Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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‘Wandering Golfer’ lands at Monroe country club
MONROE – Golf enthusiasts may recognize Gia Bocra, the new instructor at Forsgate Country Club. After all, she’s spent the past year crisscrossing the globe, accompanied by television cameras all along the way, and has been featured in numerous golf magazines and programs over the years. After a yearlong stint as the first female host…
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Union pitches in to get school its own ballfield
Fundraisers, donated labor make long-sought field a reality at ICC BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Left to right: Union employees get set for a day’s work on a long-sought ballfield for Immaculate Conception School in Spotswood. Construction manager John Decker (left) and Phil Teetsel use a transit rod during the…
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Trio charged in shoplifting at three stores on Route 18
EAST BRUNSWICK – Police nabbed three suspects on Route 18 last week after they allegedly shoplifted at Linens ‘N Things. Police arrested Khyon Brandon, 33, Ann L. Williams 34, and Naima R. Scott, 31, all of Philadelphia, Pa., on charges of being in possession of stolen property on April 24. Police were called to the…
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E.B.’s Home Depot store to close; clearance begins
EAST BRUNSWICK – The Home Depot store at Route 18 and Racetrack Road is one of 15 “underperforming” locations that the hardware retail chain will close in the coming months. The Atlanta-based company announced the closings last week when it unveiled a new strategic plan for squarefootage growth. The company, seeking to improve free cash…
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Police arrest man after pursuit
MONROE – Police chased and arrested a township man who allegedly wielded a knife at the Banyan Plaza in Clearbrook on April 27. Police were called to the plaza on a report of a white man wearing a red shirt and black shorts with a knife, which police later determined to be a kitchen knife.…
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Borden seeks rehearing in federal appeals court
Attorney says April ruling unfairly creates ‘two classes of coaches’ BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The attorney for high school football coach Marcus Borden is asking an appeals court to rehear the case, saying its opinion is flawed. Ronald J. Riccio filed a petition to request a rehearing by the full U.S.…
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Vet starts practice after seeing need in local area
Hornstein has worked at animal hospitals in E. Bruns., Englewood JEFF GRANIT staff Dr. Steven E. Hornstein and Carolyn Miller examine Pagoda, a 4-year-old domestic shorthair, at the Monroe Animal Hospital, which has begun seeing patients at its Prospect Plains Road office. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for May 12. MONROE – Dr. Steven E.…
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Council members say school tab will be cut
Teachers plead with E.B. officials to uphold budget BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Though it has yet to decide how much to cut from the defeated school budget, East Brunswick Township Council members said they will heed voters’ call by making reductions. That word comes despite pleas for township schoolteachers that the council uphold the…
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‘Senior Prom’
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Many couples enjoy the dancing during the fourth annual “Senior Prom” at Monroe Township High School April 15. The event, organized by high school students, included dinner, dancing and music performed by the school bands. Right: Sylvia Katz (center) and other local seniors dance to the Village People’s “YMCA”…
