
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.
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Avg. Monroe Township school tax increase reduced from $67 to $50
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
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
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
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
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
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...