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Photo exhibit tells story of township
The East Brunswick Historical Society is presenting an exhibit featuring photographs depicting the development of the township, 1860-2011, on the walls of the hallway next to J.C. Penney at Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. The display includes photos of township streets named for mayors; the 1975 Historic District Fair; recent exhibits and programs…
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Monroe residents seek relief from flooding
Rossmoor, Mill Lake Manor homeowners raise concerns BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Monroe officials are meeting with Middlesex County representatives to pursue long-term solutions to flooding in certain areas of town. Township Engineer Ernest Feist said he has also been meeting with officials from the Rossmoor adult community, which experienced severe flooding during Hurricane Irene.…
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Monroe OKs removal of age restrictions
Township will receive land for a park, $2M after compromises with developers BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer A s part of senior housing conversion plan compromises, Monroe will receive land and $2 million from developers. K. Hovnanian at Monroe NJ LLC received approval from the township Planning Board in June to convert its previously approved…
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Julia Baum, 13, of Monroe, separates tape as she decorates a boat during the New School Boat Day in Middletown Sept. 27. New School students boarded their creations and set sail on Raritan Bay at Bayshore Waterfront Park during the annual event. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Poetry brings solace for Gold Star father
Milltown’s William Koch Jr. writes to deal with tragic losses of his son and daughter BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Above: The Koch family, William Jr. (l-r), Steven, Billy, Christine and Lynne, celebrates Billy’s high school graduation in 2000. Below: “Casualties of War: Words and Images from the Heart of a Gold Star Father,” published…
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Adam (l) and Sam Moore watch the flight of a rubber frog as their mother, Sarah, takes a shot at the Frog Bog game during Our Lady of Lourdes School’s sixth annual Fall Festival in Milltown on Sept. 30. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Irate over Irene
Local officials, residents air frustrations with JCP&L during BPU meeting BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer When it came to Jersey Central Power & Light Co.’s response to Hurricane Irene at a Sept. 26 Board of Public Utilities meeting, the same types of words kept coming up: Unacceptable. Terrible. A joke. State legislators, municipal officials and…
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sport shorts
The Central Jersey Hawks basketball team will be holding tryouts for its third-, fifth- and sixthgrade boys teams, which have two teams, and their fourth-grade team, which may have a second team. The tryout schedule is as follows: Oct. 16 at 4 p.m. — Fifth-grade boys (2010 NJ State Champs, finished top four in…
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Heart and discipline have Eagles contending in A North
Girls soccer team tied for first place BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Middletown High School South’s girls soccer program turned things around last season, going from a losing season to a 13- 6 finish. This fall, the Eagles have raised the bar by starting the season with a 6-1 record and engaging a talented Freehold Township…
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