Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Boro to pay $600/year to improve Conrail site
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The borough has reached an agreement with Conrail that will allow the town to clean up land the rail company owns at a prominent entrance to town. Borough Council President Curtis Stollen said that although the deal is still being processed, the borough has agreed to pay Conrail…
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Alleged gang members arrested in area towns
Prosecutor: Several violent street gangs active in county Some 84 alleged gang members have been arrested in Middlesex County over the past six months as part of a lengthy investigation into gang activity by numerous law enforcement agencies. Authorities identified nearly a dozen street gangs, including the commonly known Bloods and Crips, with members residing…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN The sights and sounds of carnival life came to town Saturday for the Pride in Milltown Day, held at Borough Park. More photos, page 23.
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A special football program takes off
Challenger teams added for Pop Warner programs BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent History was made in East Brunswick recently with the first annual Pop Warner Challenger Bowl. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Nicholas DeCastro of the St. Bart’s Buffalos tries to elude Raekwon Wilkes of the Howell Lions during the first-ever Challenger Bowl, held Sept. 28…
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Mayor breaks 3-3 tie to OK 2008 budget
Councilmen trade barbs on tab, meeting attendance BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Milltown officials voted a second time to approve the 2008 municipal budget Oct. 1. Though the Borough Council had voted 3-2 to pass the nearly $8 million budget Sept. 22, officials later realized they needed a “super majority” vote to make it official.…
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Feud continues over Ford Ave. cleanup
Dispute centers on whether capping will be sufficient BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer As litigation over the Ford Avenue redevelopment plan in Milltown continues, so does the debate over the cleanup of the property. SCOTT FRIEDMAN With the help of Jim VanBuren, pilot Gary Sciaratta of Jamesburg checks his controls before liftoff during the Mercer…
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Mayoral candidates face off on E.B. issues
Stahl, Calvano, Klemp running for mayor Nov. 4 BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Christi Calvano EAST BRUNSWICK — There was no shortage of ill will between the three mayoral candidates during a recent debate at the township’s public library. Republican candidate Christi Calvano, for example, argued that Democratic nominee David Stahl took over her role…
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Residents may vote for new Hall of Fame class
The New Jersey Hall of Fame has announced 30 nominees in five categories as the organization launched voting for the class of 2008. These leaders and legends, from presidents to poets, in the categories of Historical, Arts and Entertainment, Sports, Enterprise and General, hail from all corners of New Jersey and share a close relationship…
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Second suspect indicted in ’07 Sayreville murder
SAYREVILLE — Two suspects have now been indicted in the June 2007 shooting death of Marquis Maing outside a borough apartment building. Travis Myers, 18, of Elkton, Md., and Telik Karl Pittman, 25, of East Brunswick, are charged with the murder of Maing, 20, and the attempted murder of his girlfriend, Tina Castaldo, 19, both…
