• Board approves 13-home development off O.B. Tpke.

    BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township Planning Board voted last week to approve a 13-home subdivision between May Road and Old Bridge Turnpike, next to Chittick Elementary School. Set on 8.7 acres, the Horizons at Toto Farmwill be a 14-lot subdivision with 13 single family dwellings and a lot dedicated to…

  • Real reform: School staff should pay more for benefits

    The assault on charter schools continues. It’s not bad enough that the East Brunswick School District Board of Education is wasting thousands of taxpayer dollars in legal fees fighting the Hatikvah charter school. Now the East Brunswick Township Council supports a bill thatwould require public approval of new charter schools. Residents getting a chance to…

  • Denial of Parker Home a missed opportunity

    I t was with great sadness that my husband and I read the news that the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home’s application to build in Monroe Township was denied. When my family moved to Monroe in 1953 we became acquainted with the Parker facility when our school and church choirs sang there for the residents.…

  • Writer asks: What position will columnist take?

    Congratulations are in order to your columnist Greg Bean on the occasion of his and his wife’s long successful fight for the rights of returning military servicemen and servicewomen to receive counseling for mental stress and suicide prevention. I wonder how Mr. Bean would feel if the federal government decides to abruptly rescind this law…

  • Spotswood approves purchase of wireless water meter system

    BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Borough Council approved a $1.3 million project Monday that will upgrade all of the water meters in the municipality. The current meters, which have been giving incorrect readings that result in incorrect water bills, will be replaced by new wireless devices that can be read from a…

  • EBHS’s Mangino honored as teacher, role model

    Physical education instructor named to Magic 98.3’s list of ‘Teachers Who Make Magic’ BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Debbie Mangino EAST BRUNSWICK — East Brunswick High School physical education teacher Debbie Mangino was honored earlier this month when she was named a member of Magic 98.3’s “Teachers Who Make Magic” class of 2012. Mangino, an…

  • E.B. VFW dinner includes live music

    East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 Ladies Auxiliary will host its next Friday-Night Dinner 6-8 p.m. March 23 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. The meal will feature a fish fry, mashed potatoes, green beans, appetizers, desserts and more. Cost is $9. A&R Band will perform vintage pop music. For more…

  • Decade of perseverance brings family citizenship

    Local residents’ future in America was jeopardized when father was murdered BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Anum (l-r), Asna, Iqra, Nida and Durreshahwar Hasan with children Ayesha (l) and Abdullah celebrate their naturalization. A s members of the Hasan family took the oath of allegiance, formally making them U.S. citizens, the dreams of their late…

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