Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Boro acts to keep trucks off newly leased land
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Truckers have been told to stop parking their vehicles on Conrail owned property on East Main Street. The borough has begun leasing the property from Conrail and has plans to beautify the area. It has recently alerted the owners of several vehicles that they can no longer use…
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Residents share views for future of borough
Two vision plan meetings scheduled for Feb. 18 BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Officials were pleasantly surprised by the turnout, and residents were thrilled to have their input sought on planning for Spotswood’s future. So it went at the first of a series of meetings being held to come up with a Community Vision Plan.…
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Police stop leads to arrest
MONROE — A township man was arrested Feb. 3 on charges of illegal possession of prescription medication and possession of a firearm. Monroe Patrolman John Zupan was on patrol at 4:45 p.m. when he observed a vehicle drive into the Applegarth Road parkand ride lot, loop around and exit back onto Applegarth Road. After running…
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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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School surprises principal with dedication of gym
Spotswood Mayor Tom Barlow congratulates his former teacher, Thomas Weaver, during a ceremony in which the Memorial Middle School gymnasium was named in Weaver’s honor, much to the surprise of the recent retiree. SPOTSWOOD — During a surprise sendoff to the Memorial Middle School’s retiring principal, the school gymnasium was named the Thomas P. Weaver…
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Activities continue at senior center
A variety of upcoming programs will be offered at the Monroe Township Senior Center, 1 Municipal Plaza, in the Monroe Municipal Building, Perrineville Road. For more information and to register for events, call the center at 732-521-6111, unless otherwise indicated. The Office on Aging and senior center are open, but due to plans to reconstruct…
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Graduation date conflict prompts calendar update
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — School officials have to rethink the 2009-10 calendar after learning the district cannot use the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton for the high school graduation on the date planned. During the Jan. 15 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Jo Ann Magistro said next year’s school…
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Library Friends schedules trip, events
The Friends of the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will sponsor several upcoming trips and events. A Meet the Author event is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at the library. Michael Rockland, author of eleven books, will discuss his latest work, “The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel.” Rockland is a professor…
