Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Helmetta tables police force restructuring
Council accepts offer of out-of-town officials to help department BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer HELMETTA – Police chiefs from several area towns were among those packed into a crowded borough hall last week to support Cully Lewis remaining in his capacity as police chief. Lewis, who has been with the Helmetta Police Department for over…
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Golf outing will benefit breast cancer research
MONROE – The state chapter of Industrial/ Commercial Real Estate Women (ICREW) will host its seventh annual Golf Classic on May 8 to raise funds for breast cancer research. Event proceeds are earmarked for Play for PINK, a nonprofit organization that advocates for prevention, immediate diagnosis, new technology and knowledge in the battle against breast…
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Park overhaul to include basketball court/ice rink
Grants fund work at Mundy park, area near DeVoe Lake BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – Construction could begin this summer on $500,000 worth of improvements to Mundy Avenue Park. The improved park will have a basketball court that doubles in the winter as an ice skating rink, a small tot lot, a walking…
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State department cuts more shift than slash
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Gov. JonCorzine’s proposal to cut three departments in the state government, if it is approved by the Legislature, will be less of an elimination andmore of amerger, according to some state officials. During the governor’s budget address on Feb. 26, Corzine announced that, as a costcuttingmeasure, he would seek to…
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Town seeks state OK for tax levy increase
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The township is asking the state Local Finance Board to grant a waiver so that this year’s proposed tax levy can increase by more than 4 percent. The Township Council approved a resolution to request permission, which is needed because the tax levy for the proposed 2008…
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Fundraisers
March 20-26 • Book Sale, during regular library hours, at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. Hardcover books, paperbacks, children’s books, VHS videos, audiocassettes. Paperbacks, 50 cents each or three for $1; hardcovers, 75 cents and up; VHS videos, $1. All-You-Can-Carry-for-$5 Sale during the last three days,March 24, 25, 26.All sales final. Proceeds benefit…
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Officials cut travel costs, scrutinize employee OT
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK- Travel costs and overtime are just two of the issues township officials are addressing as they examine the municipal budget in depth. The Township Council recently held a workshop and is planning another onMarch 31 to reviewMayorWilliamNeary’s proposed $64million budget for 2008. Neary is calling for a tax…
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State gives town more time for soccer fields
Replacement fields required as condition of school site approval BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer MONROE- The State House Commission granted a six-month extension to the township on Thursday for the completion of soccer fields required as a condition of the land diversion for the new high school site. The township failed to meet the original…
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South River officials say budget situation is dire
Officials ask state for waiver to increase levy, avoid cutting services BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTHRIVER- Borough officials are wrestling with a municipal budget that could carry as much as a $364 tax increase on a home assessed at $100,000. The Borough Council voted unanimously to introduce the 2008 municipal budget at itsMarch 10…
