Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Police seek suspect in botched burglaries
Man flees homes after encountering juveniles inside BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Police are looking for a suspect who may have committed a string of burglaries in area towns recently, though many of the break-ins were aborted when residents spotted the suspect in their homes. Old Bridge police released this sketch of a suspect who…
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Police: Man raced, had marijuana
EAST BRUNSWICK — Police believe an 18-year-old man was racing his vehicle on Route 18 when he crashed and was subsequently arrested on a drug charge. Police responded to the one-car accident on Route 18 south near the Hillsdale Road intersection at 11:48 a.m. July 23. Officers determined that Matthew C. Macagnone, of Marlboro, was…
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He … is … Ironman, after 12½ painful hours
O.B. man, family revel in achievement; advise others not to try it BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Old Bridge resident Dan Fishman, 35, crosses the finish line at the Ironman competition. As he made his way into the stadium, he heard the roar of the crowd, spotted his family, and “all the pain went away.”…
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Teens clean out debris, ‘shantytown’ from park
County crew spends week improving conservation area BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer AMiddlesex County cleanup crew dedicated five days last week to restoring the Jamesburg Park Conservation Area to its natural state. JEFF GRANIT staff Matt Keena, 18, of Iselin, bags Japanese knotweed from an area off Washington Avenue in Helmetta Friday, when he and…
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Paying respects
SCOTT FRIEDMAN East Brunswick residents John Kohut and Monica Giacobbi, members of American Legion Post 25 in Milltown, look up names on the dog tags at a new monument outside the post in memory of those who died for their country. Called the “Fallen Soldiers Battle Cross,” the monument is located near the post’s helicopter,…
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Board approves new contract for Magistro
Public input mixed as super gets bigger salary, fewer perks BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer “These are challenging times for public education in New Jersey, and I look forward to continuing to meet these challenges along with our outstanding administrators, teachers and support staff.” — JoAnn Magistro EAST BRUNSWICK — Supporters of Superintendent of Schools…
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Organizers: Farmers Market off to a good start in J’burg
JAMESBURG — Locals turned out in droves as the town’s new Farmers Market unfurled its tents and made its debut on West Railroad Avenue this month. The market opened with four local vendors and according to Diane Lemelman, chairwoman of the Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition’s Market Committee, everything went right. “We had great weather and awesome…
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Middlesex County Fair set to kick off Monday
Scouts seek books to replace those lost in school fire EAST BRUNSWICK — The Middlesex County Fair kicks off Monday and runs through Aug. 10 at the county fairgrounds on Cranbury Road. Daily entertainment will feature Robinson’s Racing Pigs, Barnyard Express, The Magic of Virgil, Hilby, the Skinny German Juggle Boy, the Great American Frontier…
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Resident says use money for indoor pool
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A second phase of construction at Crystal Springs Aquatic Center was never started, and one resident says that instead of building a community center at Heavenly Farms, the town should complete the long-overdue pool project. Paula King, a resident who was involved with making Crystal Springs a…
