Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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East Brunswick Board of Education: Help Wanted
MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick Board of Education is looking for its ninth member. With former board member Kevin McEvoy resigning in order to become the township’s mayor, the district is looking for candidates to fill his seat. According to District Business Administrator and Board of Education Secretary Bernardo Giuliana,…
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East Brunswick schools in talks about Mandarin classes
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Students in the district could learn how to say “nin hao” (hello) as early as the next school year. “Mandarin is the most spoken language in the world. So there is a global reason for our students to learn this language,” Debra Gulick, director of curriculum and…
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Helmetta officials hope virtual tour will spark interest in animal shelter property
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer HELMETTA — Borough officials are working on pumping new life into the now-shuttered Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter. Council President Peter Karczewski said officials are seeking a request for proposal (RFP) for the two-story building located at 58 Main St., which has been vacant since December of 2014 after it was ordered…
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Bears’ Schleifer among top wrestlers at District 20 tourney
By Jimmy Allinder In the NJSIAA District 20 wrestling tournament Feb. 19-20, East Brunswick High School 120-pounder Mark Schleifer scored a 4-3 decision over Stephen Nadera of Old Bridge High School, earning the Bears’ junior the competition’s Best Wrestler Award. Other area wrestlers who won gold medals were at 106 pounds: Mitchell Polito (East Brunswick),…
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Camille Anne Curtis
Camille Anne Curtis of Old Bridge passed away on Jan. 31 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Anne was born in Jersey City on August 17, 1944. She grew up in Parlin and raised her own family there and in South Amboy. She was the owner of The Gift Basket gift shop in…
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Bears trying to get back to GMC Tournament finals
By Jimmy Allinder With one more mountain to climb, the East Brunswick High School boys basketball team will have returned to familiar territory and play rival Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament championship game. The Falcons prevented the Bears from winning the crown in 2013 and 2014, and…
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Trojans’ girls move on in GMC hoops tournament
By Jimmy Allinder When the Bishop George Ahr High School girls basketball team is firing on all cylinders, it is capable of beating any team in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC). That is what happened Feb. 20 when the sixth-seeded Trojans defeated third-seeded Sayreville War Memorial High School, 58-52, in the conference tournament quarterfinals. The…
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Blood drive slated for March 13
The Social Concerns Ministry of Our Lady of Peace Church, Fords, will sponsor its annual blood drive from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on March 13. The blood drive will be held at the Parish Center located on Franklin Avenue off of Amboy Avenue, Edison. There will be a complimentary cholesterol screening. For more information, call 732-738-7940…
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Middlesex County officials announce preventative measures for Zika virus
The Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission, in conjunction with the Middlesex County Department of Public Safety and Health’s Office of Health Services and its Environmental Health Division, are taking preventive actions to protect residents from the Zika virus. The Zika virus is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. Mosquitoes…
