Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Bridge work closes Federal Rd.
MONROE- Asection of Federal Road will be closed for the next eight months as repair work is done on a bridge. The bridge, located over a stream at the intersection of Federal and England roads, is being replaced after a state inspection revealed the bridge was unsafe. The state required that the replacement work be…
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Fire limited to living room, porch
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer STEVEN M. BARON Firefighters douse the porch area of a home on Augusta Street in South River March 17. SOUTH RIVER – A borough couple escaped a fire at an Augusta Street home March 17. The fire began in the single-family home at 3:17 p.m., when a husband and wife,…
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No cost figure for arts center
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Township officials are still awaiting a total cost figure for the community arts center. Mayor William Neary had said he expected a cost figure for the facility to be presented at Monday’s meeting, but no such number was given. The facility, to include an indoor theater and…
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Book bonanza
CHRIS KELLY staff Stu Glasser, of New York, was among the many who came to the Brunswick Square Mall in East Brunswick Monday morning for the opening of the 34th annual Bargain Book and Media Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the East Brunswick Public Library. The sale continues through Sunday. For more photos, see…
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Controversial retail center plan is denied
Some felt mall would create unsafe traffic conditions BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Alocal developer’s plan to bring a shopping center to Monroe Township has been denied for the second time by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. “[I voted against it] because of the negative impact it would have on the quality of life for…
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Board rejects parents’ ice hockey proposal
Parents offered to fund EBHS team at $2K per player BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer A group of local parents and students had their goal blocked by the East Brunswick Board of Education after proposing a parent-funded ice hockey team for the high school. The board voted March 20 against allowing any parent-funded athletics programs.…
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Havens lets his heart, and audience, guide him
Singer/guitarist will perform Saturday at Marasco Center BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Seeing Richie Havens in concert is like a box of chocolates … you never know what you’re going to get. Richie Havens From before the time when he played an epic-length opening at Woodstock back in 1969 up until now, the soulful-voiced guitarist…
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Tax hike nearly triples after state aid cut
Boro will take back midnight police shift in proposed budget BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Mayor Nancy Martin HELMETTA- Borough officials are proposing a higher tax rate now that Gov. Jon Corzine is seeking to cut all of the state aid for the 2008 municipal budget. The municipal tax rate increase jumped from 3.6 cents…
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Barlow only candidate for Spotswood mayor
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Thomas Barlow SPOTSWOOD – Though the municipal election is not untilMay 13, it appears likely that the successor to longtime Mayor Barry Zagnit will be Thomas Barlow. Barlow, currently a borough councilman, is the only candidate for mayor, at least on the ballot. No one else filed a petition by…
