Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Art auction to aid library renovation
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Sold! That’s the word the South River Public Library Board of Trustees hopes to hear, and hear a lot, when it hosts a benefit art auction Nov. 18 at the Ria Mar Restaurant, Whitehead Avenue. Barbara Jensen, co-president of the Board of Trustees,…
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Awaiting judgment
SCOTT PILLING staff Two-year-olds James DePinto (l) and Gabrielle Tirelli await the judges’ decisions during Saturday’s Halloween costume contest at the Monroe Township Community Center.
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Residents, town team up to ax tree removal plan
Transco seeks to cut down large trees along E.B. street BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer It may be the name of their road, but East Brunswick residents don’t want to hear anyone yelling “timber.” The residents of Timber Road are hoping to stop the Transco gas pipeline company from taking down…
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The right note
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Saxophonist Anthony Czajkowski and trumpeter Stephanie Hays, members of the Spotswood High School band, share a laugh during homecoming Friday at the school.
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Spotswood firefighter Mike Catronova stands watch over a bonfire that opened homecoming weekend Friday evening at Spotswood High School.
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Walk shows residents natural beauty in S.B.
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Eastern Villages Association in cooperation with the Lawrence Brook Watershed Fellowship hosted a nature walk through Pigeon Swamp State Park on Sunday. The walk, led by EVA member Jean Dvorak on horseback and LBWF member Andrew Besold, guided about 20 people through…
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Town’s help sought to keep area farmed
Resident says builder set a 90-day deadline to vacate stretch of land BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Laurie and Greg Winter show the fence and raspberry bushes that they have been told to remove from their Monroe farm within the next 90 days. It’s a story of two…
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JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick’s Eric Sorkin (l) and Daniel Gilbert pace one another during Saturday’s GMC Championships at Thompson Park in Jamesburg, a race in which the Bears beat six-time defending champion Old Bridge. For story, see sports.
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Walling will repay $32K to battlefield group
Former E.B. official gets probation as part of plea agreement BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer Richard Walling will have to pay $32,500 to the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield as part of his sentencing for stealing money from the nonprofit group. The former East Brunswick official, who for 10 years served as…
