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Police label fire in woods behind school as suspicious in origin
MONROE — Township firefighters extinguished a brush fire behind a local elementary school last week. Police received a call about a brush fire in the wooded area behind Woodland Elementary School at 12:47 p.m. onApril 10. Woodland is located between Spotswood Englishtown Road and the Outcalt section of Monroe. The fire was contained to the…
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CODA
Marlboro drawing line in the sand over COAH funds GREG BEAN Of all the contentious issues I’ve watched during my years as a newsman in New Jersey, none has been as consistently divisive as the battle in communities over meeting the state’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) requirements — and now, with COAH on life…
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Grateful to all those who made Easter egg hunt a success
The first annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by and held at Zinna’s Bistro to benefit the Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 — Special Needs Children was held Saturday, April 7. More than 100 children came out for the Easter Egg Hunt, with parents in tow. A special thanks to Zinna’s Bistro owner Chris Zinna and…
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Walking effective way to combat obesity
The world obesity rate is slowly increasing every year and the people in this country are slowly decreasing their life expectancy because of sedentary activity. It is affecting children, adolescents, adults and seniors. What is the one simple, and effective way of decreasing this rate? The answer to this question is walking. I’m not asking…
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E.B. must address weekend emergency response
I have been an East Brunswick resident for over 30 years and have always believed our residents were considered valuable commodities by those who lead our fine city. However, on a recent morning I was made aware of a situation that I am sure very few of our fine residents are aware of. My neighbor…
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New stroke support group looking for members
Weekly meetings offer outreach, social opportunities BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE— Township residentWayne Lubowicki was an active member of the community who was described as a man always on the go. However, everything changed in November 2006, when Lubowicki suffered a stroke. Now 5½ years later, he is still recovering. High blood pressure was…
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Jewish Historical Society sets lecture
The American Jewish Experience Lecture Series, presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey, continues its 15th consecutive year with a presentation by Philip Cantor titled “Jewish Storytellers.” The lecture will be held 10 a.m. May 14 at the Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Drive. The lecture will be repeated 10:30 a.m. May…
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Jewish Choir of Central Jersey to perform May
The Jewish Choir of Central New Jersey Makhelat HaMercaz will perform at the East Brunswick Public Library 3 p.m. May 6. The performance will feature a repertoire of religious, secular, classical, jazz, pop and folk music, all sung in Hebrew, Yiddish, English and Ladino, under the direction of cantors Anna West Ott and Sheldon Levin.…
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