Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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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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Recycling plant hearing moved to Aug. meeting
Pine Ridge residents expected to fight plan for Edgeboro Rd. site BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer A recycling center, similar to a controversial plan rejected by East Brunswick nearly a decade ago, is again proposed for a site on Edgeboro Road. Triple M Sanitation Services Inc. has applied to the township…
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Firefighter still active after 56 years of service
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Ron Petersen, 73, holds a proclamation he recently received from Congressman Rush Holt for his 52 years of regular service with the Reliable Fire Co. in South River. A portrait of himself when he was fire chief in 1963 and his son, Ronald,…
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Residents concerned about old school site
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The fate of the former Weber School remains a hot topic at town hall as residents continue to express concerns about the site’s future. Several residents came to Monday night’s Township Council meeting to voice displeasure with the way the township is handling…
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Movie showings to aid 2 firefighters’ families
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE –– When two New Jersey firefighters lost their lives in the line of duty this year, Rich Hayes could easily be located. In keeping with similar efforts of recent years, Hayes, the fire chief in Monroe Township District 1, immediately began orchestrating a drive to…
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Bakin’ in the sun
JEFF GRANIT staff Friday’s rainstorm gave way to Saturday’s sunny skies over East Brunswick, prompting some to soak up the rays at Crystal Springs Aquatic Center, Dunhams Corner Road.
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Historian seeks items for two exhibitions
Displays will focus on State Home for Boys, Forsgate dairy farm BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Sometimes, the ideas are just handed to you. That’s how Jamesburg Historian Tom Bodall got the inspiration for one of the historical association’s future displays, “State Home Memories.” “Just out of the blue one day,…
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Girl’s condition stable after collision with truck
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer JAMESBURG — A 17-year-old Jamesburg girl was hospitalized Tuesday after the car she was driving collided with a Mack truck. Police said the girl was driving west on North State Home Road and attempted to make a left turn onto Spotswood-Gravel Hill Road. Upon entering the…
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Local officials discuss Verizon push for cable
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents who are tired of constant cable television increases may soon get an option, but it may not be exactly what they’ve yearned for. Verizon Communications Inc. wants to compete with cable companies, who have been accused of having a stronghold on their…
