Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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South River adopts tab for 2010 with tax increase
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The Borough Council voted 4-2 Monday in favor of a $15.6 million municipal budget for 2010 that calls for an increase of $42 on the average home. Councilmen Rui Almeida and Peter Guindi voted against the spending plan. "The continued increases in spending are mind-boggling and it…
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Retailer helps YMCA with cleanup, funding
Employees of J.C. Penney in East Brunswick volunteered their time April 23 to help prepare the grounds of the Raritan Valley YMCA, Tices Lane, for summer campers. They cleaned up the site, painted picnic tables, raked leaves, trimmed trees, maintained the playground and planted flowers. EAST BRUNSWICK — Employees of the J.C. Penney store at…
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Garden’s second year begins with unlikely partnership
EAST BRUNSWICK — Dave Moskowitz was searching the Internet for news coverage of the township’s community garden, which he co-founded last year, when he had an unexpected finding. He learned that there is another East Brunswick, more than 10,000 miles away in Melbourne, Australia, that is planning a community garden of its own. “I was…
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In good taste
Above: Linda Friedman of Monroe is served Tony’s rigatoni by Chef Victor of Olio Restaurant, Woodbridge, during “An Evening of Good Taste for the Educated Palate” at Middlesex County College, Edison. The college was transformed into a cornucopia of fine dining as 25 local restaurants offered samples of their best dishes April 21. The program,…
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Memorial fund a tribute to an inspirational boy
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Those who knew him best say Michael Damato touched more lives in his short span on Earth than some do in an entire lifetime. Michael Damato The 12-year-old boy, who passed away unexpectedly in January, was known for his infectious smile, warm personality, determination and kindness, according to his father,…
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Annual exhibition
Nate Bajar of East Brunswick shows his photo, “Chalkboard Mind Part 1,” to Fernanda Mero of Metuchen during a reception for the Middlesex County College Visual, Performing and Media Arts Department’s annual exhibition of student work. The exhibition, which runs through May 28 in the Studio Theatre on the Edison campus, is free and open…
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Spotswood 5K and Fun Run at Spotswood High School
Runners stretch their legs before the start of the Spotswood 5K and Fun Run at Spotswood High School May 8. The annual event featured music, treats and awards for participants of all ages. More photos, page 32. ERIC SUCAR staff
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E.B. council cuts school tab, seeks salary freeze
Orders $2.5M in reductions from defeated budget BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer T he East Brunswick Township Council has ordered $2.5 million in cuts to the defeated school budget. Nearly three weeks after voters rejected the Board of Education’s 2010-11 budget, the council voted unanimously Monday on the total amount to be cut, along with…
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Challenger, two incumbents win Spotswood council seats
By Jennifer Booton SPOTSWOOD — Voters in Tuesday’s municipal election decided they wanted a new face on the Borough Council. Nick Poliseno, the only non-incumbent to challenge the three Borough Council members seeking re-election, received the highest amount of votes, with 598. Longtime Councilman Curt Stollen was second, with 568, followed by Marge Drozd with…
