Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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State gives go-ahead for high school in park
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer After nearly five years of controversy and various roadblocks, Monroe’s proposal to build a high school in Thompson Park took a huge step toward becoming a reality this week. The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Monday granted a conditional release of the deed for most of the 35-acre…
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Work begins on new commuter parking deck
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Construction is under way on the long-anticipated new commuter parking deck at the Transportation and Commerce Center (TCC). The new TCC is located on the Golden Triangle redevelopment property, but its construction is being funded by the township. The six-story garage is slated to cost $32 million,…
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Hula Hoop contest
JEFF GRANIT staff Dani Martinez, 8, of East Brunswick, takes part in the hula hoop contest during the “Farewell to Summer” event sponsored by Congregation Etz Chaim at Eagle River Day Camp in Monroe Sunday.
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For the Record
South River did not secure grant funding to assist with the purchase of land adjacent to the Human Resources building on Reid Street. A Sept. 7 article detailing the Borough Council’s decision against pursuing the purchase incorrectly stated that much of the $600,000 proposal would have been funded with a grant.
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New defendant added in suit against junkyard
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – An auto wrecker being sued by the borough over the contamination of public land says a previous property owner is to blame. The borough is suing Big A Auto Wreckers, owned by Perry and Fernando Giancola, accusing it of causing contamination through the use of a car crusher…
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Scout fixes up old fishing dock at DeVoe
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – With overgrown bushes and boards that desperately needed replacing, the old fishing dock at DeVoe Lake has long been in need of revitalization. Eagle Scout-to-be Travis Catania made it his mission to do just that. The 17-year-old is finishing up his community service project to completely refurbish the…
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‘Farewell to Summer’
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Ryan Ostrager, 11, of Monroe, looks for tadpoles along the shoreline during the “Farewell to Summer” event sponsored by Congregation Etz Chaim at Eagle River Day Camp in Monroe on Sunday. Danielle Ostrager, 13, of Monroe, tries to catch a tadpole at the Perrineville Road campgrounds.
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Library’s new Teen Space funded by grant, donations
EAST BRUNSWICK – The community is invited to celebrate the opening of the new Teen Space at the township’s public library Sunday. At 2 p.m., library, municipal, county, and state officials, including state Sen. Barbara Buono and Mayor William Neary, will be on hand to mark the event, which includes a ribbon-cutting, cake and live…
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Turnpike widening the topic of upcoming hearings
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority will be conducting a series of public hearings on the proposed widening of the turnpike from Exits 6 through 9, including an additional truck lane at Exit 8A. The widening project took the place of the controversial Route 92 proposal, which was heavily opposed by South Brunswick and other local…
