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  • Edison school spending up with added enrollment

    Edison school spending up with added enrollment

    By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent EDISON — With a greater-than-anticipated overall enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year, the district has also had higher than anticipated increases in costs for special education services, according to Business Administrator Daniel Michaud. At a Nov. 16 Board of Education meeting, Michaud said many of the 700-plus new students in the…

  • Monroe marching band to take part in Pearl Harbor anniversary parade

    Monroe marching band to take part in Pearl Harbor anniversary parade

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — A sense of honor mixed with feelings of overwhelming excitement exuded from more than 60 students of the Monroe Township High School March Band who were preparing to be ambassadors for the state and the veterans of the USS New Jersey on Dec. 7, which marks the 75th anniversary of…

  • Seniors to party for New Year’s, Valentine’s Day

    Seniors to party for New Year’s, Valentine’s Day

      The following events will be offered to South Brunswick resident members age 55 and older at the Office on Aging, South Brunswick Senior Center, in the Municipal Complex, Route 522, Monmouth Junction. Join the South Brunswick Senior Center for New Year’s Bingo, sponsored by Connie Roberson, certified senior advisor with Oasis, at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 9.…

  • South Brunswick Bd of Ed will interview six candidates to fill remaining seat

    South Brunswick Bd of Ed will interview six candidates to fill remaining seat

      By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Six residents have filed applications with the South Brunswick Board of Education to fill a seat that was left vacant during the general election last month. Former board Member Martin Abschutz, Prashant Joshi, Joyce Mehta, 2016 candidate Laszlo Nyitrai Jr., 2016 candidate Anil Patel and Sabuha Qureshi-Din…

  • Aberdeen awards contract to transform Veterans Memorial Park

    Aberdeen awards contract to transform Veterans Memorial Park

    By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP — Veterans Memorial Park, which is located in Cliffwood Beach, is going to be transformed into a recreational facility that will offer new amenities for all ages. Aberdeen Township has awarded a contract to Precise Construction of Freehold for an extensive renovation of the park. According to Don Norbut,…

  • Hogan, McLaughlin win school board seats in regional district

    Hogan, McLaughlin win school board seats in regional district

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer Two incumbents have won three-year terms on the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education, but the winner of a third three-year seat has not yet been determined. Incumbent board members Patricia Hogan and Tia McLaughlin, who are representatives of Upper Freehold Township, emerged as the winners of the…

  • Old Bridge revives Redevelopment Agency, focuses on future planning

    Old Bridge revives Redevelopment Agency, focuses on future planning

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — With the revival of the township’s Redevelopment Agency, township officials hope to enhance future opportunities and bring in significant ratables to the township. Arthur Haney, chairman of the agency, said he has been involved with the agency for two years. “We have been dealing with a lot…

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