Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Area residents among suspects in drug sweep
Some 21 adults and a 15-year-old boy were arrested last week in connection with a heroin-trafficking ring in Middlesex and Somerset counties. The roundup followed a six-month investigation by the Somerset County Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force and the Middlesex County Gangs, Guns and Drugs Task Force; authorities in both counties arrested the suspects…
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Easter Egg Hunt at the Dey Farm Historic Site
Cassidy Smith, 8, of Monroe, takes part in the bonnet and top hat contest, held during the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Dey Farm Historic Site in Monroe March 27. The Monroe Township Mothers Club and the recreation department co-sponsored the event. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Consignors needed for fair April 29–May 1
Children’s items for newborns through size 12 are needed BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Lynn Heuer, of Milltown, and Susan Chinchar, of East Brunswick, met about two years ago at the Little Sprouts of Middlesex club for mothers in Milltown. Heuer, who was pregnant with her second child, became good friends with Chinchar, the mother…
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East Brunswick board sends budget to voters
Board members say they tried to be fair, do their best ‘in very difficult times’ BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Amid widespread concern from residents and district employees regarding its proposed cuts, the East Brunswick Board of Education unanimously adopted its 2010-11 budget at a recent public hearing. School officials reviewed plans during the March…
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E.B. chiropractor shares experiences from Olympics
Dr. Blasé Toto worked with ice dancers, hockey players, speed skaters BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — One of the best moments of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in February was when Shaun White won a gold medal for snowboarding. However, East Brunswick chiropractor Blasé Toto, a member of the United States…
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Legislators invite public to discuss budget issues
Citing dramatic cuts proposed for municipal and school aid and social services, state legislators from Middlesex County will hold a budget hearing on the impact of the cuts. Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono, Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. and Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes III (all D-18th District) said they hope the meeting will help formulate…
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State transportation head tells teens about new law
Kyleigh’s Law increases restrictions for new drivers BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Pam Fischer, director of the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS), does not want to hear another tragic story like that of Kyleigh D’Alessio. Kyleigh was just 16 years old when she was killed in a motor vehicle accident in December…
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Corrections officer admits theft
MONROE — The former president of a labor union for corrections officers pleaded guilty last week to stealing $66,300 from union coffers. William R. Reilly Jr., 36, of Carlstadt, pleaded guilty to a count of theft during a hearing before Superior Court Judge Frederick P. DeVesa at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick on…
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Helmetta, Sayreville to share more services
Latest agreement involves construction, zoning office services BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Helmetta residents and businesses that use construction and zoning services will now get them from the borough of Sayreville. The towns have entered into a shared services agreement that gives Sayreville control of Helmetta’s construction department. The agreement is expected to generate some…
