Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Commuter concerns at issue with bus co.’s new contract
Resident says more guarantees needed for quality bus service BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Always a hotly debated topic, the township’s commuter service contract is again on the table. Though officials are expected to award the contract to the same bus company, Suburban Transit, several questions led the Township Council to table…
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Last call at Lakeview before closing for fix-ups
JAMESBURG – This Sunday will be the last time the public can step inside the historic Lakeview mansion for an estimated 18 to 24 months. The Route 522 building will undergo a longawaited, county-funded restoration project. Preliminary work has already obscured some of the public areas in the majestic 23-room mansion, but many of the…
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Photographer’s landscape works focus of exhibition
“Solitude,” by Glenna Rosenberg, is among the photographs that will be on display at the gallery at the Academy of Music on Main Street in Spotswood. The exhibition opens Sunday and runs through Jan. 4. SPOTSWOOD – An exhibition opening Sunday at the Academy of Music on Main Street will feature the photography of Glenna…
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School teaches discipline, faith during holy month
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER – Students at Darul Arqam School are observing Ramadan with fasting and prayer this month. Ismael Khalil, principal of the Thomas Street school, said the students are taught the significance of these practices, which take on a special meaning during the holy month. “We encourage the children spiritually,”…
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Area Muslims begin observance of Ramadan
Month of fasting, personal sacrifice lasts through Oct. 12 BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Ramadan, the monthlong devotion that includes fasting and acts of good will, began last week for Muslims throughout the world. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Muslim men gather for prayer in South River last week, the first week of the…
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Senior Center invites all to learn about offerings
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Whether its information and services on medical needs or a need for meals to be delivered home, the township’s Senior Center has it covered. Over the years, the center has become not only a focal point for all senior issues in town, but also a place that…
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Korean War-era transport to get some needed TLC
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – Students and the community are being called to attention to fix up an important display at the borough’s Veterans Memorial Walkway. An armored troop transport vehicle used in the Korean War has been a major component of the memorial for about 15 years, but time has taken its…
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Neighborhood crime? Not on their watch
Police, volunteers work together in effort to keep boro safe BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent SPOTSWOOD – Evil-doers, beware. A Neighborhood Watch program is being launched in the borough, starting next month. The program is a joint effort on the part of the Spotswood PTA, the borough drug and alcohol alliance and the Spotswood Police…
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State’s OK comes with many conditions, costs
Critics note potential problems due to further findings on school site BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Though the Monroe Board of Education is moving closer to bringing a high school to Thompson Park, conditions imposed by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are making the project more costly. In addition, if artifacts or human…
