Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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10th annual Art Festival on tap
MONROE — For 10 years, residents of the Concordia retirement community have displayed their artistic talents at an annual exhibition. “The residents here are very talented,” said Clubhouse Director Donna Marie Gelesky. “This is a hobby for all of them.” The 10th annual Art Festival will be held Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 9…
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County names winners in art contest for seniors
The works of 17 artists from Middlesex County will compete at the state level after placing first in various categories in the 2008 Middlesex County Senior Citizen Art Contest. Some 111 professional and nonprofessional artists over the age of 60 entered the county contest, which included submissions in 10 different media from oil and acrylic…
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Towns OK underage drinking laws
East Brunswick, Old Bridge, Sayreville, Milltown, Spotswood and South River are members of the growing community of Middlesex County municipalities that have implemented ordinances deterring underage drinking on private property. The new ordinances are designed to close the legal gap that formerly held parents, rather than youths, accountable for violating the law. It holds underage…
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Splish splash
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Left: Ray Graulich and son Ray III, 6, of North Brunswick, make their way along the Lazy River at Crystal Springs Aquatic Center in East Brunswick Saturday. Right: Paxton Furr, 2, of South River, gets a splash courtesy of his father Joshua and mother Tracy, as 9-month-old brother Benjamin looks on.
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Area officials weigh in on diploma mill matter
Monmouth County school administrators’ doctorates at issue BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer While the N.J. Department of Education (NJDOE) says it can do nothing to stop educators from obtaining degrees from “diploma mills” on the taxpayers’ dime, officials from Middlesex County school districts say it is a practice they do not tolerate. The NJDOE released…
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The long hot summer
While you dig the hole to find a home for your latest native plant, you can run the risk of adding another crick to your lower back. Watch how you handle your tools, be aware of your stance when digging, lift properly, and don’t even attempt to move a 100-pound boulder without assistance. And once…
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Drill prepares firefighters for events such as school fire
PHOTOS COURTESY OF SPOTSWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT Spotswood firefighters drag hundreds of feet of hose through the Appleby School during a smoke-out at the Appleby School Aug. 12. School and fire officials sought to prepare for an event such as a school fire, given two recent blazes at schools elsewhere. SPOTSWOOD — In the wake of…
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Council gets behind crackdown
EAST BRUNSWICK — A town that has long been a state leader for its efforts to stop drunken drivers is stepping up its efforts in the final weeks of summer. The township is taking part in a statewide DWI crackdown, “Over the Limit, Under Arrest.” It will start Friday and continue until Sept. 1. Police…
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Eric Bruser, 10, and brother Craig, 7, of South Brunswick, cool off on a beautiful summer day at Crystal Springs Aquatic Center in East Brunswick Saturday. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
