Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Former teacher found guilty of sexual contact
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer FREEHOLD — A former Monroe Township High School teacher pleaded guilty to criminal sexual contact with a 17-year-old female student on Thursday. Claude Thouret III, 26, of Matawan, was arrested on May 27 after an anonymous tip to the Monroe Township police on May 18 alerted…
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Volunteer helps spread the word about reading
Working with kids a rewarding experience for Monroe resident BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Above, Gloria Sachs, who volunteers to read weekly at Jamesburg’s John F. Kennedy School, reads to kindergartner Abby Kayhart in the hallway. At left, Sachs reads to kindergartner Sebastion Hinostrzo outside Stephanie Palisay’s class recently. JAMESBURG ––…
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Parking deck work to be paid off by 2015
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The fund balance for the township’s parking utility is in its best shape since 1998, but questions about its future finances remain. The estimated 2005 fund balance is just over $1.3 million, much greater than the 2002 balance of roughly $643,000. In 2003,…
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Mayor reflects on ’05, discusses year ahead
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Mayor Robert Szegeti called for members of the governing body to “collectively join together in a bipartisan spirit to improve South River” during his recent State of the Borough address. Szegeti, a Democrat, welcomed Republican Councilman Raymond Eppinger to his first term during…
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County ethics complaint appealed to state agency
County Ethics Board dismissed complaint from GOP candidates BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer The dismissal of an ethics complaint alleging pay-to-play infractions on the part of three Middlesex County officials is being appealed to the state Local Finance Board. Three Republicans who unsuccessfully sought county office in 2005 filed the complaint…
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Kabaret complaints to be heard next week
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — After months of complaints about the Kabaret, residents still wish things would quiet down at the restaurant. Literally. The Summerhill Road establishment, whose operation has been likened to that of a nightclub, received more public attention at a recent Borough Council meeting, when residents…
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Ban a drag to some, but a hit to others
Smoke-Free Air Act scheduled to take effect in the spring BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Smokers will take their last puff in public places on April 15 when the Smoke-Free Air Act takes effect in New Jersey. If patrons can’t light up, business could burn out.That’s the main…
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Soccer club doles out $300K for new fields
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The East Brunswick Soccer Club has donated $300,000 for the construction of two new sports fields with artificial surfaces. The fields, which will be located on the township’s Heavenly Farms tract, each carry a $1 million price tag, but will be able to…
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Elementary school plan goes to voters
Monroe would also reconfigure grades at middle, elem. schools BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Monroe residents on Tuesday will answer the $26.8 million question. The township is holding a referendum on a plan to build an elementary school on a 30-acre Applegarth Road property across the street from Applegarth School. The…
