Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Milltown police look to slow down speeders
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MILLTOWN – Police are taking steps to thwart speeding and improve pedestrian safety. Two grants obtained last year from the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety are allowing for the installation of various traffic-calming devices in areas that need them most. “Basically, Milltown is like a…
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Women broke free from prisons at home
Editor’s note: The following are the stories of three area victims of domestic violence. The names of the victims and others mentioned in their accounts have been changed to guard their identities. Their situations are recounted at times in graphic detail. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Lisa was 18 years old when she met her…
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Fund-raisers
July 6 + Empty Inkjet- and Laser-Printer Cartridge Collection, sponsored by South River High School Class of 2007 Project Graduation. Donations may be dropped off at 19 Leonardine Ave., corner of Garden and Leonardine. Call Debbie at (732) 238-2849. + “Community Savings” Book Sale, sponsored by Sayreville War Memorial High School Bombers Basketball. Discount price:…
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Five burglaries reported at Crosspointe condos
EAST BRUNSWICK – Police are investigating a series of burglaries that occurred at five township residences in the same condominium complex last week. The five break-ins at Crosspointe, off Tices Lane, all took place between 7:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on June 26. One each occurred on Crosspointe Drive and Lear Court, while three took…
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D-14 Assembly hopefuls oppose sale of toll roads
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Local Democratic and Republican Assembly candidates have both declared their unequivocal opposition to the monetization of state toll roads in order to address New Jersey’s growing debt. In statements sent by both Democrats Linda Greenstein and Wayne DeAngelo and Republicans Tom Goodwin and Adam Bushman, all…
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A day at the beach … what’s the cost?
Public advocate looks at price of accessing shore BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Beachgoers in New Jersey can pay anywhere from $5 per day to upward of $17,000 per year to soak up the sun’s rays and take a dip in the ocean. A handful of beaches, such…
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Summer fun
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Top to bottom: Madeline Murray whips up some cotton candy at the St. Stanislaus Kostka carnival on MacArthur Avenue in Sayreville June 22. Tom Hoyt (r), of Sayreville, carefully releases his bowling ball with hopes of winning a prize. Ed Kaiser, of East Brunswick, contemplates a ride on the Round Up.
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County transit program wins national award
Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT) was named the 2007 Urban Community Transpor-tation System of the Year by the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA). Past winners of the award include the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, Orange County (California) Transportation Authority and the City of Flagstaff, Ariz. “This is an incredible accomplishment for the county…
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Working together
ERIC SUCAR staff Romesh Nissangaratchie, of Kendall Park, works on a radio-controlled plane during the Tri-County Radio Club’s recent open house at Heavenly Farms in East Brunswick.
