Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Local woman finds her leibor of love
Brings Hawaiian culture to East Brunswick June 15 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Gail Small of Old Bridge sets up a display on Hawaiian culture at the East Brunswick Public Library, where she will give a lecture on June 15. Small recently began sharing her Hawaiian customs and traditions with people on the…
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Fire officials, boro at odds over recycling funds’ use
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer The Spotswood Fire Department’s 1921 Model T antique fire truck is at the center of a dispute involving funds for the vehicle’s upkeep. SPOTSWOOD — For more than 30 years, the borough’s fire department has run a metal recycling program that it considered useful for residents as well as for…
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Council ups housing units in Ford Ave. plan
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLTOWN — A Superior Court judge will have several options in determining what plan is best for the redevelopment of Ford Avenue. At Monday’s Borough Council meeting, the governing body voted 5-0 to amend the Ford Avenue redevelopment plan in order to fulfill the town’s affordable housing obligation to the…
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Car rolls over, pins woman, 85
MONROE — An 85-year-old township woman remained hospitalized this week with injuries suffered when her vehicle rolled on top of her and pinned her legs to the ground Friday. A spokeswoman at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, said Helen Puritz was in good condition on Monday. Puritz had parked her 2000 Toyota Camry…
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Board hears testimony on Foerter Farm plans
Ten new homes sought on Riva Ave. produce farm BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — An application to develop the Foerter Farm is before the Planning Board, but some residents say the plan would impact their quality of life and change the neighborhood’s character. During the May 27 board meeting, representatives of the…
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Seniors get royal treatment for a day at Bonefish Grill
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Some people believe that no good deed goes unpunished. Darryl Brophy isn’t among them. Brophy, a managing partner at Bonefish Grill on Route 18, recently invited 60 seniors from Spotswood’s Crescent Park Senior Housing to his restaurant for a free lunch. Even though his establishment isn’t usually…
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School buzzing about unique science project
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer KATHY CHANG Elaine Matthews, science teacher for the first to fifth grades at South River Primary and Elementary schools, teaches the life cycle of the honeybees during a class recently. The honeybee nursery was recently installed into her second-floor classroom at the school. SOUTH RIVER — Science has become hands…
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Area officials unhappy with offender ruling
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Local towns that placed restrictions on where convicted sex offenders can live in order to keep them away from areas where children congregate may have to rescind those ordinances. Spotswood and Sayreville are among the municipalities across the state that attempted to prohibit convicted sex offenders from living near schools…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Members of Sky Blue FC, New Jersey’s professional soccer team in the women’s league, practice in the rain at Heavenly Farms in East Brunswick May 26. The formal training session was a chance for East Brunswick Soccer Club coaches and players to watch and meet with members of the team.
