Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Conjuring the Dead
Dark Star Orchestra brings Grateful Dead concert experience to New Brunswick BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Dark Star Orchestra, featuring (l-r) Dino English, Rob Koritz, Lisa MacKey, Rob Eaton, Rob Barraco, Kevin Rosen and Jeff Matson, will perform Nov. 22 in New Brunswick. BOB MINKIN To appreciate what Dark Star Orchestra does, it’s important to…
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Former business owner gets 15+ years in prison
Sentenced in connection with robbery of two businesses, residential home in Milltown EAST BRUNSWICK — A township resident and longtime business owner was sentenced this week to nearly 16 years in prison for his role as a member of robbery crew that targeted businesses and homes in Middlesex County. Joseph Passalaqua, 56, had pleaded guilty…
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A day of remembrance
Veterans Day is recognized Nov. 11 during a ceremony at the Veterans Monument inside the Monroe Township municipal complex. The service was one of three held at various locations in Monroe. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Joe Skenesky of American Legion Post 522, Monroe, salutes the flag.
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Motorcyclist, 47, injured in crash on Buckelew Avenue, Monroe
MONROE — A 47-year-old township man was hospitalized with serious injuries after the motorcycle he was operating struck a vehicle on Buckelew Avenue last week. Police said Robert T. Maresco was traveling north on Buckelew Avenue on a 1995 Harley-Davidson at 4:14 p.m. on Nov. 8 when a 2011 Jeep Liberty being driven by William…
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Report reignites interest in J’burg ethics committee
Jamesburg officials encourage volunteers to come forward BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — A proposed municipal ethics committee may still have a future in the borough. At the Nov. 9 Borough Council meeting, Jamesburg council President Otto Kostbar said residents began contacting him after a news story detailed a lack of interest in the…
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School bus driver gets DWI charge after accident in E.B.
EAST BRUNSWICK — A school bus driver was charged with driving while intoxicated this week following an accident on Church Lane. The bus was not carrying any children at the time of the accident, and it was unclear whether the driver was en route to pick up schoolchildren. The bus, owned by Phoenix Bus Company,…
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Spotswood elects new councilman
Police Lt. Frank LoSacco elected to one-year term BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Get his cell phone voicemail and a new message will greet you: Hi, this is Councilman Frank LoSacco … “It’s pretty neat to be able to say that,” LoSacco said. “I’m more excited than words can imagine.” LoSacco, a lieutenant…
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Martin will serve third term as Helmetta mayor
HELMETTA — Nancy Martin, who took over as mayor eight years ago, will serve the next four years at the helm of the small borough. Running uncontested in the Nov. 8 election, the independent candidate received 261 votes, winning re-election alongside her running mates for Borough Council. Incumbents Patrick Smith and Sewell Peckham garnered 268…
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Louise Riggio (l) and Arlene Senkel, both of Monroe, check out the holiday crafts on sale at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church’s Fall Festival in East Brunswick on Nov. 5. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
