Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Monroe deputy fire chief suspended over petition
At issue: potential elimination of district’s two paid firefighters BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MONROE — The voluntary deputy chief of Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 has been suspended for six months after he created and circulated a petition to stop the possible elimination of the company’s two paid firefighters. Fire Chief Lonnie…
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Open houses set for Jan. 31, Feb. 1 at OLOL
As part of its celebration of Catholic Schools Week 2010, Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will host open houses 9 a.m.-p.m. Jan. 31 and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 6-p.m. Feb. 1. School tours will be offered, students’ work will be on display, and registration packets for prekindergarten-eighth grades will be…
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Pinewood Derby
South River’s Greg Agnello, 13, sets up cars for the next race during Cub Scout Pack 4’s annual Pinewood Derby Saturday at the Holy Trinity Church hall on Leonardine Avenue.
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Wii for a cause
Vickie Pisciotta (above), an employee at Yogi’s All-American Sports Bar & Grill, displays her bowling abilities during a Wii video game tournament held at the sports bar, inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, Jan. 14. The event, sponsored by the New Jersey Credit Union League, raised money for Cure Kids Cancer and The Children’s…
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Helmetta denies housing conversion
Board says nonsenior housing project does not conform BY JACQUELINE DURETT The Helmetta Planning Board has rejected Kaplan and Cos.’ proposal to turn the former snuff mill into nonage restricted housing, ruling that it would violate the redevelopment agreement the town and builder signed in 2005. Kaplan, in response to a new state law allowing…
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Ponzi scheme ringleader sentenced to 18 years
Wayne Puff, the ringleader of a massive Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors and mortgage lenders of more than $100 million, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 216 months in federal prison. Puff, a 61-year-old Old Bridge resident, will also have to pay about $101.1 million in restitution and serve three years of supervised release…
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E.B. pursues special-needs kids’ field
BY VINCENT TODARO EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials are hoping to get more funding from Middlesex County to build a level playing field at Heavenly Farms for children with special needs. In early 2008, the county pledged $1.5 million for the project, and officials believed that would be enough to cover all or most of…
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Baby & Me
Haley Poulsen (l-r), Isabella Lahly and Jessica Hong, with mom Qian Xia, listen to musician Kim Yarson play guitar during the Jan. 8 “Baby & Me” session at the East Brunswick Public Library. JEFF GRANIT staff the Jan. 8 “Baby
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Jamesburg officials hope for better budget days
BY VINCENT TODARO JAMESBURG — After a year in which the borough made cuts to programs and personnel, it remains unclear what is in store for 2010. Councilman John Longo said he has no significant changes in mind, but at the same time he realizes that the state is awarding its small towns less and…
