes after fire
Acting fire chief says reports of 30-minute response time are inaccurate BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer A worker covers the roof with tarp after a fire damaged several townhouses on Cypress Lane in East Brunswick’s Kingswood Station development on June 13. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick officials are investigating the cause of a…
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On a wing and a prayer
Local restaurants do battle in the Immaculate Conception Carnival Hot Wings Challenge BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Sentinel reporter Adam Joseph Drici (l-r), Dr. Jim Matera and Leigh O’Leary served as judges for the Hot Wing Challenge at the sixth annual Immaculate Conception School Carnival on June 15. Main Street’s Chicken Bazaar took home first-place…
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Milltown seeks clearer reception on radio options
With FCC deadline looming, officials consider using county or neighboring town’s system BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Milltown officials are mulling different options after Middlesex County representatives made their latest pitch for a shared service agreement to provide radio service for emergency personnel. The Borough Council discussed the matter at its June 11 meeting. Officials…
