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SCOTT PILLING staff East Brunswick resident Mark Miklos (right) performs with the Raritan Valley Ramblers during Friday’s grand opening celebration of the “new” township library. In addition to extended hours to 9 p.m. every night and a new online service, the township’s public library will open a cafe later this month.
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Residents slam bank proposal at clinic site
Zoning board expected to render decision March 7 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer The fight to decide the fate of the Forney Clinic site is in its final round. With concerned citizens in one corner and representatives of Valley National Bank in the other, the deliberations have gone on for several…
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Violation jeopardizes license to run junkyard
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD – – A local auto wrecker is being required to file plans for a waste containment pad by the end of the month or face the possibility of being shut down. The Borough Council held a special meeting Jan. 29 to discuss what to do…
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Students to take input on revitalization effort
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JAMESBURG – The Revitalization Coalition is moving forward with plans to improve and invigorate the town with the help of Rutgers students. The group, along with graduate students from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, will meet Saturday to seek input from…
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J’burg troupe to present ‘Ellis Island’ symphony
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer JAMESBURG – The borough’s Historical Association and its theater group, Lakeview Players, will tell the story of Ellis Island this weekend with help from an esteemed composer. Peter Boyer, whose symphony, “Ellis Island: Dream of America,” was nominated for a Grammy award last year, has been…
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Spraying is planned to control gypsy moths
Part of East Bruns. has high concentration of egg masses BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The township is alerting residents that spraying to control gypsy moths this spring will not present a human health risk. The aerial spraying is expected in early May in the southern region of…
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Parking restrictions lifted in E.B.
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Resi-dents of West Amherst Street who lobbied to have a parking restriction lifted from their street will get their wish. The township is expected to lift the restriction limiting parking to two hours on the road, something that was put in place years…
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Amber Blues go way beyond playin’ the blues
Local band finds its groove at bars and clubs in N.Y., N.J. BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JESSICA SMITH Amber Blues, including (from left) Tarek Ismail, Jimmy Clark, Dave Brumberg, Seth Pincus and Mark Nettingham, perform during a recent gig at The Saint in Asbury Park. Not pictured is Lamar Prout,…
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Renovation party
SCOTT PILLING staff Justin McCue, 8, watches as clown Bonky-G-Bird makes a balloon dog for him during a party held Friday to celebrate the new offerings at the East Brunswick Public Library.
