Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Two take volunteering to a whole new level
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Talk about giving back to your community. When the Rev. Gary Filson noticed there was a problem with the steps at the back of the library, he didn’t just make a phone call. “He goes down and gets concrete and remortared and re-bricked the steps,” said Richard…
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Spicuzzo to step aside after 30 years as sheriff
Freeholder will seek his office; two Republicans announce run for sheriff, clerk Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph C. Spicuzzo announced last week that he will not seek re-election this year. He said he met with Democratic Party leaders on Feb. 9 and advised them of his decision to retire. Subsequently, on Feb. 11, Freeholder Mildred “Millie”…
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Council may update law on noise violations
New ordinance would set highest penalty at $3,000 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — Officials are considering a new ordinance that would tighten the town’s noise regulations and streamline the process of issuing summonses to violators. Police Lt. Ralph Fitzgerald gave a presentation to the Township Council on Jan. 25, saying the proposed changes…
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Spotswood to beautify ‘eyesore’; upgrade roads
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The borough is laying the groundwork to beautify an unsightly lot and improve some of its roadways using grants awarded by the county and state. At the Borough Council’s Feb. 8 meeting, the governing body authorized CME Associates, Spotswood’s designated engineering firm, to perform professional engineering services and…
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Falling tree limb kills man, 54
EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man died last week when a tree limb fell on him while he was clearing snow from his driveway. James Conner, 54, of Shady Lane, in a development off Rues Lane, was snowblowing his driveway Feb. 10 when a portion of a large tree from across the street fell. A…
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Wipeout
JEFF GRANIT staff Jacob Skibniewski, 16, of Monroe, rolls atop the snow after his sled became airborne at Thompson Park Feb. 10.
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Builder prepares for next phase of Summerhill Square
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A year after completing the first phase of the Summerhill Square shopping center, the developer is tying up loose ends in order to begin phase two of the project. Summerhill Square representatives appeared before the Planning Board on Jan. 27 seeking approval to alter the current site…
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Juveniles charged in sexual assault of classmate still jailed
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — The two male Monroe Township High School students charged with sexually assaulting a classmate on a school bus last month remain lodged in the county juvenile detention center. Youths at the center are held there from “one hearing to another,” James O’Neill, spokesman for the Middlesex County…
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Design showroom opens on Route 18 in E. Bruns.
This display in the Creative Image Studios showroom features interior design by Nisha Goyal and ceiling and faux walls by Regina Rimando. EAST BRUNSWICK — After many years working as a faux artist for leading designers in the New York metropolitan area and on her own, an area resident has recently opened a studio in…
