Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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New superintendent gets warm welcome
Uszenski takes over for Krewer in Spotswood BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Walter Uszenski has officially taken over as the new superintendent of Spotswood schools, faced with challenges such as regionalization and continuing the curricular improvements of his predecessor. Walter Uszenski Uszenski, formerly the school chief in Mannington Township, Salem County, worked with now-retired Superintendent…
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Mayor pleased with success of first Dinner for a Cause
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Despite the bad economy, many township residents are still in a giving mood. Mayor David Stahl saw this generosity firsthand during his Dinner for a Cause, held Oct. 16 at the new Community Arts Center, Cranbury Road. Stahl, who organized the dinner and concert to raise money…
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‘Fanciful’ exhibit to open in Monroe
Martin Goldberg presents images of backyard flowers BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Aretired East Brunswick businessman for whom photography has been a vocation for nearly 60 years is about to have his first exhibit. Martin Goldberg, 70, will display his works at the Monroe Township Library starting Nov. 10. Goldberg, who had a career in…
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Spotswood makes headway in dealing with water woes
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The borough has alleviated “a good portion” of the water problems that have plagued the town for years, but some linger, according to council President Curtis Stollen. During a recent Borough Council meeting, a resident approached the council about problems he has been having at the end of…
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Scout builds home for osprey near river
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Satya Adusumilli, 17, and his crew put up the Eagle Scout’s 20-foot-high osprey next on the bank of the South River in East Brunswick. EAST BRUNSWICK — Keystone Park may soon be the new home to a pair of osprey, thanks to the efforts of Eagle Scout Satya Adusumilli. The…
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Sayreville man killed by oncoming train
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY— A 54-year-old Sayreville man was killed by an oncoming train approaching the city’s train station on Oct. 21. Mark Jamison was struck just south of the John Street crossing, said NJ Transit spokesman Joe Dee. Dee said the medical examiner would make a determination as to whether the incident…
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Library will celebrate new additions, café
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials on Sunday will celebrate recent improvements that are hoped to make the acclaimed public library even better. The grand opening will take place from 2-4 p.m. and will introduce the public to the library’s new “push-out” addition, which includes a reading area for adults, a…
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Helmetta’s man in first college football game
Herbert, son-in-law of town founder, recounted unique details of 1869 game BY JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent After John Warne Herbert Jr. married into the Helme snuff mill family, he became a prominent Helmetta citizen. John Warne Herbert Jr. But 16 years before marrying Olivia Antoinette “Etta” Helme, daughter of town founder George W. Helme and Margaret…
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Herbert, a Renaissance man
John Warne Herbert Jr. of the prominent family from Wickatunk in Monmouth County married Olivia Antoinette “Etta” Helme of Helmetta on Nov. 10, 1885. Herbert, whose father was associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Monmouth County, twice a Republican National Convention delegate, and a member of Monmouth County’s Tax Board, lived an…
