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CODA
As ready as we’ll ever be for storm of the century GREG BEAN One of my best friends since childhood called last night, and not being one to put too fine a point on things, came right out and asked, “So, are you gonna die out there?” He’d been watching the national news that said…
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‘White Elephant’ to be shown at E.B. Library
A free screening of “White Elephant,” the family friendly film from India, is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The film, which is not rated and runs 115 minutes, tells the story of Nathan, the holy elephant who chooses a “worthless drunk” as his new…
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In South River, four vying for three Board of Education seats
Candidates: Keep abreast of mandates, keep costs down, keep academic standards high BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Four candidates, three of them incumbents, are vying for three-year Board of Education roles in the Nov. 6 election. Incumbent Kelly M. Cruz, and her husband, Silvio, have three children, Nicole, 17, Caroline, 12, and Silvio,…
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Many choices for voters on Nov. 6
School board candidates join political office-seekers on ballot in most towns BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer For the first time, voters who to go the polls in hundreds of towns in New Jersey on Nov. 6 will be asked to vote for local school board members in addition to casting a vote for president,…
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Cover story
State public questions State Public Question No. 1 Building our future bond act Do you approve the “Building Our Future Bond Act”? This bond act authorizes the State to issue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $750 million to provide matching grants to New Jersey’s colleges and universities. Money from the grants will be…
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Spending, taxes dominate board candidates forum
Eight candidates vie for Monroe Board of Ed.subhead BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — For weeks, residents have been asking members of the Monroe Township Board of Education about spending cuts and finding new sources of revenue in light of increased property taxes. Candidates hoping to secure the public’s vote Nov. 6 faced the…
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Slammed by Sandy
Clockwise from top: A car drives under a tree leaning on wires on Main Street in Helmetta on Oct. 30, the day after Tropical Storm Sandy. Larry Castrovinci takes pictures of downed wires on Forsgate Drive in Jamesburg. Old Bridge and East Brunswick firefighters work to clear a tree on Cleveland Street in East Brunswick.…
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Recovering after Sandy
Widespread power outages, areas of flooding reported throughout county The storm that has been described as the worst ever to strike New Jersey dealt a devastating blow to much of Middlesex County on Oct. 29. Tropical Storm Sandy brought flooding to numerous neighborhoods lining the county’s waterways, and left most of residents and businesses in…
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Ready to tally
Voting machines are ready to be rolled out from the Monmouth County Board of Elections office in Freehold. JEFF GRANIT staff
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