Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Fun on the Fourth
Clockwise from left: Joe Kolbasowski, of Milltown, who wears his expression of patriotism proudly, takes in the Milltown Fourth of July festivities Friday. Eagle Scout Danny Einbinder, 17, of Milltown, tosses bubble gum to the crowd as he marches with other members of Boy Scout Troop 33. Members of Brownie Troop 80231 take part in…
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Target date for opening of new TCC now 9/15
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The township’s new parking deck is expected to open in mid- September, two weeks later than originally anticipated. The Transportation and Commerce Center (TCC) should be ready for commuters on Sept. 15, according to Township Councilman David Stahl. “The last I heard, subsequent to the last council…
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Firefighter Henry Mertens of East Brunswick Independent Fire Company douses a 2002 Honda CRX that became engulfed in flames after it crashed on Ryders Lane near Innes Road at 2:14 a.m. June 21. Police, who found the vehicle unoccupied, determined that Ravi Kandala, 22, of East Brunswick, had been driving south when the car veered…
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County jailhouse rocks high school diploma exam
N.B. resident among those honored with GED certificate BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Eleven inmates from the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center successfully passed their General Educational Development (GED) tests after having taken courses at the jail for the past three months. Jeffrey Binns, Jose Diez, Terrance Edwards, Marshall Erickson, Daquan Jackson,…
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Capital plan allocates funds for recreation, road projects
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The Township Council has introduced a 2008 capital budget that would fund about $3.2 million worth of improvements. Council members appeared to support the administration’s proposal during a recent meeting. Among the items included in the plan are continued work on the community arts center being built…
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Pat Acaro and his daughter, Gianna, 6, of Monroe, check out a 1936 Auburn, named for where it was manufactured, in Auburn, Ind., June 25 outside Applebee’s in Milltown. The weekly classic car show is sponsored by the Hollywood Night Cruisers. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Series of laundry room fires being investigated
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Authorities are investigating a series of arsons reported at two borough apartment complexes. Five of the six incidents took place in laundry rooms at Skytop Gardens within a three-day period, including four on the same day, according to Fire Marshal Kevin Krushinski. In each case, firefighters contained the…
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Jim Shervanick (r), of Milltown, talks to Bill Brigiani, of South Brunswick, about Brigiani’s 1937 Packard 120C on display at the June 25 classic car show outside Applebee’s restaurant in Milltown. Sponsored by the Hollywood Night Cruisers, the weekly car shows are held 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Ryders Lane site. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Day full of festivities set for 4th in Milltown
Longime volunteer Bill Auer will serve as parade grand marshal BY KRISTIN TANGEL Correspondent Running for over 80 years, Milltown’s Fourth of July celebration, themed “A Time to Remember” tomorrow, will be a summer treat drawing thousands. “It’s a tradition steeped in this community,” said Randy Farkas, Borough Council president and chairman of its Fourth…
