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Criticize Trenton, not mayor, for taxes
I t is 9 p.m. on Thursday night, and I just got home from work. I open up the Sentinel and see the letter to the editor from Kem Balani bashing the mayor of East Brunswick, David Stahl (“Mayor Out of Touch on Property-Tax Relief,” Feb. 9). I have to respond. Mr. Balani, I have…
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Disillusioned by council’s action on shelter
What a disappointment watching the East Brunswick Township Council. Without any discussion regarding the difference between a “no-kill” shelter and a “kill” (“low-kill”) shelter, it unanimously voted to continue utilizing the Helmetta shelter. There wasn’t an animal-friendly council member amongst them. Although one council member mentioned that a local veterinarian from the no-kill shelter had…
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Buddyball game set for Feb. 25 in E.B.
The annual East Brunswick Fastbreak Buddyball Basketball Game Day will take place Feb. 25 at Churchill Junior High School, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick. The event will begin at 2 p.m. All are welcome to attend; there is no charge for admission. For more information, call 908-812-8129 or visit www.fastbreakbasketball.org and click on the link…
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Auxiliary to host Boardwalk Party
The LadiesAuxiliary ofAmerican Legion Post No. 25 will sponsor an Over-the-Humpto Summer Boardwalk Party 6-10 p.m. Feb. 18 at the post home, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown, Donation is $15 per person and includes food, soda and water. A $5 wristband will be available for beer and wine. Live entertainment will be provided by The Brue…
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Jamesburg woman launches fit club for borough girls
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Jamesburg residents June and Bob Rizza celebrated her birthday last October by participating in the Disney Wine and Dine half-marathon. Rizza hopes to impart her love of running to Jamesburg girls. JAMESBURG — June Rizza was disappointed for her two young children when she learned that after-school programs had been…
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Steeber working to keep post office in Milltown
BY JASON COHEN Correspondent MILLTOWN — Mayor Eric Steeber is hoping to keep a post office in town. The borough’s post office on Washington Avenue has been closed since Hurricane Irene in August, when flooding knocked it out of commission once again. Steeber, who addressed the issue during a recent Borough Council meeting, noted the…
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N.J. Youth Symphony, E.B. students to perform Feb. 16
EAST BRUNSWICK — The township’s school district will present the second of three cultural events in the 2011-12 Arts in Education Series on Feb. 16. The New Jersey Youth Symphony will perform at the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center (EBPAC), located at the Hammarskjold Middle School, 200 Rues Lane. The NJYS provides talented young musicians…
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Police: Armed robbery report turns into arrest for false report
EAST BRUNSWICK — Police charged a South River man with filing a false report after determining that he allegedly fabricated a story about an armed robbery. Police received a call about an armed robbery at 7:44 a.m. Feb. 8 in the area of Parker Street and Fetyko Avenue. As officers arrived, they spoke to the…
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