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September 27, 2007 / Front Page

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

Photos add missing pieces to cemetery database

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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

Video surveillance, turf, utility access all on tap

Monroe schools get some longstanding 'wish list' items

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Awide array of improvements are in the works for all six of Monroe's public schools, meant to enhance the district's capabilities in a number of ways. More...

Two local couples dance their way to your TV set

Ballroom dancers take part in internat'l competition on CN8

BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

EAST BRUNSWICK - Ballroom dancing is much more than a hobby for two township couples. Garry and Rita Gekhman and Jean Paulovich and Iryna Pinihina are professional ballroom dancers. More...

Local teen's Brazil trip brings lasting memories

Spotswood junior part of all-star soccer team on goodwill trip

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD - A love of soccer and a desire to spread some good will created a memorable summer for a team of all-star soccer players. More...

Civic center area gets new look

EAST BRUNSWICK - Long an unsightly area of the civic center complex, the space between the township's senior center and municipal building is being improved. More...

Building spirit

PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Mendel Zaklikovsky, 6, of Monroe, pulls a bamboo pole destined for the roof of the sukkah at the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe on Sunday. More...

Photographer's landscape works focus of exhibition

SPOTSWOOD - An exhibition opening Sunday at the Academy of Music on Main Street will feature the photography of Glenna Rosenberg. More...

Police charge E.B. man in robbery of pharmacy

EAST BRUNSWICK - A 28-year-old township man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly held up the CVS Pharmacy at 330 Rues Lane. More...

The Scarlet Knights, ranked 12th the nation, took on the third-ranked team from Santa Clara University and the country's top team from Stanford in a two-day span, losing both games, but proving their mettle in the process. On Sept. More...

Boro proposes widening, repairing Wyoming Ave.

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD - Wyoming Avenue is in for an extensive makeover. Borough officials aim to widen the road, make drainage improvements and install curbs and sidewalks on sections that have none, according to Borough Council President Curtis Stollen. More...

Letters

Scrutinize tobacco more than mac 'n cheese

Who would have thought that a box of macaroni and cheese is more rigorously regulated than tobacco products, such as a pack of cigarettes produced with poisons and addictive substances, including arsenic, formaldehyde, benzene and nicotine? More...

Library events, expansion important to life in Monroe

Every time I walk into the Monroe Township Public Library, I am impressed by the number of services that are available to all the residents of our community. More...

Monroe needs Koppel-Egierd to continue work on council

We expect a lot from our local leaders. We expect them to be honest, trustworthy and fair. We want them to have our best interests at heart. We expect them to be able to stand up for what they believe in and fight hard on important issues. More...

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Obituaries

Olga Tulejko Mrs. Tulejko, 98, formerly of South River, died Sept. 16, 2007, in Francis Asbury Manor, Ocean Grove. More...

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Schools

Vendors invited to sell at MTHS Yard Sale

The Monroe Township High School (MTHS) PTO will sponsor its annual Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 27 in the parking lot at the high school, Perrineville Road. Vendors are invited to sell their treasures. Spaces cost $10 each. More...

District planting trees to buffer nearby home

Resident tells board she is disappointed with project's outcome

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - A neighbor of the newly expanded Lawrence Brook School last week implored the Board of Education to make improvements behind her house that she says were promised over a year ago. More...

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Celebrities pitch in for charity

ERIC SUCAR staff Peter Jacobsen, a 30-year veteran of the PGA Tour, hams it up with the large crowd gathered for the Bud Light Celebrity Skills Exhibition at Forsgate Country Club Tuesday. More...

Changes likely in store for Ford Avenue plans

Boro mulls fewer age restrictions, more affordable housing

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

In the face of ongoing litigation, Milltown officials have formulated a plan that would fulfill affordable housing obligations at the Ford Avenue site. The Planning Board voted on Sept. More...

Spotswood accident

CHRIS KELLY staff The intersection of Manalapan Road and John Street in Spotswood was the scene of a twocar motor vehicle accident Saturday. More...

Republican quits post over phony Baroni letter

BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer

MONROE - A Monroe Republican Committee member plans to resign from her position over being asked put her name on a letter condemning Democratic state Senate candidate Seema Singh that she felt was overly negative. More...

Concerns lead to bus stop being moved again

South River officials respond to complaints from church members

BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER - A borough bus stop will be moved from the front of a Main Street church in response to congregants' complaints about loitering and related issues. More...

Commuter tells council switch has been a hassle

Some say parking changes have made for longer commute

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - The shifting of several hundred commuters from one Route 18 park-and-ride to another this month has some voicing concerns about a more time-consuming trek to work. More...

Commuter concerns at issue with bus co.'s new contract

Resident says more guarantees needed for quality bus service

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Always a hotly debated topic, the township's commuter service contract is again on the table. More...

Last call at Lakeview before closing for fix-ups

JAMESBURG - This Sunday will be the last time the public can step inside the historic Lakeview mansion for an estimated 18 to 24 months. The Route 522 building will undergo a longawaited, county-funded restoration project. More...

Celebrating Helmetta

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Katelyn Covington, 12, of Monroe, and Alicea Etheridge, 12, of Jamesburg, take a shot at karaoke during Helmetta Day on Saturday on the Holy Trinity Church grounds. More...

Armed men hold up bank

EAST BRUNSWICK - Two masked men held up the PNC Bank at Route 18 and Edgeboro Road Tuesday. Both men carried guns as they entered the bank and announced that they were conducting a heist shortly before 10 a.m. More...

Starland to raise funds for children with cancer

Tickets sold to three months of shows benefit Valerie Fund

SAYREVILLE - The Starland Ballroom will kick off a major charity drive next week. More...

A 'new reality' revealed at New Bruns. museum

Show features works of major photographers from 1950s to present

NEW BRUNSWICK - A new exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum explores the continued use of black and white photography as a medium of visual and historical consequence. More...

Bulletin Board

Family Night events set to begin at church

Old Bridge Baptist Church, 21 Kossman St., East Brunswick, will host a Family Night event at 6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month beginning Oct. 3. More...

Applications available for EBHS preschool

The East Brunswick High School (EBHS) Family and Consumer Science Department is now accepting applications for its Preschool Education Program to be held at the high school, Cranbury Road. More...

'P.O.V.' documentaries to be screened at library

A program titled "Protest and Rebellion in New Jersey's Past" is set for 1 p.m. on Oct. 3 and 17 at the Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza. A PBS "P.O.V." ("Point of View") documentary will be shown at each event. More...

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Opinion

Results of 'basic civics' test can be misleading

GREG BEAN Coda

The national papers and pundits were all atwitter last week over the results of a test given to 14,000 college students across the country that seemed to suggest that lots of them got stupider during their four years of expensive education instead More...

Commission apparently out of step with safety, residents' concerns

BRIAN P. GEBAUER Guest Column

Iam writing in response to the letter to the editor written by Jennifer L. Fox of Milltown ("Why Would Borough Pay for Removal of Resident's Tree?") that appeared in the Sept. 20 issue of the Sentinel. More...

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