Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Hadassah marks a century of humanitarian service
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, began as a modest study group 100 years ago. In that sense, it is fitting that the township will commemorate the organization and its local chapters by renaming the entrance road to the Monroe Township Public Library as “Hadassah Way” during…
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EBHS’s Mangino honored as teacher, role model
Physical education instructor named to Magic 98.3’s list of ‘Teachers Who Make Magic’ BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Debbie Mangino EAST BRUNSWICK — East Brunswick High School physical education teacher Debbie Mangino was honored earlier this month when she was named a member of Magic 98.3’s “Teachers Who Make Magic” class of 2012. Mangino, an…
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Spotswood approves purchase of wireless water meter system
BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Borough Council approved a $1.3 million project Monday that will upgrade all of the water meters in the municipality. The current meters, which have been giving incorrect readings that result in incorrect water bills, will be replaced by new wireless devices that can be read from a…
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Board approves 13-home development off O.B. Tpke.
BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township Planning Board voted last week to approve a 13-home subdivision between May Road and Old Bridge Turnpike, next to Chittick Elementary School. Set on 8.7 acres, the Horizons at Toto Farmwill be a 14-lot subdivision with 13 single family dwellings and a lot dedicated to…
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Gala dedicated to raising funds for medical scholarships
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the Foundation of UMDNJ will host their annual Student Scholarship Gala, welcoming alumni and friends to celebrate and raise funds in support of medical education, on April 21 at The Heldrich in New Brunswick. Last year’s inaugural gala raised more than $205,000 in support of Robert Wood Johnson Medical…
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Controlled burn
The N.J. Forest Fire Service, in cooperation with the Middlesex County Office of Parks and Recreation, control burned 17 acres in the Pine Barrens of the county’s Jamesburg Park Conservation Area on March 15. Control-burning in the early part of the year removes the ground layer of vegetative litter and the shrub layer, limiting the…
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St. Patrick’s Day arrived early in Woodbridge
when the community hosted the 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 11. George Lara, 3, of Cedar Grove, waves the Irish flag. St. Patrick’s Day is March 17. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Students say kindness is key to the ‘Challenge’
BY JASON COHEN Correspondent MILLTOWN — It is said that in life, you should treat others the way you would like to be treated. And on Feb. 26, several students from Joyce Kilmer Middle School exemplified this when they gave the Borough Council a presentation pledging their support to Rachel’s Challenge. Rachel Scott was the…
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Jamesburg budget proposal includes avg. $56 tax hike
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The Borough Council is proposing to use a “banked cap” option to address revenue shortfalls in the 2012 municipal budget. The proposed $4.99 million budget includes $3.6 million to be raised through taxation. The budget total represents a slight decrease from last year’s $5.02 million figure, which relied…
