Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Board in midst of search for next superintendent
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Board of Education intends to have a new superintendent of schools in place by Nov. 1, avoiding the need to hire an interim school chief. The process of locating the right person to succeed retiring Superintendent John Krewer has already begun, according to Board President Richard O’Brien.…
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Farkas throws hat in ring for November
GOP councilman says he can better serve as an independent BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Randy Farkas MILLTOWN — To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports that Randy Farkas is not seeking re-election this year have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, Farkas, who was elected to his current term as a Republican in 2006, is running for…
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Milltown Democrats will run Pietanza and Ryan
MILLTOWN — During the June 2 primary, local Democrats wrote in Joseph Pietanza and Richard Ryan for the two Borough Council seats available in November. Pietanza and Ryan, both newcomers, received 96 and 89 votes, respectively in the primary. Milltown Democratic Organization (MDO) Party Chairman Craig Corson said the organization fully supports their candidacies. The…
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Helmetta teenager is ‘Mr. Spotswood’
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Joey Krypel broke new ground this spring when he won the title of “Mr. Spotswood.” MICHAEL ACKER Joey Krypel, complete with crown and sash, on stage with teachers Colleen Meyers (l) and Suzanne Fredricks after winning the Mr. Spotswood competition. Though he attends Spotswood High School, Krypel does not live…
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Fundraisers
June 11 • Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 5-9 p.m., at TGI Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each supporter’s check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present event flier for donation to count. For fliers, call the school office at 732-828-1951,…
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Township looks to sell property near Route 18
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township is considering the sale of surplus property that could bring in about $250,000. Mayor David Stahl said the property is located off Route 18 south near Renee Road, between the Gap Mall and Loehmann’s Plaza. He said he is not sure how the town acquired…
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On the line
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Laura Perez and daughter Ava, 5, of Helmetta, try to catch the big one during the borough’s spring fishing derby at Helmetta Lake Saturday. Center: Anglers of all ages cast their lines under the week’s first sunny skies. Bottom: Markus sisters Marisa (l), 8, and Brianna, 11, reel in a…
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History lesson comes with piece of Arizona
Pearl Harbor relic donated to Monroe Twp. High School BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Asmall piece of rusted metal resting in a simple wooden case will soon have a place of honor in the new Monroe Township High School museum. JEFF GRANIT staff Thomas Mahoney, a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, discusses…
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Ex-councilman begins serving jail sentence
Gets reduced term based on background, community service BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Former Jamesburg Councilman Thomas Bodall has begun serving a prison term in connection with allegations that he initiated sexually explicit dialogue on the Internet with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. Bodall, 24, began his jail sentence last week at…
