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July 9, 2009
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STEVEN M. BARON Members of the D.B. Kelly Pipes & Drums march in Milltown's annual Fourth of July parade under sunny skies Saturday. More...
State forces school districts to merge
Helmetta district folded into Spotswood school system
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer

State officials last week ordered the consolidation of the Helmetta and Spotswood school districts, a move that some local officials described as abrupt and worrisome. "No one called to say this was happening this week," Helmetta Mayor Nancy Martin said on July 2, a day after she learned of the c... More...


Monroe concert series gets started tonight
Six free shows to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursdays
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Thursday is live music night in Thompson Park this summer. Starting tonight and running for six consecutive weeks, the Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission (MTCAC) will present concerts geared to a variety of tastes. The shows are free of charge. More...


ERIC SUCAR staff Diane Blackwell of Millstone sits atop her horse Sonny before taking part in a horseback game during the Horsemen's Association of Millstone Township (HAMT) annual Fun Day at Thompson Park in Monroe on June 27. See story, page 31. More...


Board finalizing plans for school referendum
Approval would set project in motion for 2012 opening
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

School officials, who plan to present a September referendum for the construction of a new Memorial Elementary School in East Brunswick, have been working to scale back the cost of the facility. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Library panel slates July 10 Art Auction
The Monroe Township Public Library Foundation will hold its live Art Auction at 7 p.m. July 10 at the Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza. A preview is set for 6 p.m. Walltodo Ltd., of New York, will conduct the event, which will showcase framed original oils, signed and numbered li... More...
•Wolverines seeking golfers and sponsors
•Free summer concerts slated at county parks
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 Letters
•Stahl is wrong on DARE, police in schools
As a graduate of East Brunswick public schools, I was very concerned to read that Mayor David Stahl plans on eliminating the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program in our school system ("East Brunswick Redeploying Cops to Regular Police Work," Sentinel, June 25). More...
•Suggestions for improving tax-amnesty effort
•TNR is most effective, cheapest way to control feral cats
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Legislation would help some returning veterans
This Fourth of July was certainly a bittersweet holiday in our home. Those who know me know that our son Coleman, an Army sergeant who served two tours in Iraq, took his own life last September. More...
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 Obituaries
•Louis Donise Sr.
Mr. Donise, 56, of Edison died June 16, 2009, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Houston, Texas, he had resided in South River before moving to Edison 15 years ago. Mr. Donise was a truck driver for Midco Waste in New Brunswick for over 20 years. He was predeceased by his parents, Carmen and P... More...
•Helen M. Nemeth Dorko
•Carl Cantore
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 Sports
•Battling for the ball
Left: Ali Sisco (r) advances the ball up the field in a scrimmage during a field hockey camp at South Brunswick High School June 30. Above: Angie Goff (l) tries to get past another player during the field hockey camp. More...
•Monroe man wins world taekwondo championship
•O'Reilly's early corner kick goal results in win
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