Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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New Jersey, a hidden gem for nature lovers?
Author shares his yearlong journey in search of wildlife BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer From the bobcats and black bears that inhabit the northwest of the state to the peregrine falcons that nest atop a Jersey City skyscraper and the harbor seals that pass through the Edison Boat Basin, there is an abundance of wildlife…
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Dey Farm Historic Site
Margo Dorrell of Monroe, portraying a captain’s wife, heads back to camp June 26 at the Dey Farm Historic Site on Federal Road in Monroe. Re-enactors from many organizations depicted Civil War-era camp life and battles during the “Living History Weekend.” SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Splish splash
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Katherine Manley (l), 8, of North Brunswick, and Jessica Gigantino of Colonia hold onto the rope as they navigate the Lily Pad Walk at Crystal Springs Aquatic Center in East Brunswick on July 8. Children make their way to the Bubble Beach waterslide. Isabella Biunno, 2, of Piscataway, gets some…
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Once-heralded 6-acre zoning officially void
Council rezones properties after years of litigation BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer After nearly a decade of disputes involving East Brunswick’s controversial 6-acre zoning ordinance, officials have finally laid the matter to rest. The Township Council voted recently to adopt an ordinance that restores 2-acre zoning to the affected properties whose owners fought East Brunswick…
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Vietnam film to be shown
On July 17 at 1 p.m. the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will host a film screening and panel about the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The film, “We Were Heroes: The 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam” will feature the story of the “First Team” in Vietnam, including the famous battles and operations in…
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Jamesburg fire claims second victim days later
Police chief: July 3 blaze is worst he’s seen in 24 years BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — A fast-moving fire that took the life of a young mother who died trying to save her baby son has also claimed her sister. Michelle D. Gonzalez, 25, of Triangle, Va., died on July 7…
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E.B. man gratified to donate organ to an unknown person
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township resident Tom Carr is raising the stakes of generosity. The 61-year-old independent consultant has recently completed a rigorous screening process in order to donate a kidney to a total stranger, and he hopes to be an example to others who may consider being a donor. “You…
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E.B.’s total outdoor water ban lifted
EAST BRUNSWICK — The township’s ban on the use of outdoor water was lifted July 7 after the Middlesex Water Co. repaired its pumping station. The repairs allowed for water to flow at increased levels to East Brunswick’s water tanks on July 6, one day after the ban was implemented. Mayor David Stahl said the…
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Milltown forced to act after loss of transformer
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — With temperatures reaching into the triple digits last week, local officials had to act quickly after one of the borough’s four electric transformers burned out. “Four of these transformers operate our electric utility, and with one burned out, we lost 25 percent of our coverage,” said Borough Council…
