Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Park land to be probed for historical value
Some say land sought for high school was site of 1700s settlement BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer The Monroe Township Board of Education last week agreed to hold off on coming up with an alternate plan for the new high school until word is received from the state Department of Environmental…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Students from Warnsdorfer Elementary School in East Brunswick perform a tug-of-war scene during “The Pied Piper’s Wild West Show” at the culmination of Theater Week Friday.
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Sides reach tentative agreement once again
E.B. teachers’ union, board come to terms after further mediation BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer After more than a year of negotiations, the East Brunswick Board of Education and teachers’ union came to terms on a new contract after another marathon negotiations session last week. The agreement, announced at last Thursday’s…
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Neary reflects on past decade and year ahead
Mayor touts work to hold on to open space, control property taxes BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer William Neary EAST BRUNSWICK – Mayor William Neary had reason to discuss more than just current happenings during his annual State of the Township address last week. This year, he noted, marks the end…
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Suspects try to steal 3 cars from Spotswood
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD – Unknown suspects apparently came down from Newark one recent Friday and stole or attempted to steal three vehicles from the same neighborhood. The burglaries and thefts occurred on or around Jan. 19 on Brooklyn, Hudson, and Adirondack avenues, though the thieves were only able…
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Supplies low, demand high at food bank, soup kitchens
NEW BRUNSWICK – Officials from Middlesex County’s emergency food network have issued a plea for food donations to help meet increasing demand from the county’s neediest residents. A serious shortage of supplies is being felt at the food bank and at the more than 60 food pantries and soup kitchens throughout the county that belong…
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Singer works on debut album with solo band
Eryn Shewell, 22, for years has performed with a variety of groups BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Eryn Shewell EAST BRUNSWICK – – She may be just 22 years old, but Eryn Shewell is not new to the stage. Shewell has been singing most of her life, from church and school…
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New biz administrator on board in So. River
Faces challenge with proposed remote meter-reading system BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Andrew Salerno SOUTH RIVER – – They may disagree on many issues, but Republicans and Democrats alike have welcomed Andrew Salerno as the borough’s new business administrator. Salerno, who previously served as administrator in Jackson and Hamilton townships, has…
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Historic South River home will be restored
Church expects to use 19th-century home as parsonage BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer A photo provided by former resident Nan Whitehead shows her family’s homestead in 1915. The historic home has been deteriorating in recent years but is now expected to be restored by the Tabernacle Baptist Church. SOUTH RIVER –…
