Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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E.B. council moves ahead with $3.4M capital budget
Road improvements, police car purchases called into question BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Despite reservations voiced by some on the East Brunswick Township Council, the governing body has moved forward with the 2011 capital budget. Items included in the package came under scrutiny at a Feb. 14 council meeting, with some officials deeming certain expenditures…
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Spotswood police: Resident robbed during dinner party
SPOTSWOOD — Police have arrested oneman and are seeking a second suspect in an armed robbery that reportedly took place during a dinner gathering at a borough residence. Police have thus far charged Arnaldo Arabitg, 20, of Elizabeth, with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, weapons offenses and criminal restraint. According to police, Arabitg…
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State grant to fund improvements to South River’s Kamm Avenue
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Kamm Avenue will get some much-needed improvements this year. The borough received a $400,000 grant to upgrade the 1.1-mile road from the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s 2011 Municipal Aid Program. “This will allow us to mill and pave the road, re-do curb cuts, provide handicap improvements…
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Pinewood Derby
Cub Scouts with Pack 3, Monroe, watch the race to the finish line during the annual Pinewood Derby competition at Mill Lake Elementary School on Jan. 28. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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For the birds …
Residents encouraged to take part in the annual Backyard Bird Count this weekend A dark-eyed junco sits on a fluffy pile of snow in Rich Wolfert’s backyard in East Brunswick shortly before sunset on Jan. 22. EAST BRUNSWICK — What do the northern cardinal, the dark-eyed junco and the mourning dove have in common? They…
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East Brunswick High School’s Alaukita Shah listens as teammate Brandon Barkoff answers a question during the Middlesex County Consumer Bowl Feb. 9 in East Brunswick. See story, page 21. JEFF GRANIT staff
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E.B. board OKs retail center plan for Tices Ln.
Plan calls for ‘big box’ store and up to six other businesses at former Wonder Bread site BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer A major retail project teeming with employment opportunities and tax revenue has been given the go-ahead by the East Brunswick Planning Board after only two rounds of testimony. Board members voted unanimously on…
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Pedestrian killed crossing Rt. 9
OLD BRIDGE — A township man was attempting to cross Route 9 on his way to work Feb. 10 when he was struck and killed by a motor vehicle, according to authorities. Davender Singh, 36, was crossing the highway near Ferry Road to begin his 6 a.m. shift at 7-Eleven when a car, driven by…
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Monroe dept. snags $104K for firefighting equipment
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer MONROE — A township fire district will be able to replace some much-needed equipment thanks to a federal grant award. District 3 will receive $104,800 in grant money to be used for operations and safety. Monroe is among seven New Jersey fire departments to receive a total of $499,016 from…
