Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Election tally reverses; Cruz wins by one vote
Recount for seat on Milltown council may still be challenged BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer It ain’t over till it’s over; neck and neck; photo finish. None of those terms does justice to the last two weeks in the political lives of Randy Farkas and Joseph Cruz, who after a recount…
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Boro groups make sure annual tour rides again
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JAMESBURG –– No funding? No problem. Leave it to the generosity of a few local organizations. After a grant for the borough’s annual holiday carriage rides fell through, Jamesburg Area Chamber of Commerce President Teddy Ehmann rallied local businesses, which in turn made sure the tours…
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Lawsuit seeks ruling on prayer with team
Lawyer: BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Claiming he’s been denied his rights to freedom of speech and freedom of religion, high school football coach Marcus Borden has taken legal action against the school district. Borden’s lawyer, Ronald Riccio, said the lawsuit is based on the fact that the…
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Little helper
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Guadalupe Rodriguez, 8, of New Brunswick, watches the cart while her mom looks for more bargains at Brunswick Square Mall in East Brunswick Friday.
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Builder, farmer reach compromise in Monroe
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — Six weeks after being told to uproot a row of raspberry bushes and new fencing, local farmers Greg and Laurie Winter have reached a compromise with developer U.S. Home that would save both. The Winters’ Federal Road farm is adjacent to land earmarked for…
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Meter reader accused of pocketing payments
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — A borough employee has been suspended from his job after being charged with the theft of public funds from the municipal utility department. Douglas Carlen, 42, of Spotswood, was arrested Nov. 14 and charged with official misconduct and theft in connection with his…
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Man jailed after chase in motor home with son
STEVEN M. BARON Officers look over the scene around the motor home after its driver led them on a lengthy chase before surrendering to authorities near Edgeboro Road, East Brunswick, Nov. 23. EAST BRUNSWICK — The father of a 6-year-old township student led police on a lengthy chase last week in a motor home after…
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Traffic stop yields suspect wanted for sex assault
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MILLTOWN — Borough police last week arrested a convicted sex offender who is currently wanted on sexual assault charges in North Carolina. Police said Jose Feliciano, 28, was the passenger in a car that police stopped Nov. 24 at 12:08 a.m. after two patrolmen suspected the…
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Police press for more officers in Spotswood
Council to consider request for four new cops at 19-member dept. BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Borough police came out in large numbers last week to try to convince officials that more officers are needed at the small department. Borough Council members, however, seemed reluctant to go along with…
