Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Police: Memorial School fire considered ‘suspicious’
Electrical cause ruled out in ongoing investigation BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer T he fire that caused extensive damage to Memorial Elementary School July 10 has now been labeled suspicious, and East Brunswick police are looking for those responsible for setting it. Township police said this week that they have conducted “an exhaustive investigation” into…
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Councilman recalls ‘surreal’ day on 9/11
Plane struck tower shortly after he arrived at his 14th-floor office BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Michael Trenga is thankful each and every day that he is alive to tell his story seven years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Michael Trenga “That day is as vivid as yesterday … it was so surreal,” said…
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Mat maneuvers
Top: Grace Morris (top) and Riya Desai, both 6, practice a mat maneuver as instructor Greg Ruggiero stands by during Monroe Township’s recent Judo Camp at the Community Center. Ruggiero Bros. Judo Club facilitated the five-day session for various age groups. Above: Adam Samuel, 10, (right, above) and Mark Sorrentino, 8, work on a move.…
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Local towns pay tribute to those lost on Sept. 11
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer On the seventh anniversary of the 9/11, local towns are showing that they have not forgotten the victims who perished in the terrorist attacks. Communities are coming together once again to memorialize and honor those who lost their lives. “I’ve long searched for why what happened happened, and I still…
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Town eyes final stages of work on arts center
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer With the outdoor amphitheater at Heavenly Farms, East Brunswick, ready to be used for the first time this weekend, officials expect to soon know when the adjacent arts center will be complete. Mayor William Neary said he hopes to have the facility, now being called the Cultural Arts Center, operational…
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Spicuzzo fills council seat; will run Nov. 4
Son of county sheriff described as being ‘young, energetic’ BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Charles Spicuzzo has been chosen to fill the Borough Council seat formerly held by Thomas Barlow, who vacated the term when he took over as Spotswood’s mayor. Spicuzzo, whose father Joseph is the longtime Middlesex County sheriff and county…
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Borough’s taxes go up as state aid goes down
Nancy Martin Mayor HELMETTA — The Borough Council last week adopted a 2008 municipal budget that absorbs the loss of more than $62,000 in state aid. The aid loss and other factors brought about a 1.8-cent increase in the municipal tax rate, or about $44 for the owner of the average borough home, assessed at…
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For the Record
While Gen. George Washington’s troops encamped on the Miller farm in Monroe on June 27, 1778, Gen. Charles Lee and Major Gen. Marquis de Lafayette stayed at the Story farm, on the western edge of Englishtown. The identify of Lee was incorrect in an Aug. 28 story in the Sentinel.
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Nonprofit group seeks cultural understanding
East Brunswick siblings live for weeks in Japan, Argentina BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent For teenagers with a hankering for faroff places, an organization called Youth for Understanding could give them the trip of their dreams while providing a cultural education they won’t forget. Left: Max Guen sits at a tea house in Japan with…
