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On fantasy vs. reality in advice from town leaders
Years ago our township leaders told us that if we blight our community’s landscape with a pair of high-rise office towers, our taxes would go down and there would be no negative impact to our lifestyles. Did anyone see where the tax decrease went? Is the 30-minute backup on Route 18 trying to get to…
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Sculptor praises fire department, memorial dedication
On Saturday, May 12, the East Brunswick Independent Fire Company’s 9/11 and Deceased Member Honor Roll Memorial was dedicated. The memorial incorporates an almost 5-foot-tall steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center, along with the fire company’s own tribute to its deceased volunteer members. Under beautiful sunny skies reminiscent of that tragic day almost…
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Banners honoring Milltown veterans to line streets
Legion post pays tribute to 22 ‘Hometown Heroes’ BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Borough residents will see some new faces and some old ones, too, when they walk down John F Kennedy Drive and Washington Avenue this Memorial Day. The Joyce Kilmer American Legion Post 25, along with the Ladies Auxiliary and Sons…
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Photos add missing pieces to cemetery database
Historical society member’s digital photos often reveal new details BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Among the 2,800 photos associated with 3,741 entries in the South River Historical & Preservation Society’s cemetery database are the gravestones of the borough’s first mayor, James Bissett. Stephanie Bartz of the South River Historical & Preservation Society was spending a fair…
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New-look Pine Ridge Park now one of E.B.’s ‘jewels’
$941K renovation project brings new amenities to neighborhood park BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Spotswood High School student Ryan Somlin looks for living things to examine in Lake DeVoe on May 18 as part of a cross-grade level ecology lesson that involved elementary, middle and high school students from Spotswood. Story, page 16. JEFF GRANIT…
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Jamesburg officials adopt ‘bare-bones’ budget
Resident accuses officials of having conflicts, failing to find ways to ease tax burden BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Jamesburg Borough Council has adopted a municipal budget that will increase municipal taxes $56 on the average home. The $5 million budget, which includes $3.6 million to be raised through taxation, was approved in a…
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DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS
Agricultural county fairs worth the trip LIZZ DINNIGAN Modern technology is slowly supplanting simple outdoor fun, such as old-fashioned country fairs, with their carnival midways, cotton candy and corndog food booths, livestock, pie contests and pig races. Luckily, throughout New Jersey, you can enjoy this experience that will essentially transport you back in time. Loads…
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CBA leads parade of winners at Shore Conference track meet
The Shore Conference Championships were the final tune-ups for area high school track and field athletes as they look ahead to the state championships. The SC meet was held May 19 at Neptune High School. If it’s a track meet and Christian Brothers Academy is involved, chances are pretty good that the Colts are going…
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