Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Monroe board denies long-term care facility
Parker expected to continue to make case for approval BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer A long-term nursing care provider vowed last week to press on in its case to build a facility in Monroe. This came after its initial attempt to seek approval to build Parker at Monroe on Schoolhouse Road was unsuccessful. The township…
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Police: Couple pulled Spotswood man from burning vehicle
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Firefighters extinguish a car fire on Bordentown Avenue on Jan. 26. Contact Deanna McLafferty [email protected]. SAYREVILLE — A borough couple traveling along BordentownAvenue stopped to extricate a Spotswood man from a burning vehicle on Jan. 26. Sayreville police said Anthony Mele, 49, and his wife Liz, 47, spotted the 1990 red…
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Dressed as Darth Vader, 8-year-old Alex Kurinzi of Spotswood gets some interplanetary autographs during the Jan. 27 “Star Wars” program at the Milltown Public Library. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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E.B. officials will have to pay their own way
Council votes 4-1 to require members, mayor to foot the bill for attending conferences BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I f East Brunswick Township Council members or the mayor want to head to the annual New Jersey League of Municipalities conference in Atlantic City, they are going to have to pick up their own tab.…
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Police charge burglary suspect
SPOTSWOOD — Police have arrested a borough man on charges of possession of drugs and stolen property as the result of a recent burglary investigation . The arrest was made around 1 p.m. Jan. 17 when Spotswood police Detective John Pfeiffer and Capt. Michael Zarro were conducting an undercover operation in the area of DeVoe…
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E.B. board argues state erred in granting charter
Hatikvah attorney: When opinions differ over a regulation, the commissioner wins BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — To the township Board of Education, it all comes down to the state commissioner of education needs to follow his own rules. To the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School, it is just another example of the…
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Multiple injuries result from four-vehicle crash in So. B’wick
An East Brunswick woman remained in serious condition Tuesday after incurring multiple injuries in a four-vehicle accident on Route 535 on Jan. 27 in South Brunswick. Margaret Smith, 77, was driving a 2001 Toyota headed south on Route 535 (Cranbury Road) at 8 a.m. when a 2004 Ford Explorer crossed into her lane and struck…
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PBA contract in place, amid questions
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The local Police BenevolentAssociation is seeking an interpretation of the new collective bargaining agreement it signed in December after reaching an agreement with borough officials. According to Denise Jawidzik, borough administrator, the new three-year contract is still valid and in place, despite the PBA’s request for an additional…
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Neha Avadhami, 10, of East Brunswick, leads a traditional Indian dance during the first session of “Glimpses of India,” a three-part series that began Jan. 22 at the East Brunswick Public Library. Indian culture will be explored further when the series continues on March 24 and May 3. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
