Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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East Brunswick introduces 2016 budget
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Without much fanfare, the Township Council introduced its 2016 municipal budget. According to information provided by the township, the 2016 introduced budget totals $63.01 million, a total that is up from $59.47 million the previous year. The tax rate is expected to increase from $1.88 out of…
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Helmetta appoints new councilwoman
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer HELMETTA — The Borough Council has a new councilwoman. Noreen Carolan was appointed at a meeting on April 28 to serve out the rest of Brian Hackett’s term ending on Dec. 31. He sent in his resignation notice on April 11. Hackett, who was appointed to fill Councilwoman Yvette Bruno’s seat in December…
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Top Notch Sports’ spring soccer clinic, led by NYC FC player R.J. Allen, has been extended every Thursday though June 2 at Top Notch Sports in Aberdeen. The clinic is for ages 8-12 only at 6-7 p.m. each day. Cost is $100 per player. There is limited enrollment. Some sessions in May will be held outdoors at Gravelly Brook Park…
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Bears’ golf teams seek continued GMC, state success
By Jimmy Allinder The results of three decades of Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) boys team golf tournaments have proven just how good East Brunswick High School has been. The 10 titles captured by the Bears represent the most of any conference team, and East Brunswick aims to make a serious run at winning an 11th…
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Monroe, Spotswood to contend in state golf tourneys
By Jimmy Allinder Since the turn of the century, the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) boys golf team championship has been won by East Brunswick High School and Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen, except for 2003 when South Brunswick High School captured the title. There’s a chance, albeit a slight one, a different team wins…
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Bishop Ahr teacher honored with educational grant
Local Farmers Insurance agent Edward VanEckert honored teacher Richard Lutomski at Bishop George Ahr High School, Edison, on April 12 with an educational grant of $2,500 as part of the insurer’s Thank America’s Teachers program. Lutomski’s grant will give at least 50 more students the opportunity to participate in service-based retreats that give students the…
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Retirement planning seminar slated for May 7 at Woodbridge Library
Bryan Koslow of Clarus Financial, who is a representative of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accoutants, will discuss retirement planning at 7 p.m. on May 7 at Woodbridge Main Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza. For more information, call 732-634-4450.
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Woodbridge Library to hold ‘Celebrate Diversity!’ film series
The Woodbridge Main Library will be presenting a film series on Friday afternoons at 2 p.m. beginning May 6. The first movie is Hope Springs, a story of a long-married couple who try with the help of a renowned marriage counselor to reignite their passions for one another. On May 13, they will screen Calendar…
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Rwandan genocide survivor tells her story
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EDISON — Jacqueline Murekatete was not like other children growing up. “Most of my classmates and friends did not know anything about me beyond being an orphan from Africa,” she said. One day when a Holocaust survivor named David Gewirtzman came to her high school class in Queens, New York,…
