Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Kaplan gets go-ahead for snuff mill project
Planning Board approves site plan for senior housing BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer An artist’s rendering of the future “Heritage at Helmetta” site by Kaplan Cos. The redevelopment of Helmetta’s historic snuff mill property could begin as early as this fall. The project, which will turn some of the vacant factory…
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Ready, aim, fire
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Lauren Nolan, 6, of South River, takes aim at the hoop during an annual basketball free-throw tournament at the South River Middle School Feb. 17. The South River Police Department hosted the event along with the South River P.B.A. Local 62 and Ecko Unlimited.
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E.B. mulls restrictions on business advertising
Discussion centers on use of characters to get motorists’ eye BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The Township Council is looking to clamp down on businesses whose advertising practices could pose a safety hazard. Council members on Monday discussed tightening the town’s ordinance to prohibit businesses from having characters…
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Fundraisers
March 2 + A Night at the Races, sponsored by Leroy Cooper School, Old Bridge, 7 p.m. to midnight, post time is 7:45 p.m., at the Holiday Inn, Route 35 south, Hazlet. Horse races, tricky tray, raffles, 50/50, prizes, buffet, cash bar. Cost is $30 per ticket; includes one free sheet of tricky tray raffle…
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New deal gives teachers annual raises of 4.75%
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A new contract ratified last week brings an end to a lengthy and at times contentious period of negotiations with the teachers’ union and Board of Education. The new deal, officially approved at the Feb. 22 Board of Education meeting, provides a 4.75…
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Same-sex couples sign up for official unions
Area mayors say they have no problem performing ceremonies BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Since the same-sex civil union law took effect Feb. 20, couples throughout the region are signing up to be officially recognized by the state as a couple. Local mayors who perform wedding ceremonies said they see civil…
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Yo-yo magic
PHOTOS BYJEFF GRANIT staff Clockwise from top: Pat Cuartero, the reigning yo-yo world champion, works his magic in front of an audience at the East Brunswick Public Library Feb. 16. Lee Rosenthal and son Sean, 8, of East Brunswick, hold their spinning yo-yo. Jake Sacktig, 6, of East Brunswick, has a yo-yo measured and adjusted…
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Mickey Mouse down, but not out, in Monroe
Family seeks justice for destruction of landmark mailbox BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JESSICA SMITH A large Mickey Mouse mailbox familiar to those who travel on Old Forge Road lies on the ground alongside a sign offering a reward for help finding the culprit. MONROE – For years, Mickey has taken…
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Town’s help is sought to keep parking lot safe
Parkview lot can be safety hazard during after-school pickups BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JESSICA SMITH A sign outside Milltown’s Parkview School indicates that parents cannot use the parking lot adjacent to the school for picking up or dropping off students. MILLTOWN – School officials want to heighten safety in the…
