Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Computer training offered for E.B. adults
Registration is under way for the East Brunswick High School Computer Club’s free personal computer training for East Brunswick adults. Club members will offer participants one-on-one training in Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, the Internet, email and more. The first computer class is set for 9-11 a.m. Sept. 24 in the high school media…
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Officials reflect on Irene, look to future solutions
With ‘perfect storm of events,’ flooding was unavoidable BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Hurricane Irene was the perfect storm coming at the worst possible time, causing devastating flooding throughout Middlesex County, state and local officials said. Though affected residents and business owners throughout the area have pointed fingers over who or what caused the flooding,…
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An unconventional life to the very end
Dixieland funeral was ‘rugged individual’s’ final request BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The Harley-Davidson motorcycle hearse would lead the procession into Sayreville, accompanied for the final mile by a parade float and a jazz band. ERIC SUCAR staff SAYREVILLE — Peter Roehsler made headline news when he drove from Sayreville to Buffalo, N.Y., in his low-bed…
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Group supports hurricane victims in Jamesburg
JAMESBURG — With Hurricane Irene causing major flooding in areas of the borough, one local organization is asking the community to help others pick up the pieces in the wake of the storm. Neighbors Helping Neighbors is asking residents and businesses to pitch in any way they can to help local families whose properties sustained…
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Finding the strength to persevere after 9/11
BY SHANNEL DOUGLAS Rutgers University Student Sarah Van Auken discusses the years since the death of her father. Kenneth Van Auken was a bond broker at Cantor Fitzgerald who was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. A young actress from East Brunswick, Sarah Van Auken, has found that theater and music have helped her cope with…
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Chalk the walk
Clockwise from top left: Children create colorful designs on the walkway in front of the Monroe Township Public Library during an Aug. 24 Sidewalk Chalk Art program. Avery Labaska, 5, of Monroe, works on a picture on the sidewalk. Luke Naidrich, 3, of Monroe, concentrates on his original drawing. Alex Naidrich, 6, of Monroe, looks…
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The Middlesex County Victims of Terrorism Memorial, located at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy, offers a place to view the New York City skyline while reflecting on the losses experienced 10 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Prayer event to honor 9/11 attack victims
An All-Faith Prayer, a solemn remembrance of the victims of 9/11, will be held 3 p.m. Sept. 10 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The event is sponsored by Agraj Seva Kendra, a New Jersey nonprofit corporation, East Brunswick. The event is designed to honor the memory of the victims of…
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Car wash to support hurricane victims
A car wash will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 10 at North Brunswick Fire Company No. 1, Cranbury Cross Road, courtesy of the North Brunswick Fire Department and the North Brunswick Parks Department, to assist a Monroe family who lost everything due to Hurricane Irene. Proceeds from the event will benefit Pam Jones Cassino,…
