Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Taking it to the parks to find feathery friends
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Eagle-eyed environmental enthusiasts are hoping this weekend is for the birds. Bird lovers and all others are invited to take part in the “East Brunswick Winter Bird Count,” which will be held throughout the township, mainly its parks and open spaces, with the…
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Dog park open; theater facility on way at park
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer PHOTOSBYJEFF GRANIT staff Rain kept users away from East Brunswick’s new dog park one recent morning, but the park has been a hit since its opening at Heavenly Farms. EAST BRUNSWICK –– Things are happening fast at Heavenly Farms, where the dog park had a successful…
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Woman, 47, dies in fire; cause ruled accidental
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF MONROE TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT Flames engulf a house on Englishtown Road in Monroe around 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3. MONROE — Authorities are continuing to investigate a fire that took the life of a 47-year-old township woman last week. The fire took place in…
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Blast from the past
Dressed in the style of 1776, the Rev. Charles Lochner leads the congregation at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Spotswood during services Sunday. Below, Samantha Young (l), 11, of East Brunswick, and Krista Grobeding, 13, of Spotswood, pass out Colonial-themed home-baked goods during Sunday’s kickoff celebration for the 250th birthday of the church. PHOTOSBYSCOTT FRIEDMAN
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Choir members at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Main Street, were among those dressed in 18th-century attire during services Sunday.
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Boro fields complaints, makes arrests at eatery
Mediation session expected Friday on noise issues BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Despite hopes for mediation, troubles have continued in recent weeks for a Spotswood restaurant. Already the subject of numerous complaints about noise on weekend nights, two representatives of the Kabaret restaurant on Summerhill Road were arrested on Christmas. Police…
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SCOTT PILLING staff South River High School students Rodrigo Silva (l) and Johnny Salvador finish up a bike in woodshop class. The toys were donated last week to children through the South River Elementary School PTA’s Adopt-A-Family program and to children at a New Brunswick hospital.
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South River considers land for redevelopment
Three properties will be presented to Planning Board BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer South River officials are considering three properties as potential sites for future redevelopment. The parcels, totaling nearly 6 acres of land and home to several businesses and homes, are expected to be the subject of discussion at a…
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Board rejects plan for Old Bridge Tpk. homes
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer East Brunswick EAST BRUNSWICK — A proposed eight-unit townhouse development off Old Bridge Turnpike has been rejected by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The board voted unanimously against the proposal from OBT Development Inc. during its December meeting. Board Chairman Steven Philips said members were simply…
