Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Monroe Township Shade Tree Commission,
Karen Lafata, a volunteer with the Monroe Township Shade Tree Commission, chats with Township Councilman Michael Leibowitz and township Tree Assessor Richard Bentz during the first-ever Farm Fest at the Monroe Township Public Library on April 17. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Setting the stage
Above: Jenna Bousellam rehearses a scene as Alice for the Appleby Elementary School Drama Club’s production of “Alice in Wonderland” last week at Spotswood High School. The club presented the show last weekend. Below: Andrew Faulkenberry of the Appleby Elementary School Drama Club prepares for a dress rehearsal as the white rabbit from “Alice in…
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Milltown adopts water rate hike of 38 percent
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — A 38 percent rate increase will be reflected in the next quarterly water and sewer bill for residents and businesses. The bill will be in their mailboxes at the end of this month. The Borough Council unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance implementing the rate hike at…
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NJ Transit will keep running two commuter bus routes
NJ Transit is expected to restore two of the three commuter bus lines that were to be eliminated as part of the agency’s budget cut package. Though NJ Transit was not expected to announce the changes until April 14, after press time for this issue, state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) said Monday that she learned…
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State aid loss forces job, program cuts in J’burg
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Some teachers here will lose their jobs and all after-school sports programs will be eliminated as the Board of Education struggles to cope with cuts in state aid. The 2010-11 school budget has been reduced by $479,449, or 3.8 percent, and now stands at $11,978,497, according to…
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Patio Court in Monroe
Above: Smoke billows from the windows of a house on Patio Court in Monroe around 10 p.m. April 6. Police said the fire took place in the home’s attached garage, where some gun ammunition was stored. The fire ignited a few rounds, and one of the bullets struck a house across the street. No one…
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The day Monroe burned
Pine Barrens fire scorched hundreds of acres one memorable day in April 1985 BY JOE SAPIA Correspondent PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.SECTIONB10.ORG The photograph, taken from above Matchaponix Road and the power lines, shows part of the April 1985 wildfire burn in the area of today’s Pines at Monroe development. MONROE — From Redmond’s Hill, where…
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“Parade of Nations”
Students at Lawrence Brook Elementary School in East Brunswick gather in the hallway prior to their “Parade of Nations” into the gymnasium. Students engaged in a full day of activities as part of the multicultural festival “Climbing Every Mountain Together.” More photos at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Outsourcing idea draws opposition in Milltown
Officials look at idea of using dispatch services of another police department BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Emotions ran high and tempers flared Monday night as Milltown residents and police officers protested the potential outsourcing of police dispatch services “Safety should come first,” resident Debbie Miller told the Borough Council. Those seeking to keep Milltown’s…
