Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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East Brunswick looks to do away with sewerage authority
Stahl: Township takeover of agency could bring savings, greater efficiency BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer While township officials will look at a range of cost-saving initiatives in 2010, the possible dissolution of the East Brunswick Sewerage Authority may be the most significant. Mayor David Stahl broached the idea in his Jan. 25 State of the…
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Long-sought dredging of DeVoe Lake possible
Private party would dredge lake in order to obtain soil BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Spotswood officials are taking steps toward the eventual restoration of DeVoe Lake. The Borough Council on Jan. 25 authorized its engineering firm, CME Associates, to obtain topographic mapping of the bed of the lake, located alongside DeVoe Avenue near Main…
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Students charged in sexual assault
MONROE TOWNSHIP — Two male Monroe Township High School students are slated to appear in court next week on charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on a school bus recently. The juveniles, ages 15 and 16, were arrested on Jan. 23 after an investigation by the township police department and the sex crimes unit…
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E.B.’s offer to buy back land goes unanswered
Golden Triangle ownership issue will be resolved as part of anticipated trial BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A recent attempt by the township to reacquire the Golden Triangle property from Toll Brothers and partially settle litigation with the developer has been rejected. A state Superior Court judge on Jan. 22 denied the…
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Boro begins installing remote meter system
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer U.S. Congressman Rush Holt (D-12) watches Rick Fallon, chief lineman for the South River electric utility crew, install a remote meter on a home on Charles Street Jan. 26. The remote meters are being installed in 6,000 borough homes. PHOTO COURTESY OF ZACH GOLDBERG SOUTH RIVER — The successful installation…
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Suspect beats woman with gun, takes purse
MONROE — A 19-year-old township woman was robbed and assaulted at gunpoint Jan. 11 as she parked in the driveway of a friend’s home on Buckelew Avenue, according to police. The woman had arrived at the friend’s home around 10:15 p.m. and, while still seated in her vehicle after parking, an unknown suspect entered the…
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Residents urged to send back survey for census
BY KATHY CHANG SOUTH RIVER — Stand up and be counted. Borough officials stressed that it is important for every person who lives in the borough, even if they are “undocumented” homeless, to be counted in the 2010 census. “The correct amount of people counted means the proper amount of [state and federal] funding and…
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Senator’s bill proposes putting end to COAH
Towns would be authorized to plan for development of affordable housing BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Abill that would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) has been introduced in the state Senate as S-1. The bill was introduced a Senate session that was held after Gov. Chris Christie was inaugurated on Jan. 19.…
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So. River board returns principal to middle school
BY KATHY CHANG SOUTH RIVER — After a month and a half on administrative leave, Middle School Principal Richard S. Sternberg will return to his position on Monday. The Board of Education voted unanimously Jan. 28 in favor of a resolution for Sternberg’s return; however, the decision calls for withholding his salary increment for the…
