Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Park projects in works at Mill Pond, Albert Ave.
BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDIStaff Writer MILLTOWN- Government grants are again the desired funding source for ongoing improvements at borough parks. At the May 22 Borough Council meeting, members unanimously authorized an application for a grant from the county’s Open Space and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund. Milltown Business Administrator Denise Biancamano said…
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Concerns raised locally over feds’ cable proposal
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer On the heels of two state laws designed to open up the cable television markets to competition, the federal government will vote tomorrow on its own cable franchising bill. The U.S. House of Representatives will consider the Communications, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006, which was…
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Youth ready to set sail on long-standing dream
Local teen can finally join Navy after serving years with Sea Cadets BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Michael Lippman (l) was promoted to chief petty officer for the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps. MILLTOWN – Michael Lippman doesn’t just have direction, he’s got every direction at his fingertips. The 18-year-old borough…
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So. River municipal tax rate to rise 7 to 12 cents
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER – The Borough Council has introduced a budget that could see as much as a 12-cent increase in the municipal tax rate. Though the increase could be reduced if the state grants extraordinary aid to the budget, the owner of the average borough home,…
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Timber!
STEVEN M. BARON A large tree fell in East Brunswick during yesterday morning’s rainstorm, with one portion stretching across Gloucester Court, off Dunhams Corner Road, and another part falling in the opposite direction and causing some damage to the house on the property. There were no injuries.
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Residents of older areas hope to get sewer service
Panel will discuss goals for extension of municipal lines BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE – A task force will meet tomorrow to discuss the possibility of securing sewer connections for a portion of Mounts Mills Road and the surrounding area. As part of a proposed residential development on Mounts Mills…
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Two towns move ahead on Old Stage Road work
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The township and Spotswood will work cooperatively this summer on the reconstruction of a large portion of Old Stage Road. The road will be repaved from New Brunswick Avenue to Summerhill Road. The work is expected to be done over the summer and…
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Holocaust memories live on 60 years later
A youth spent in German concentration camps left an indelible mark BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer COURTESY OF SOL LURIE Holocaust survivor Sol Lurie displays photos of family members he lost and the day he was liberated from a Nazi concentration camp in 1945. Last year at the age of 76,…
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Best-kept secret brings Broadway classic to boro
Sayreville troupe wraps season at newly renovated theater BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff From left to right, actors Vic Morosco (of Hazlet) as Senex, Suzanne Kobb as Domina and Jack Rosmarin as Hysterium rehearse “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at the Garden Friends…
