Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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E.B. asks state to address affordable housing ruling
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials are concerned a recent court ruling regarding affordable housing will have ramifications on their plan, which was recently approved by the state Council on Affordable Housing. During the Oct. 5 Township Council meeting, township Business Administrator James White made note of a recent ruling against…
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Police: Suspects nabbed getting taxi after robbery
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Two area men were arrested last week after one of them allegedly robbed the Provident Bank on Jackson Street and the two then attempted to flee the area by taxi, police said. The robbery took place at 9:06 a.m. on Oct. 14, which was shortly after the…
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EBHS band competition to double as food drive
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Those who want to enjoy some good music and help the hungry at the same time need go no further then East Brunswick High School this Saturday. For the 11th straight year, the East Brunswick Band Booster Association (EBBBA) is organizing a marching band competition that will…
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Asciolla, Janeczek run uncontested in Helmetta
Vinny Asciolla HELMETTA — Only two candidates filed for two three-year terms available on the Borough Council Nov. 3. Vinny Asciolla and Robert Janeczek, both independents, are seeking their third and second terms, respectively. Asciolla, 48, has a wife Gina and three children — Michael, 13, Taylor, 11, and Gianna, 9. A graduate of Tottenville…
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Rec. director and daughter charged in theft from boro
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The borough’s longtime director of parks and recreation and her daughter were arrested last week of stealing approximately $650 from the borough over a two-year period. Karen Cuomo, 52, and her daughter Tracey Cuomo, 23, both of South River, were charged Oct. 8 with third-degree theft and…
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Three arrested at E.B. mall
EAST BRUNSWICK — Three women from Philadelphia were arrested last week after police responded to a report of shoplifting at the Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18. Hollister employees told police that three suspects had left the store with stolen merchandise at 5:35 p.m. Oct. 11. A description of the suspects was provided to responding police…
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Bands of MDs and PhDs set for Daniel Pearl event
Free concert to honor slain Wall Street Journal reporter EAST BRUNSWICK — It’ll be a night of dueling doctors. AlterEgo, a band of MDs from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, and The Professors, a band of PhDs from Rutgers University, will perform a free concert Oct. 22 as part of the Daniel Pearl World Music…
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Fire truckin’
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Left: Dominick Bongiovi of the South River Fire Department sets up the American flag on a fire truck during the department’s emergency apparatus display on Main Street on Oct. 8. Above: Lights from the emergency vehicles illuminate the crowd.
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ERIC SUCAR staff Two-year-old Bryen Wilson is impressed with the lights of remote-control fire truck “Freddie” during the South River Fire Department’s Emergency Apparatus Display on Main Street Oct. 8. The expo’s setup was similar to the classic car shows, but featured fire trucks and other emergency vehicles from near and far.
