Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Parking deck plans move forward in E.B.
Projected cost of six-level facility projected at $29M BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Toll Brothers has redesigned the proposed commuter parking deck, a move that officials say will save the township $450,000. Meanwhile, the Planning Board has approved a preliminary design for the township parking deck, which officials…
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Rt. 18 collision
STEVEN M. BARON First-aid personnel attend to the driver of a Simple Seafood box truck, which overturned onto its driver side after colliding with a Nissan Altima at Route 18 south and Rues Lane Friday. The truck driver complained of neck and back pain and was hospitalized; the driver of the Nissan and an infant…
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Costs and benefits of meters outlined
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER – Officials are looking into the benefits of switching the borough’s current method of reading and estimating utility bills with a new system that would allow for precise readings to be done remotely. Borough Business Administrator Joseph Kunz said each resident would pay for…
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Cheerleading camp
Above, Spotswood High School cheerleaders (l-r) Emily Dzuro, Cat Kazar and Rebecca Clayton work with borough children on a routine during the recent cheerleading camp the students held at the high school for kids ages 6 to 14. Below, cheerleaders supervise the campers’ high-in-the-sky formation. PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff
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Boro steps up illegal housing crackdown
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER – The borough’s building department is inspecting multifamily homes for code violations in an effort to cut down on illegal housing. Code employees are inspecting structures suspected to be in violation of the property maintenance code based on tips from neighbors. The borough has…
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E.B. Library changes include worker layoffs
Departments being consolidated, books on tape phased out BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A tight 2006 budget will mean layoffs and consolidation at the township’s popular public library. Library Director Carol Nersinger said the library has had to make changes as a result of budgetary constraints but also…
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An inside look
SCOTT PILLING staff Steve Florek, of Old Bridge, checks out the inner workings of a 1967 Pontiac GTO during a classic car show July 26 at Spotswood High School. The next summer car show, sponsored by the Spotswood Drug and Alcohol Alliance and the Cruisin’ Knights, is set for Aug. 23.
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Librarians gain mobility thanks to new headsets
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The township’s library is taking a cue from the private sector and bringing its librarians into the 21st century. Library workers are now wearing headsets so they can communicate with one another while still being free to walk around the library, helping customers.…
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Get ready
SCOTT PILLING staff Evan Brown and Sarah Herman, both 3, get some apron help from Marissa Silvers (left) and Judith Sason before the campers at the East Brunswick Jewish Center opened a one-day bake shop Friday to raise funds for the purchase of a protective vest for a young soldier stationed in Northern Israel.
