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May 14, 2009
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ERIC SUCAR staff First-graders at East Brunswick's Memorial Elementary School, which is temporarily located in South River, do jumping jacks during ACES Day May 6. ACES Day, which stands for "all children exercising simultaneously," is a worldwide event. Another photo, page 11. More...
Lawsuit was filed after Zoning Board rejected plan

Arbor Ventures, which sued East Brunswick last year in an effort to build 90 age-restricted housing units on Ryders Lane, has withdrawn its lawsuit. The developer took its case to a state Superior Court judge after the East Brunswick Zoning Board of Adjustment rejected its application in December... More...


Avg. Monroe Township school tax increase reduced from $67 to $50

A$601,000 reduction in the school budget ordered by the Monroe Township Council will not have an impact on educational or sports programs, Board of Education President Amy Antelis said. At its May 6 meeting, the school board unanimously agreed to accept the cut imposed by the Township Council at ... More...


JEFF GRANIT staff Richard Dvorin (r), whose son Seth, of East Brunswick, was killed while serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq in 2004, looks on during the annual New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day ceremony May 7 at the state memorial in Holmdel. More...


Budget includes elimination of four municipal positions

There will be no municipal tax increase in 2009, according to a budget approved unanimously at the May 4 Monroe Township Council meeting. The budget also keeps the water/sewer rates stable for the next two years. Mayor Richard Pucci congratulated the governing body and township administration fo... More...


Neighbor: Victim was mostly homebound in recent years

EAST BRUNSWICK — Authorities are looking for clues in the murder of an 84-yearold woman who was found dead in her home on May 1. Ellen Elfstrom, who lived on Lee Street, off Old Bridge Turnpike, died as the result of blunt force trauma, according to an autopsy performed on May 4 by Middlese... More...


The Jamesburg Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will hold a Clean Clothing Drive 3-5 p.m. May 16 at the Jamesburg Firehouse, 82 W. Railroad Ave. Clean clothing, shoes, handbags, pillows, towels, blankets and toys are sought. For more information, call Laura at 732- 446-4046. More...
The East Brunswick Board of Education has told us a nice story about how it is saving us money, and that is all well and good, but it's an election year so let's dig a little deeper. How is the board accomplishing this Herculean task and why would a Special Education Parent Teacher Association (S... More...
Iproudly work as a systems-advocacy and social-recreation program coordinator for the Alliance for Disabled in Action Inc., which is a center for independent living, serving and empowering people with disabilities of all ages in Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties. More...
Are your town elders being bothered by pesky members of the local Historical Commission who don't want to tear down historic buildings so a new Starbucks can go up (attention, Milltown)? Then you ought to take a lesson from Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and his rubber stamp City Council (with ... More...
Mrs. Barkalow, 84, of South River, died April 29, 2009, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a secretary with the South River Board of Education, where she worked for more than 30 years. Her husband, Joel Barkalow, died in 1998. More...
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Right: East Brunswick High School's Debra Dewitt slides safely into third base as New Egypt's Kaci Hopkins goes for the ball during a May 8 game. East Brunswick won 1-0. Above: Melanie Morrison of East Brunswick tags out New Egypt's Sara Jobes, who was headed for second b... More...