Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Storm brought E.B. problems
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Though not as hard hit as some of its neighbors, the township saw a considerable amount of damage from Sunday’s storm. Houses and cars were flooded and several roads closed due to the storm, which dumped up to 10 inches of rain on…
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J’burg a disaster area
Downpours wreak havoc on business district BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Raging flood waters ravaged Jamesburg’s business district and forced nearly 60 residents from their homes Sunday night, and it remains unknown how long it will take the borough to rebuild and return to normal. The borough and other parts of…
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Washed out
JEFF GRANIT staff Jason and Rachel Levinson, both of Jamesburg, make their way through the flooded intersection of Gatzmer Avenue and Courtney Street Sunday as Jon Vuocolo, North Brunswick, trails behind.
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Helmetta hit again
Streams of water inundate borough hours after rainfall BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Lightning may never strike the same location twice, but Helmetta residents found out the hard way that no such rule applies to flooding. For the second time in nine months, the borough was flooded after heavy rains hit…
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Residents take issue with truck biz, town
Transport operation opened on McGuire St. in December BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents on McGuire Street are preparing to once again stage a fight against a nearby business. Frank Coury and wife, Mary McGuire, said they had to dish out $7,000 to take a trucking company to…
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Learning the ropes
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, Spotswood Patrolman Nicholas Mayo instructs a drill Tuesday during the Junior Police Academy being run by the department all this week. Cadet Adam Lowe does push-ups. Below, Mayo checks the hand position on a cadet during a standing-at-attention drill.
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Spotswood pumping out after downpours
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Some residents and local officials may be having nightmares about water. The borough has long faced problems with water discoloration and costly piping and system repairs, and on Sunday, Mother Nature brought fierce flooding to parts of the town — the result of unusually…
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Wet wallop
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Clockwise from top left — Jackson resident Linda Kaiser is rescued by Monroe firefighters after trying to drive through floodwaters on Gatzmer Avenue in Jamesburg Sunday. A sport-utility vehicle attempts to drive through the flood on Gatzmer Avenue. Mud, left from floodwater that crested above the dam at Thompson Park,…
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Fire damages Rues Ln. home
STEVEN M. BARON Firefighters from East Brunswick work to extinguish flames shooting through the exterior wall of a home on Rues Lane Monday. EAST BRUNSWICK — A fire that began in the basement of a Rues Lane home was extinguished in about 20 minutes by firefighters Monday afternoon. The fire was reported at 12:10 p.m.…
