Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Monroe, EBHS go for titles
PHOTO BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top: Members of the Monroe Township High School football team celebrate after defeating Ocean Township 31-20 in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III semifinals last Friday. The Falcons will play in the sectional finals at 11 a.m. Saturday at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, against top-seeded and undefeated Middletown…
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E.B. woman calls it a day after 80 years of work
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Marion Brun EAST BRUNSWICK — Marion Bruno doesn’t believe in early retirement. In fact, she really doesn’t think much of retirement at all. But when she suffered a fall last July, she had to stop working for the first time in eight decades. Bruno, 97, has been employed by the…
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Dalina seeks recount due to 31-vote margin
Hearing set for Dec. 3 in state Superior Court BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer With vote tallies indicating that he lost by a margin of less than 1 percent, Monroe Township Council candidate Stephen Dalina has filed for a recount of votes in the Ward 3 election. Reports show Dalina, a Democrat making his first…
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Automated garbage trucks discussed in S.R.
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Borough officials may consider using automated garbage trucks for sanitation pickup in town. During the Nov. 9 Borough Council meeting, Councilman Rui Almeida suggested looking into the trucks, also called “one-armed bandits,” for cost-saving purposes. Almeida said the borough’s longrange planning committee is discussing similar ideas. “I…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Cindi Hixon of East Brunswick and daughter Grace, 6, have fun competing in the wheelbarrow race during the township’s 47th annual Turkey Trot, held Nov. 15 at Heavenly Farms, Dunhams Corner Road. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Scout builds storage shed for community gardeners
Fellow Boy Scouts work with Suneel Kabadi, 17, of East Brunswick, on his Eagle project, the construction of a shed at the township’s Community Garden. EAST BRUNSWICK — Those who take advantage of the township’s Community Garden will now have an added amenity in the form of a storage shed, thanks to a local teenager.…
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Dance troupe takes up residency in E.B. schools
Fifth-graders receive dance education during music classes BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff It’s one of the four arts disciplines, along with music, visual arts and theater, but most school districts choose not to include dance as an art form in their curriculum. Members of the Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company perform for fifth-graders…
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County food pantries seeing higher demand
Many seek volunteers, donations to meet need BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The difficult economy and resulting job losses are forcing more people to turn to local food pantries to feed themselves and their families. As the holiday season approaches, all of the local food banks can use donations and many also need volunteers to…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Muddy conditions caused cyclists such as this one from the Elite Masters division to slip and slide around the course for the annual Cat and Kitten Cross races, held at Thompson Park in Monroe Nov. 1. The Highland Park Hermes and Rutgers University Cycling Team presented the day of bike racing. CHRIS…
