Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Thrift shop volunteers enjoy serving community
Helpers, regular customers enjoy close-knit friendships BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Above: Volunteers Sue Wilgus (l-r), Rosemary Lepri and Maria Ferguson discuss some recent donations to the Thrift Shop at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Spotswood. Below: Volunteer Maria Ferguson discusses the operation of the Thrift Shop. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN The Thrift Shop at…
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Pageants help local woman promote ABCs of Alzhiemer’s
Milltown’s Micale earns title of Mrs. N.J. International BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Danielle Micale MILLTOWN — Alzheimer’s disease is one that hits close to home for borough resident Danielle Micale. Her grandmother Mildred McLaughlin was diagnosed with the disease in 1993, and passed away as the result of it in 2007. “I was in…
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New field spawns special soccer program in E.B.
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — With the arrival of spring comes the start of a new athletic program for special-needs children, taking advantage of the township’s freshly built level playing field. April 2 marked the opening day for TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer), a special-needs athletic program that is similar to…
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Police: Woman trapped under machine
MONROE — Emergency personnel lifted a vending machine off a woman who had become stuck underneath it at a gas station last week. Township police and first aid squad members responded to the BP station after a passerby called to report finding a woman stuck under a machine. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found 61-year-old Maryann…
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Artists’ reception, wooden toy show set at Fiddleheads
JAMESBURG— FourNewJersey artists will host a free reception to mark the opening of the spring gallery show at Fiddlehead’s restaurant April 17 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Ted Tharney of East Brunswick, Nancy Casteras of Colonia, Michael Ciccotello of Little Silver and Gary Blatz of Green Mountain Toys, formerly of East Brunswick, will present their…
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Albus Du, 6, watches the ball head for the cup at the Monroe Township Public Library on March 26, when a miniature golf course was set up in the children’s section. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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WELCOME TO…Treasures the Shore Jersey Shore
Spring Lake: a little bit of everything BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Downtown Spring Lake Named for the spring-fed lake in the middle of the town’s Divine Park and nicknamed the “Irish Riviera” after the town’s wealthy founders, Spring Lake is a haven for relaxation and beauty along the Jersey Shore. Just two miles long…
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Milltown board brings tax hike down to $28
School budget restores some of last year’s cuts BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Milltown Board of Education has voted in favor of a 2011-12 budget that carries a tax increase of $28 on a home assessed at the borough average of $165,723. “You know, we were bracing for the worst,” school Business Administrator Loriann…
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Police: Three seriously injured after being struck by vehicle
EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man remained in critical condition Monday due to injuries suffered when he and two family members were struck by a car on March 25. Police said Ralph Rosenbaum, 58, along with Beatrice, 56, and Joel Rosenbaum, 19, all of East Brunswick, were crossing Dunhams Corner Road in the crosswalk at…
