Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Brunswick Cup series continues this weekend
East Brunswick hosts 5K and 10K Sunday; 5K in South Brunswick Oct. 29 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – On your mark. Get set. Go! The final two races in the Brunswick Cup 5K series will be held this weekend in East Brunswick and next weekend in South Brunswick,…
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Council hopeful forced to defend recent comment
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – An off-the-cuff remark on the subject of cherries has prompted more publicity than Republican Township Council candidate Eugene DeMarzo could have imagined. During a recent forum at the Halls Corner senior complex on Cranbury Road, DeMarzo likened the United States to a “third…
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Clinic site is eligible for historic registers
Bank tells board N. Main St. building cannot be salvaged BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MILLTOWN – The Forney Clinic has been deemed eligible for the state and national registers of historic places, but it is unclear whether that will have an effect on a bank’s plan to tear it down.…
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Fire safety
Above: South River Fire Department Captain Matthew Magaw shows third-grade students (l-r) Gavin Kendall, Arianna Guiste and Tiago Fresco an infrared camera at a fire-safety presentation at South River Elementary School Oct. 11. At right: Teacher Kim Lynch walks around her fourth-grade students dressed in full firefighter gear during the presentation. PHOTOSBYMIGUEL JUAREZ staff
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Bringing history to life in Spotswood
Tours of St. Peter’s cemetery offer glimpse into community’s past BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent JEFF GRANIT staff Sally Runyon points out some of the older headstones at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Spotswood. Some of those buried in the cemetery, along with the history of the town and the 250-year-old church,…
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South River will open new municipal facility
GOP say timing of grand opening event is politically motivated BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer South River is ready to unveil its new Human Services Building, which has been years in the making and at times a controversial topic. Residents are invited to a grand opening and tour of the facility…
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Milltowners like pizza, beer and redevelopment
Resident’s survey gathered views on variety of topics BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MILLTOWN – Borough residents sounded off on everything from the Ford Avenue redevelopment plan to their feelings on clowns in a survey taken at the recent Pride in Milltown Day. Conducted by Chris Grotkopf and published on his…
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Volunteers pitch in for a special cause
Team Depot fixes up new home for Monroe’s Special Strides BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JESSICA SMITH The double-wide mobile home donated to Special Strides by the Landy family is being completely renovated by Home Depot’s Team Depot. MONROE – Volunteers at Special Strides will be better equipped to help the…
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Offers out on parcels sought for acquisition
Monroe moves ahead on efforts to preserve more than 1,000 acres BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer MONROE – Officials are advancing toward their stated goal of acquiring more than 1,000 acres of open space in various parts of the township. The land would be preserved through a combination of state, county…
