• Monroe board majority approves election shift

    BOE president: District stands to save $60K with move to November BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — A divided Board of Education approved a resolution last week to move its annual elections from April to the general election in November. The board voted 6-3 to approve the move at its Jan. 18 meeting, just…

  • E.B. school board moves annual election to Nov.

    Shift means residents will only vote on budgets that are over the 2% cap on tax levy hikes BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Goodbye, April. Hello, November. The township Board of Education voted 8-1 to move the annual school election to coincide with the November general election during its Jan. 19 meeting,…

  • Golden Triangle project takes a step forward

    E.B. Planning Board OKs subdivision that developer says will pave way for site plans BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Golden Triangle redevelopment project took a small step forward on Jan. 11 when the township Planning Board unanimously approved a subdivision of the Route 18 property. The action splits the approximately 23-…

  • Monroe firefighters pass on raises to avoid layoffs

    Union, commissioners agree to concessions that will save district $300K BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The potential layoffs of up to eight firefighters were avoided through concessions reached between the union and commissioners of Monroe Township Fire District No. 3. The givebacks were necessary to ensure the fire budget did not exceed the 2 percent…

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    Monisha Aghazaden-Alavi, 15, Pooja Patel and Pooja Adur, all of East Brunswick, wear traditional Indian wedding dresses during the bridal fashion show portion of “Glimpses of India,” a three-part series that began Jan. 22 at the East Brunswick Public Library. The series, an exploration of Indian culture, continues on March 24 and May 3. SCOTT…

  • E.B. municipal taxes going down in 2012, mayor says

    Stahl: Work over past three years will allow for tax cut BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer When he took office in January 2009, Mayor David Stahl pledged to responsibly reduce spending, restructure township government and set East Brunswick on firm financial ground in the midst of national economic turmoil. On Monday, the Democratic mayor said…

  • Full-day kindergarten coming to E.B. schools

    Program will allow for more in-depth coverage of topics, officials say BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Dr. Susan Karp said she’d been waiting 27 years for the moment. It was one of the main reasons that drove her to run for the East Brunswick Board of Education in the first place. And during a board…

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    Neha Avadhami, 10, of East Brunswick, leads a traditional Indian dance during the first session of “Glimpses of India,” a three-part series that began Jan. 22 at the East Brunswick Public Library. Indian culture will be explored further when the series continues on March 24 and May 3. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • ‘Wild New Jersey’ author to discuss nature in E.B.

    The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission will present an “Option Green” lecture by David Wheeler, author of “Wild New Jersey: Nature Adventures in the Garden State,” and the founder of the daily nature blog WildNew-Jersey.tv. The event will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road,…

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