Author: Michael Nunes
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Stage set for Red Bank girl in ‘School of Rock’
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — A sixth grader at the Red Bank Charter School has been chosen to play the role of Britney in “School of Rock” at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway. Lily “Grace” Riddle, of the Count Basie Performing Arts Academy, is set to take on the role.…
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Red Bank parking fees going up
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — Members of the borough council say they have found a solution in order to ease a tax increase in this year’s budget — an increase in the parking rates. “We know this is a topic of great concern to the business community, but also to all of…
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Red Bank reader is a world beater
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK – Red Bank Middle School student Karina Linares Huerta was recognized by the borough council for beating out more than a million students around the globe in an online reading program. Karina, a seventh grader at the middle school, is a participant in the Achieve3000 online reading program.…
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Three names added to East Brunswick Wall of Honor
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Three names have been added to the East Brunswick School District’s Wall of Honor, honoring retired teachers who have left their marks on the district. “We are fortunate that every April we have had little difficulty finding individuals to add to our district’s honor roll. It is…
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East Brunswick Board of Education takes official stand against PARCC
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — After calls from the community to take a stand against the state’s Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) test, the East Brunswick Board of Education passed a resolution in opposition to using the test as a requirement for graduation. “This is absolutely a…
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Game, set and match on tennis court repairs
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — After more than a month, members of the East Brunswick Township Council said they have sharpened their pencils enough on tennis court repairs at Bicentennial Park to form a consensus about what materials to use to fix the courts. “I am happy and I will be voting to…
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Red Bank is planning ideas to improve the borough
By Michael Nunes Staff Writer RED BANK— Members of the borough’s planning board were assigned homework at the last meeting — figure out ways to make the town better. “Think of an area in town that you might not like the way it looks now, and then think what would we do to make that…
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Liberty Hose Company firehouse gets new lease on life
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — Prospective renters might soon get a chance to live in the borough’s historic 100-year-old firehouse. A plan that would have the two-floor Liberty Hose Company building on White Street converted into first-floor retail space and two residential units on the second floor unanimously passed the borough’s Zoning…
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East Brunswick school board gives insight into 2016 budget
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Additional teachers, a net loss in state aid and funding air conditioning improvements are a major part of the district’s 2016 budget. The East Brunswick Board of Education held a public hearing on its 2016 budget, which totals $146.28 million, at its April 28 meeting. “I believe…
