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June 8, 2006 / Front Page

New-look Pine Ridge Park now one of E.B.’s ‘jewels’

Photos add missing pieces to cemetery database

Political Cartoon

CODA

DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

Students get hands-on ecology lesson at DeVoe

E.B. officer honored for record of combating drunken driving

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Bears have a lot to play for in tourney games

Kenney has EB baseball moving in right direction

Times change; hope remains on Main St.

Despite departures, all agree downtown area has great potential More...

Youth ready to set sail on long-standing dream

Local teen can finally join Navy after serving years with Sea Cadets

BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

MILLTOWN - Michael Lippman doesn't just have direction, he's got every direction at his fingertips. More...

Timber!

A large tree fell in East Brunswick during yesterday morning's rainstorm, with one portion stretching across Gloucester Court, off Dunhams Corner Road, and another part falling in the opposite direction and causing some damage to the house on the pr More...

Holocaust memories live on 60 years later

A youth spent in German concentration camps left an indelible mark

BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

Last year at the age of 76, Sol Lurie finally summoned up the courage to go back to the "living hell" of his youth - the concentration camps where he spent four years during the Holocaust. More...

Flipped out

A Mitsubish box truck flipped onto its side while traveling on Route 18 around 1:30 p.m. yesterday, coming to a rest on the lawn of a business near Tices Lane, in East Brunswick. Police and firefighters had to assist one occupant out of the vehicle. More...

Opinion

Late delivery

Last week, Greater Media Newspapers, which publishes the Sentinel, faced two challenges that led to late delivery. First was the Memorial Day holiday, which delayed production and delivery of the newspaper by a day. More...

Probe can provide legal closure on Golden Tri.

Word that the state Attorney General's Office is looking into East Brunswick's Golden Triangle redevelopment may have come as a surprise to some. More...

Your Turn

Officials ignore residents on redevelopment

Camille Ferraro Guest Column

A number of articles have been published recently with a common theme - hubris and arrogance of public officials is overriding the concerns of residents about what is going to be built in their neighborhood or their town. More...

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Sports

Chargers run out of magic in sectional final

Surprising Bishop Ahr team reaches state final

BY RICHARD JEROME Staff Writer

This year's Spotswood High School baseball team continued to establish the program as a force to be reckoned with in the area, with a 19-5-1 record and a title bid in the state sectionals. More...

Last glimpse of greatness today in S. Plainfield

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

If you're a fan of track and field, and you haven't seen Bryant McCombs run in person, take a trip to South Plainfield High School this afternoon. More...

Sports Shorts

The U14 Monroe Thunder girls travel softball team opened its travel season recently by capturing the championship at the East Brunswick Memorial Day Slam tournament on Sunday. More...

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County, town team up to acquire 1,036 acres

Testing, appraisals under way on parcels sought for open space

BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

Monroe Township officials are moving ahead on efforts to preserve 23 parcels of land being sought for open space. More...

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Eric Anzalone, who has since 1995 performed as the biker/leatherman with the Village People, was among the guests on hand for Career Day at Mill Lake Elementary School in Monroe. More...

Park projects in works at Mill Pond, Albert Ave.

BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

MILLTOWN- Government grants are again the desired funding source for ongoing improvements at borough parks. More...

Concerns raised locally over feds' cable proposal

BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

On the heels of two state laws designed to open up the cable television markets to competition, the federal government will vote tomorrow on its own cable franchising bill. More...

So. River municipal tax rate to rise 7 to 12 cents

BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER - The Borough Council has introduced a budget that could see as much as a 12-cent increase in the municipal tax rate. More...

Residents of older areas hope to get sewer service

Panel will discuss goals for extension of municipal lines

BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

MONROE - A task force will meet tomorrow to discuss the possibility of securing sewer connections for a portion of Mounts Mills Road and the surrounding area. More...

Two towns move ahead on Old Stage Road work

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - The township and Spotswood will work cooperatively this summer on the reconstruction of a large portion of Old Stage Road. More...

Best-kept secret brings Broadway classic to boro

Sayreville troupe wraps season at newly renovated theater

BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

The Sayreville Main Street Theatre Co. is bringing a Broadway classic to the borough this weekend. More...

Bulletin Board

Fund-raisers

June 8-10 + Book Sale, sponsored by the Spotswood Public Library, during regular hours, at the library, 548 Main St. Hardcover books, paperbacks, children's books, audiocassettes, videocassettes. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Fine Arts Festival set for June 10 in E.B.

The township of East Brunswick Division of Recreation and Community Services, the Arts Commission and the Visual Arts Celebration Committee will sponsor the township's fourth annual Fine Arts Festival, an outdoor, juried fine art and crafts show and More...

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