Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Annual Sgt. Pat’s 5K Run
CHRIS KELLY staff Rob Ballon, of South River, participates in the 19th annual Sgt. Pat’s 5K Run recently on the Long Branch oceanfront in Monmouth County. The event pays tribute to the memory of slain Long Branch Police Sgt. Patrick King.
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Faulkenberry, Dittman vie for Spotswood seat
School budget for 2008-09 keeps tax rate stable BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Donna Faulkenberry SPOTSWOOD – Residents will choose between two candidates for one seat on the Board of Education and decide on a budget with no tax increase when they step to the polls April 15. Donna Faulkenberry is seeking her second consecutive…
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Fundraisers
April 11 • Tricky Tray, sponsored by the Chittick Elementary School PTA, East Brunswick, doors open at 5:30 p.m., event begins at 7 p.m., at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. More than 200 prizes: an iPod, a 19-inch LCD television, digital photo frame, Wii game system, American Girl dolls and books, sports memorabilia, bicycles,…
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Photo
SCOTT FRIEDMAN After playing for nearly two hours, including three encores, legendary musician Richie Havens greets fans at the Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts in Monroe Saturday night. Joyce Donegan (left) flew up from Naples, Fla., to visit her daughter, who had a note passed to Havens backstage alerting him to Donegan’s…
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Neary to call it quits after 12 years at helm
Democrats unite behind Stahl; avoid primary contest BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Mayor William Neary will step aside after 12 years in charge of East Brunswick, saying it’s time for someone with fresh ideas to take his place. William Neary Neary’s announcement opened the way for the township’s Democratic Organization to back Councilman David Stahl…
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Three vets, newcomer in race for three seats
Monroe Board of Ed. candidates share views on school issues BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Three seasoned Monroe Township Board of Education members are vying to keep their seats, while a newcomer looks to grab one. Voters will decide who gets the three, three-year terms in the April 15 election. Ken Chiarella, a lifelong township…
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Three J’burg incumbents, one write-in seek seats
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer JAMESBURG – There are four open seats on the Board of Education next week, but not one is being challenged. Incumbents Linda Newton, Don Peterson and Ted Somers are all seeking re-election. A fourth candidate, Salvatore Brucato,missed the filing deadline but is running as a write-in candidate. This will be…
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Shooting for the stars
JEFF GRANIT staff Gary Munzio, owner of the Starlab Planetarium, leads the way inside for second-graders at Monroe’s Barclay Brook School March 19, when classes spent 40 minutes observing the galaxy and exploring different cultures, thanks to a grant from the Monroe Education Foundation. The “Shoot for the Stars” program is intended to instill active…
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Three run unchallenged for Milltown BOE
School budget for 2008-09 keeps tax rate stable BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer MILLTOWN – Three candidates are running uncontested for three available seats on the Board of Education. Voters will elect board members to the three-year terms in the April 15 school election and also decide the fate of a proposed $13.1 million budget…
