Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Local groups continue fight against 10 homes
Hearing on Foerter Farm plans set for Sept. 16 BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Despite some mitigating moves by East Brunswick, a plan to develop the Foerter Farm still does not sit well with some area residents. Opponents who have been attending Planning Board hearings on the application have discussed environmental concerns and quality-of-life issues…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN A swimmer makes a splash in the water at East Brunswick’s Crystal Springs Aquatic Center under sunny skies Aug. 25.
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E.B. among first to get new COAH approval
Town’s plan is to provide 410 new units by 2018 BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer East Brunswick is one of the first towns in New Jersey to receive approval for its plan to meet new affordable housing obligations. The state Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) certified East Brunswick’s third-round plan on Aug. 12, making it…
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Monroe teenager killed in Englishtown crash
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — An 18-year-old Monroe man died in a two-vehicle crash on Wood Avenue (Route 522) on the night of Aug. 25. Englishtown police Sgt. Richard Settele said the driver of one of the vehicles, Matthew Bowdenhodge, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident in front of…
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Playhouse slates shows thru June at new home
Comedy kicks off first season at Community Arts Center EAST BRUNSWICK — Playhouse 22, the township’s community theater troupe, is gearing up for its first shows in four years. In fact, the company has a full season of shows slated, beginning this month and running through June. The season is the troupe’s first at its…
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Monroe residents press officials on Rt. 33 issues
Complaints involve striping, jughandle and ‘lack of concern’ BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MONROE — Residents and township officials expressed frustration this week over the lack of progress with improvements on Route 33 near the Renaissance retirement community. At Monday’s Township Council meeting, municipal engineer Ernest Feist reported that a contractor working for the state…
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Fundraisers
Sept. 5 • Car Wash, sponsored by the Spotswood High School Touchdown Club, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Spotswood High School, 105 Summerhill Road. Cost is $5 per car. Proceeds benefit the school’s football program. Saturdays, Sept. 5-26 • Weekend Warrior Camps for a Cause, to benefit the South River Food Bank, sponsored by Total Core…
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LoSacco promoted to sergeant; new patrolman joins EBPD
East Brunswick Patrolman Brian Adams and Sgt. Frank LoSacco were sworn in to their new positions during an Aug. 27 ceremony. EAST BRUNSWICK — One police officer was promoted and another sworn in during a ceremony held Aug. 27 in the municipal courtroom. Frank LoSacco, who is being promoted to the rank of sergeant, began…
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Two East Brunswick officers advance their training
William Krause EAST BRUNSWICK — The Department of Public Safety recently announced that two officers had completed coursework at prestigious institutions of higher learning. Police Lt. William Krause graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., while Capt. Thomas Crothers graduated from the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University. Krause attended…
