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JEFF GRANIT staff Honor Guard members from Monroe Township Fire District 3 carry the casket of Fire Chief James J. Beebe from the fire truck for the funeral services at St. James Church in Jamesburg May 8. Beebe, 64, died May 3 following an illness. A Vietnam veteran, Beebe served as a volunteer fir... More...
County super to review options for Spotswood, M'town, Helmetta

School officials in Spotswood, Milltown and Helmetta will explore the possibility of consolidating their school districts in the coming years. The discussion comes as the state has assigned each county's executive school superintendent to develop proposals to merge school districts and services. More...


Municipal budget cuts reduce tax rate hike from 14 to 9 cents

The East Brunswick Township Council on Monday shaved nearly a third of the proposed municipal tax increase. Using a mix of increased revenues and budget cuts, the council reduced the proposed tax rate hike from 14 cents to 9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. More...


PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Second-grade students at Monroe's Barclay Brook Elementary School perform in the annual Circus Minimus show at the school on Friday. Above: second-grader Christian Giannola walks on the balance beam as teacher Kelly Molitoris lends a hand during the show. More...


Tax increase reduced from $180 to $104 on average

HELMETTA- Borough and school officials agreed on $70,000 worth of cuts to the rejected school budget this week. MayorNancyMartin said the governing bodymet with school representativesMonday to discuss the tax levy, which voters overwhelmingly rejected last month. The budget was defeated 103-29 i... More...


Discounted ride tickets and advance Super 50/50 raffle tickets for the 2008 St. Stan's Carnival to be held June 18-21 on the St. More...
Once again, as a proud grandparent, and as a former Board of Education member, I attended another delightful East Brunswick Public Schools orchestra concert in the high school auditorium. The district is most fortunate to have an excellent new supervisor of arts education, Jeffrey Lesser. More...
When some people get tomy age and tap their memory banks, they say they often associate important events in their lives with songs. More...
Mrs. Geist, 74, of East Brunswick, formerly of Spotswood, died April 29, 2008, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. A Realtor, she worked, along with her sons Robert and Christopher, and her daughter-in-law, Jennifer, in the family business she founded in 1973, Century 21 Sylvia Geist Agency, East Bruns... More...
Aortic rupture said to have killed David O'Connor's horse
An international event held at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold from May 8-11 was marred by a tragedy. For the second year in a row, a horse died during the Jersey Fresh CCI ** and CCI *** competitions. More...