Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Book writing is new goal of hockey player
Former New Jersey Devil Chico Resch meets fans, signs autographs BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Former NHL hockey player Chico Resch (r) signs a copy of his new book “Chico Resch’s Tales from the Devil’s Ice” for Diana Ladd. Ledd went to the North Brunswick Barnes & Noble bookstore from her hometown of Englewood to…
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JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick High School cheerleader Shannon Hussey performs the pregame routine for the Thanksgiving Day homecoming game. The Bears defeated Old Bridge, 35-14. See Sports.
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Board to ask for $41.9M more for school Dec. 11
Construction costs have risen since $83M bond was approved BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Monroe Township voters will soon have the opportunity to provide the missing cornerstone for the building of the new high school in Thompson Park. A Dec. 11 referendum will ask residents for an additional $41.9 million to see the project through…
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67% electric rate hike looming in So. River
GOP, Dems at odds over increase expected to take effect Jan. 1 BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Residents in South River may face as much as a 67 percent increase in their electric rate next year. The Borough Council on Monday voted 3-1 to introduce an ordinance increasing the rate. The three Republican members voted…
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Teens’ driving habits placed under scrutiny
Special commission hears suggestions from parents, students BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer What can be done to decrease the startling recent spike in motor vehicle accidents involving teenagers was the topic of a public hearing conducted by the Governor’s Teen Driver Study Commission on Nov. 19 at Colts Neck High School. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR…
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$676K tax refund, lack of disclosure at issue
Councilman: Tower Center refund may affect 2008 budget BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Tower Center II has been awarded a $676,000 tax refund, and at least one council member is upset that it was not made public. The refund was agreed upon in October, but Councilman David Stahl said it was only…
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Sidewalk will soon run border to border in boro
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer HELMETTA – Thanks to a $100,000 grant from Middlesex County, the borough will be able to finally have a sidewalk that stretches from one end of town to the other along Main Street. Borough officials will accept the check from county officials at an upcoming meeting of the Board of…
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Man seeks help bringing music to New Orleans
Spare instruments sought for children in devastated areas BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – New Orleans is famous for its music, so it’s only fitting that the beleaguered city be refitted with musical instruments. Local musician Michael Meade will visit the Crescent City in December to bring instruments he’s been collecting to children…
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Work to begin on place where wishes come true
Make-A-Wish group gets started on ‘magical’ building in Monroe A rendering from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey shows the future 20,000- square-foot building that will become the chapter’s headquarters. MONROE – The Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey will break ground tomorrow on a castle-like building that will be one of a kind on the…
