Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Parents organize student meet-greet dance on own
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD- If parents want to hold the annual eighth-grade dance to introduce Milltown and Spotswood students before they go to high school together, they have to fund and organize it themselves. And that is exactly what they are doing, with a dance scheduled for May 30 at the Spotswood Firehouse.…
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E.B. violinist, 14, to perform
The newly formed Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra will present its first Spring Concert this weekend at the Princeton Alliance Church. Violinist Lily Chiu, 14, of East Brunswick, (seated left) will perform with the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra in its first Spring Concert at 7 p.m. May 25 at the Princeton Alliance Church, 20 Schalks Crossing Road. Also…
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STEVEN M. BARON A retired Newark police officer renders assistance to an East Brunswick officer whose vehicle struck the concrete barrier on Route 18 south near the Old Bridge border at 3:30 p.m. May 15. Patrolman Michael Methner, employed by the department since October, was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, with…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Crowds gather around the line of classic cars parked along Main Street in South River for Cruise Night on May 15. The event included street vendors, music and custom cars of all shapes, makes and sizes. More photos, page 14.
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Klemp calls colleagues’ budget moves political
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Councilman Donald Klemp, rarely in the Township Council minority during the past decade, is making it known he does not approve of some recent decisions. Klemp disagrees with some of the municipal budget changes ordered by his colleagues in recentweeks.Klemp said the cuts will impact services, and…
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Advocates forge ahead in preservation efforts
Group appeals Superior Court ruling in Forney House case BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The John C. Evans Project has not given up its effort to save the historic Forney House and Clinic. The group filed a notice of appeal last week to challenge a state Superior Court decision that upheld the Milltown Zoning Board…
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Service winners
Students take part in the annual Volleyball Game to Fight MS at Spotswood High School, which raised more than $5,700 on April 22. The annual event, sponsored by the school’s Octagon Club, has pulled in more than $50,000 over the years for multiple sclerosis research.
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Next mayor sets sights on Spotswood’s future
Barlow to begin four-year term at helm in July BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer It’s official … Thomas Barlow is the next mayor of Spotswood. Barlow, a borough councilman, was elected May 13 to succeed Barry Zagnit, who served as mayor for the past 12 years. Along with Barlow, voters gave Borough Council terms to…
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Pair charged after alleged drug transaction near mall
EAST BRUNSWICK – Police arrested two men last week after officers saw an alleged drug transaction take place outside Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18. Jonathan Elfand, 39, of East Brunswick, and John Cadavid, 34, of East Elmhurst, N.Y., were charged with distribution of marijuana, possession of marijuana, and possession of marijuana in a school zone.…
