Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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East Bruns. takes more time on trash pickup issue
Residents concerned cutbacks would backfire BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer East Brunswick officials will take time to further review the idea of cutting trash pickup to only once per week. Mayor David Stahl had proposed the change in order to save the town nearly $1.9 million over five years, a 20 percent reduction in solid…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Our Lady of Lourdes School first-graders Matthew Romage (l) and Roan Vadakan show their worksheets to teacher Veronica Brickman during a numbers exercise recognizing the 100th day of school Feb. 6. Students throughout the Milltown Catholic school participated in various events and coursework involving the number 100.
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Soccer club kicks off partnership with pros
O’Reilly excited to have hometown crowd support BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Youth soccer players from East Brunswick will learn firsthand what it takes to be a professional this spring. FILE PHOTO After returning from Beijing, where the U.S. women’s soccer team took the gold, Heather O’Reilly paid a visit to the East Brunswick Soccer Club’s…
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Forsgate Drive intersection to be improved
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MONROE — Dedicated turning lanes and other roadway improvements are in store for the intersection of Applegarth Road and Forsgate Drive. At the Feb. 2 council meeting, a resolution authorizing a professional services contract with Feist Engineering, Inc., was approved for services related to the signalization of Applegarth Road, Forsgate…
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Mom with baby arrested after police pursuit, crash
Awoman with a 1-month-old infant in her vehicle led police on a highspeed chase through four Middlesex County towns last week before flipping her vehicle and crashing in East Windsor, according to police. The pursuit started on Manalapan Road in Spotswood after Patrolman Les Genovese attempted to stop the 2000 Ford Explorer driven by Latonia…
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Teen rides off with equestrian crown
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MICHAEL ACKER Stacy Butewicz of South River will attend events statewide to promote youth involvement in the equine industry. SOUTH RIVER — Stacy Butewicz is going to be a busy young lady this year. On Jan. 25, the borough teenager was crowned “New Jersey Equestrienne of the Year” at the…
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Report: Homelessness has decreased in county
Experts fear trend could reverse due to struggling economy Middlesex County experienced a 57 percent decrease in family homelessness from 2005 to 2007, according to the “Homelessness Counts” report released by the Homelessness Research Institute of the National Alliance to End Homelessness Jan. 13. The report, which contains both state and national data, shows a…
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Town gets more money for being host to landfill
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township will receive well over $4 million a year over the next four years as host community for the Edgeboro Landfill. The Township Council recently agreed to enter a new four-year contract with the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA), which operates the landfill on Edgeboro Road.…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kevin Zyontz (l) and Phani Paladugu lead the team from Boy Scout Troop 10, Monmouth Junction, during the annual Boy Scout Klondike at Thompson Park in Monroe Saturday. Joyce Kilmer District of Central New Jersey Council BSA sponsored the events.
