Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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EBEF seeks residents’ votes for grant-funded project
EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents are being asked to support an East Brunswick Education Foundation proposal by visiting a website and voting. Residents can visit the site at http://www.refresheverything.com/ebefsmartresponse and vote for the EBEF’s “Good Idea,” which would bring interactive technology to 4,800 students in the district’s eight elementary schools. The foundation’s $50,000 initiative is among…
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E.B. near settlement on Golden Triangle
Toll Bros. would build retail, residential; submit annual payment in lieu of taxes BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Long-term issues with the 32-acre Route 18 property known as the Golden Triangle may soon be resolved now that the developer has proposed a settlement with East Brunswick. East Brunswick officials received a letter from Toll Brothers…
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Central Jersey choir to sing Jewish music from around the world
Concert will be June 10 at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — More than 50 amateur singers from Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer and Somerset counties will come together June 10 to sing Jewish music from around the world. The Makhelat HaMercaz Jewish Choir of Central New Jersey…
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Art show raises funds for disabled children in equine therapy program
MONROE — The Men’s Club at Stonebridge, an active adult community in the township, held an art expo May 15 to benefit the Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center and the Steven Werthan Memorial Fund. The event featured over 200 paintings, photographs, pottery and sculptures, all created by residents of Stonebridge. Men’s Club members Joel Belgard,…
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Firefighters’ union, district will square off in court
Layoffs of two firefighters is focus of union’s complaint filed in Superior Court BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — A trial to determine if two paid District 1 firefighters were wrongfully terminated earlier this year is slated to begin on Sept. 13. A lawsuit filed on behalf of the firefighters asserts that the…
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DWI checkpoints being set up in Middlesex Cty.
Police officers around Middlesex County have set up sobriety checkpoints as part of an annual program to ensure the safety of high school students during their prom and graduation ceremonies. The program, now in its 25th year, has been operated successfully by members of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Fatal Crash Investigations Unit and the county’s…
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For the love of dogs
Youngster to hold third annual fundraiser at dog park Saturday SAYREVILLE — A couple of years ago, Hallie Meister, then 12, saw a TV commercial showing images of abandoned and mistreated animals, and she was compelled to do something. She decided to organize a dog show to benefit the American Society for the Prevention of…
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New law means motorists must stop for pedestrians
New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Division of Highway Traffic Safety Director Pam Fischer reminded motorists that effective April 1 they must now stop – and remain stopped — for pedestrians in a crosswalk. Prior to this legislative change, motorists were required to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. “For years, too many…
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State Fair to open June 17 at Meadowlands Fairgrounds
150-plus rides, Piccadilly Circus, aerial stunts and sea lion show among featured attractions State Fair Meadowlands will return, bigger and better than ever, to East Rutherford this summer, with 19 days full of action-packed fun for all ages. New Jersey’s largest, annual familyfriendly event will run daily June 17 – July 5. This year’s fair…
