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Groundhog Day, with some Halloween thrown in
I n the movie “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray lives the same 24 hours over and over again. New Jersey is having its own Groundhog Day with a law known as the Permit Extension Act, which keeps outdated development permits alive. The act was first passed in 2008, and a new version is now before the…
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Residents organize protest of proposed firehouse site
Coalition forms, launches website to fight South River’s purchase of Elks location BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Main Street area residents flooded the Borough Council chambers March 26 to protest efforts to purchase the Elks site for use as a new firehouse. The residents have formed a group called the Coalition of Concerned…
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E.B. Woman’s Club to meet on April 10
The East Brunswick Woman’s Club will hold its next meetingApril 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary Korean United Methodist Church, 572 Ryders Lane. Guests are welcome. The entrance is in back, guests should use the door on the right. For additional information, call 732-698-0380.
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E.B. mayor proposes budget with tax cut
Stahl: Key has been to maintain level of services while reducing expenses BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Mayor David Stahl has presented a tentative $55.8 million operating budget for 2012 that would reduce municipal taxes by 3.3 percent without cutting services for residents. The spending plan, which Stahl delivered to the Township…
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Shelter keeps brisk pace in animal adoptions
Volunteers help employees tend to more than 100 cats and dogs currently lodged BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer A dog stretches its paw out to reach an East Brunswick Girl Scout visiting the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter on March 30. A t 4 p.m. on a Friday, the Helmetta RegionalAnimal Shelter is surprisingly busy. Kids…
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NJ Supreme Court won’t hear E.B.’s case against charter
Hatikvah official: This upholds right to provide excellent education option in E. Bruns. BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer The New Jersey Supreme Court has rejected the Board of Education’s petition to hear its case against the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School. The denial last week appears to mark the end of the road for the…
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Lawrence Brook Elementary School, East Brunswick, celebrated its diversity with a “Year of the Dragon” event March 30. The school day began with the annual Parade of Nations, in which students presented themselves in native dress from the many countries represented in the school’s population. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Monroe residents face nearly $400 tax hike
Tax appeal refunds of $11.4M are major factor in budget gap BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Monroe Township Council has introduced a 2012 municipal budget that, if adopted, would result in a $393 tax hike on the average residence. The $51.8 million budget absorbs a large volume of residential and commercial tax appeals, which…
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