Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Town skips fireworks due to park construction
EAST BRUNSWICK – The township was unable to hold its fireworks show this year due to ongoing improvements being made at Heavenly Farms, Cranbury Road. Mayor William Neary said the township’s fire marshal declared that due to construction, there was not enough room to provide for a “fall zone,” an area where embers and fireworks…
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Fundraisers
July 6 + Used Inkjet and Laser Computer Cartridge Collection, sponsored by the Spotswood High School Band. Drop-off boxes located at all Spotswood schools; Spotswood Public Library, Spotswood Post Office and Kearny Bank, all Main Street; KrisKell Creations Hair Salon, Summerhill Road. Proceeds benefit the band. (732) 723-0101. July 7 & Fridays through Oct. 20…
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GOP taps DeMarzo to round out ticket
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The township’s Republican Party has announced its third candidate for this fall’s Township Council election. The party will run Eugene DeMarzo alongside Robert Tagliente and Suzanne Blum for the three available four-year terms on the five-member council. DeMarzo replaced Joseph DeFilippo, who was…
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So. River scales back redevelopment effort
Planning Board OKs removal of sites from controversial proposal BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Several properties included in the borough’s redevelopment proposal have now been removed from consideration. The properties were eliminated at the request of Mayor Robert Szegeti, who in a letter asked the Planning Board to…
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Clownin’ around
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Nichole Boka, 6, of Jamesburg, surprises Chips the Clown as she juggles the dish for longer than expected during the Alain Zerbini Circus’ fourth annual appearance at the borough’s John F. Kennedy Elementary School June 24.
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Milltown man brings home secrets of success
Owner of Manhattan cafs and clubs to open hometown business BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Construction is under way for the new cafe Lucky’s Cafe Americain on the corner of Main and Church streets, Milltown. MILLTOWN – George Angelet is hoping to bring a taste of the past to the borough’s…
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Updated budget reflects changes in grant funds
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD – The Borough Council has amended this year’s municipal budget in order to reflect changes in state grants. The council on June 19 adopted an ordinance to amend the budget, which will likely be adopted in its final form in July. The amendment does not…
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Boro beefs up funding for road improvements
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Plans to improve the condition of several roads in town will move forward, though the cost will be higher than expected. The Borough Council has amended an ordinance and will allow a total of $900,000 to be allocated for the road work, a move…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Monroe Township High School class of 2006 graduate Michael Reynolds claps along during the June 22 commencement as classmates recognize the role their parents have played in their successes.
