Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Printmaking
PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff Above: Andie Gerthe and Kyle VanWageninge work on their prints March 28 when master artists from the Printmaking Council of New Jersey spent part of the day at Appleby Elementary School in Spotswood. Students worked on monoprints, silkscreens, calligraphy, drypoint prints and paper prints. At right: Caitlyn Leroy and Sabrina Spaanstra…
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For the Record
A building pictured in the March 29 Sentinel was misidentified as the old Asbury Fuel building, which Spotswood officials have cited for violations. The vacant building pictured, the former Benny’s Tavern, is owned by a different party.
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E.B. man, 42, charged with attempted murder
EAST BRUNSWICK – A township man was arrested March 28 after a hang-up 911 call led police to his girlfriend’s apartment. Upon arrival at the Civic Center Drive apartment at 12:10 p.m., patrol officers and detectives discovered that the girlfriend had been attacked with a knife and struck in the face. The woman told the…
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A cut above the rest
Local middle-schooler has been running his business for two years BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Twelve-year-old entrepreneur Billy Kloos manages his own lawn-cutting, landscaping and snow-removal service in the East Brunswick/Spotswood area, complete with advertising business cards, postcards, sticky pads, stamps and magnets. EAST BRUNSWICK – Twelve-year-old Billy Kloos…
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Inverso out, Baroni in for state Senate race
Jamesburg resident will seek Assembly seat for Republicans BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Bill Baroni State Sen. Peter Inverso has announced that he will not be seeking a sixth term in the Legislature to focus more on his work and family life. Inverso (R-Middlesex/Mercer) has endorsed Assemblyman Bill Baroni as his…
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Boro recognizes group’s efforts to help disabled
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD – When Margaret Griscti began fighting for the rights of developmentally disabled persons, she couldn’t have imagined that it would take 30 years to attain victory. Griscti, who was recently honored by the Spotswood Borough Council, has been fighting to ensure proper safety measures during…
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County tried to solicit requests for funding
Crabiel: Spotswood’s welcome to apply for rec. facility grants DavidB. Crabiel Middlesex County Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel says the county is not to blame for the absence of grants to Spotswood from the county open space fund. Spotswood officials recently spoke out about the fact that Spotswood has received no funding over the years…
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Police nab suspect, 19, in burglary of E.B. store
EAST BRUNSWICK – Township police arrested a South River man after responding to a burglary in progress at a cell phone business Friday. Officers arriving at Fast Link Communications Inc., located at 27-B Prospect St., at 12:53 a.m. found a broken window and were able to gain entry to the building to conduct a search.…
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Driver issued summonses after roll-over
EAST BRUNSWICK – A one-car accident Tuesday on Route 18 southbound resulted in fire department personnel having to use extrication tools to free the driver from the wrecked vehicle. A police investigation determined that 19-year-old Justin Jackson, of Hamilton, was driving at a high rate of speed in the left lane of Route 18 at…
