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SCOTT PILLING staff Carol Ann Moccio, as “Roxie,” rehearses with fellow members of the East Brunswick Young Adult Charity Players Tuesday at Churchill Junior High School, Norton Road. The nonprofit group will perform “Way Off Broadway” Aug. 4-6 as a benefit for Camp Daisy, which serves children with disabilities. Call (732) 257-7329 for more information.
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Luncheon, comedian set for Senior Chai meeting
The next meeting of Senior Chai, a program of Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Southern Middlesex County, will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the Jewish Congregation of Concordia, 20 Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe. The event will feature a kosher luncheon and comedian Steve Franzman. Donation is $6, in advance. Senior Chai…
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Board defends actions in coach prayer case
Borden says ruling is good news for coaches throughout the country BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer The East Brunswick Board of Education is seemingly on the defense following the recent ruling in the lawsuit launched against the school district by East Brunswick High School head football coach Marcus Borden. Only it’s not sure why. Though…
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Approval means historic home will be demolished
Milltown officials express concerns over look of two new homes BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer Members of the Milltown Planning Board put aside personal sentiments in favor of the law Tuesday, voting for a proposal that calls for demolition of one of the borough’s oldest homes. The 8,000-square-foot lot at 30 Kuhlthau Ave. will be…
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Remote meter reading on table in South River
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER – Residents concerned about estimated utility bills may no longer have that problem if the borough switches to a system that allows precise meter readings to be done remotely. Representatives of General Electric [GE] Energy gave a presentation on automatic meter readers at the…
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Aid reduces municipal tax increase
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The municipal tax rate will be reduced to approximately 6 cents, since officials learned they will receive $350,000 in state extraordinary aid this year. Mayor William Neary said the township is “very happy” to be receiving the money, for which it applied earlier…
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Fundraisers
Aug. 4, 5 & 6 + “Way Off Broadway,” a musical revue using songs from Broadway shows in a comedic context, presented by the East Brunswick Young Adult Charity Players (EBYACP), to benefit the Daisy Parents Association, East Brunswick, 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 and 5, 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 6, at Churchill Junior High…
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Fair organizers hope for high spirits, lower temps
Middlesex County Fair will be held in E. Brunswick Aug. 7-13 BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer BY MARLENE CANTYStaff Writer As it enters its 68th year, the Middlesex County Fair remains a mainstay of the county, a social and cultural crossroads where issues of food, fun, farming and family are ordinary and at the same…
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Local teens arrested in string of burglaries
EAST BRUNSWICK – Two township teenagers have been arrested after allegedly going on a two-week rampage of burglaries and vandalism this summer. The two males, ages 14 and 16, were arrested by police after a resident whose garage had been spray-painted looked out the window and recognized one of them. The teens would ultimately be…
