Category: Sentinel-EBS News

  • Officials asked to hear commuters re: contract

    Bids solicited for five-year bus contract, effective May 1 BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township’s commuter bus contract, always a contentious issue and at times a legal one as well, is back on the table. If last week’s Township Council meeting is any indication, the next contract, which will take effect…

  • Students gaining skills as ‘young consumers’

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Samantha Swiderski, 9, and Ryan Gregory, 10, have their groceries scanned at ShopRite of Spotswood Friday when Appleby School students were brought there to shop for a nutritious, balanced three-day menu for a family of four on a budget of $100. The fourthgraders are taking part in the ShopRite Young…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Abby Lewis, 10, weighs a bag of apples at ShopRite of Spotswood on Friday when Appleby School students shopped for a nutritious, balanced three-day menu for a family of four on a budget of $100. The grocery run is part of the ShopRite Young Consumers Program, designed to teach fourth-graders a variety…

  • Spotswood OKs license for junkyard operation

    SPOTSWOOD — The Borough Council has voted to renew the operating license for the junkyard owned by the Giancola brothers for another year. The borough has a history of disputes with the business, Big AAuto Wreckers, and still has a lawsuit pending that claims the business contaminated borough property. Also, several years ago the borough…

  • Super: District taking steps to address scores

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Superintendent of Schools Ronald Grygo acknowledged that there are improvements to be made based on the school report cards recently released by the state.A parent attended the Feb. 26 Board of Educationmeeting to express concern with some of the scores on the report card, which was for…

  • Purim party

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Attendees get some tasty treats during the “Purim on the Lower East Side” event March 10 at the Forsgate Country Club. Below: Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky of the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe adds some noise to the celebration.

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    JEFF GRANIT staff This week marked the 40th St. Patrick’s Day for Shanahan’s Bakery in Milltown, which is known to sell thousands of Irish soda bread loaves on the holiday. Tuesday morning, owner Colm Shanahan takes hot tea bracks and soda bread out of the oven. More photos, page 18.

  • Shopping center OK’d at Rt. 33, Butcher Rd.

    Wawa/gas station removed from builder’s application BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Ashopping center proposal that was rejected by Monroe Township last year has been scaled back and approved. The plan known as Monroe Towne Plaza now calls for 142,235 square feet of retail space at Route 33 and Butcher Road. The Planning Board voted Feb.…

  • Spotswood school board proposes no tax increase

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer For the second year in a row, the Spotswood Board of Education is proposing a school budget with no tax increase. Board President Richard O’Brien said the school district will receive an additional $250,000 in state aid this year, and it will go a long way towards keeping the tax…