Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Edison school spending up with added enrollment
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent EDISON — With a greater-than-anticipated overall enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year, the district has also had higher than anticipated increases in costs for special education services, according to Business Administrator Daniel Michaud. At a Nov. 16 Board of Education meeting, Michaud said many of the 700-plus new students in the…
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Monroe marching band to take part in Pearl Harbor anniversary parade
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — A sense of honor mixed with feelings of overwhelming excitement exuded from more than 60 students of the Monroe Township High School March Band who were preparing to be ambassadors for the state and the veterans of the USS New Jersey on Dec. 7, which marks the 75th anniversary of…
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South Brunswick Bd of Ed will interview six candidates to fill remaining seat
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Six residents have filed applications with the South Brunswick Board of Education to fill a seat that was left vacant during the general election last month. Former board Member Martin Abschutz, Prashant Joshi, Joyce Mehta, 2016 candidate Laszlo Nyitrai Jr., 2016 candidate Anil Patel and Sabuha Qureshi-Din…
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Hogan, McLaughlin win school board seats in regional district
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer Two incumbents have won three-year terms on the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education, but the winner of a third three-year seat has not yet been determined. Incumbent board members Patricia Hogan and Tia McLaughlin, who are representatives of Upper Freehold Township, emerged as the winners of the…
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Old Bridge revives Redevelopment Agency, focuses on future planning
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — With the revival of the township’s Redevelopment Agency, township officials hope to enhance future opportunities and bring in significant ratables to the township. Arthur Haney, chairman of the agency, said he has been involved with the agency for two years. “We have been dealing with a lot…
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Jackson will sell surplus equipment online
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer JACKSON – Members of the public will have an opportunity to bid on motor vehicles and other items that are no longer being used by Jackson employees when an online auction begins at 9 a.m. Dec. 10. On Nov. 29, members of the Township Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing…
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Manalapan will seek to intervene in crematorium lawsuit
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The municipal attorney has received permission to intervene in a lawsuit that has been filed against the Manalapan Planning Board by an applicant who has sought approval to establish a crematorium on the grounds of the Old Tennent Cemetery. The crematorium has been a topic of discussion before…
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