Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Sisters find inspiration in annual Avon walk
East Brunswick teacher, 25, participates in memory of her mother BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer Nicole (l) and Danielle Haggiag, of Old Bridge, pose for a picture on the Brooklyn Bridge during last year’s Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, held each fall in New York…
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Aid eases Spotswood tax increase by a cent
Council adopts tab with average $119 municipal tax hike BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD – The municipal tax rate will increase by 5 cents this year under a budget adopted in its final form Tuesday. The borough learned recently it will receive $100,000 in state extraordinary aid for 2006, enough…
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Hiroshima survivors detail war-time reality
Speaker tells of bomb’s impact on family before Monroe audience BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDIStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Yoshio Sato, a member of the Kanagawa A-Bomb Sufferers Association, shares a firsthand account of the Hiroshima attack to a meeting of the Monroe Township Chapter of the National Coalition for Peace Action…
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Seniors test-drive new shuttle service
County introduces bus routes in Old Bridge, So. River, East Brunswick BY KRISTIN BOYD Correspondent BY KRISTIN BOYDCorrespondent SCOTT PILLING staff George Kahwaty, of Old Bridge, hops aboard the county’s new shuttle bus. The shuttle service now has routes that go through Old Bridge and South River. On a hot day last week, Paul Millard…
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Volunteers air concerns over Web site handling
Former webmaster launches his own page for opinions, concerns BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDIStaff Writer MILLTOWN – Local volunteers last week lambasted the direction of the borough’s new Web site and members of the Borough Council for their management of the situation. Russ Einbinder, former chairman of the Milltown Cable Advisory Committee…
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SCOTT PILLING staff Carol Ann Moccio, as “Roxie,” rehearses with fellow members of the East Brunswick Young Adult Charity Players Tuesday at Churchill Junior High School, Norton Road. The nonprofit group will perform “Way Off Broadway” Aug. 4-6 as a benefit for Camp Daisy, which serves children with disabilities. Call (732) 257-7329 for more information.
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Luncheon, comedian set for Senior Chai meeting
The next meeting of Senior Chai, a program of Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Southern Middlesex County, will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the Jewish Congregation of Concordia, 20 Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe. The event will feature a kosher luncheon and comedian Steve Franzman. Donation is $6, in advance. Senior Chai…
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Board defends actions in coach prayer case
Borden says ruling is good news for coaches throughout the country BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer The East Brunswick Board of Education is seemingly on the defense following the recent ruling in the lawsuit launched against the school district by East Brunswick High School head football coach Marcus Borden. Only it’s not sure why. Though…
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Approval means historic home will be demolished
Milltown officials express concerns over look of two new homes BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer Members of the Milltown Planning Board put aside personal sentiments in favor of the law Tuesday, voting for a proposal that calls for demolition of one of the borough’s oldest homes. The 8,000-square-foot lot at 30 Kuhlthau Ave. will be…
