Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Middlesex top recycling county in New Jersey
Middlesex County has been named the top recycling county in New Jersey, according to the latest data from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). With a recycling rate of 62.3 percent, Middlesex County ranked No. 1 among the 21 counties for a third time since 1995, the first year data was compiled. The data…
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Collectible dolls, bears to be sold for charity
EAST BRUNSWICK – A local businessman has come up with a unique way to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities. For two weeks, from Aug. 18 through Sept. 1, Barry Blank of National Estate Jewelry Buyers Ltd. will have more than 500 collectible dolls and teddy bears available for “adoption” in his Route 18…
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Rally for Ryan blood drive, walk this weekend
Event will help defray costs of N.B. youth’s cancer treatment BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Let’s hit a home run for Ryan. The sentiments that have echoed throughout the season for the North Brunswick Baseball Association will particularly hit home this weekend, as a walkathon and blood drive…
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State may help borough out of library crisis
Jamesburg holds off on referendum to close library … for now BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer “Sticking your head in the sand and hoping that the state is going to come and save the day is foolish.” – Brian Grimes councilman JAMESBURG – After gleaning hope from a meeting with state…
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Resident: Something must be done about rising taxes
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – One resident who says he was “unpleasantly surprised” by the increase in his summer property tax bill took his concerns to township officials and the local airwaves recently. Bernard Prohaska approached the Township Council at a recent meeting and posed a number of…
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Stretching out
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Brooke Kusmider, 9, of East Brunswick, performs for the audience at Monmouth Gymnastic Academy’s National Gymnastics Day event Aug. 4 in Marlboro. At right: Olivia Dyer, 10, and Brooke Kusmider, 9, both of East Brunswick, practice on the balance beam.
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YMCA offers training course for baby sitters
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Hesitant about trusting that baby sitter with your child? The Raritan Valley YMCA, Tices Lane, has a new program that may ease your mind. The YMCA is holding baby-sitter training certification sessions Aug. 20-24 to teach sitters ages 12-16 the skills they need…
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State aid eases tax hike, but only slightly
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD – The borough has been awarded $75,000 in state extraordinary aid, enough to reduce this year’s municipal tax rate hike by about 1 cent. The $8.33 million municipal budget for 2007 is still expected to raise the tax rate by 6 cents, or $150 on…
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Nobody’s sure what’s in store for building
New supermarket being built near Regal Cinema, but tenants are unknown BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Two commercial/retail buildings have been constructed near the Regal Cinema movie theater on Route 1 in North Brunswick. No tenants have been announced yet, although foundations for a supermarket have been laid. NORTH…
