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Spending down, taxes up in new E. Bruns. budget
Officials address residents’ complaints regarding spike in latest tax bill BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council has adopted a nearly $56 million budget that cuts spending but raises taxes by 6 percent. The 2011 municipal budget adopted July 25 reduces spending by about $750,000 or about 1.2 percent from last…
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E.B. board to use funds for tax relief, upgrades
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township residents will see a reduced school tax hike this year . The Board of Educationwill reduce its tax levy for the coming school year by $652,600, amovemade possible by the recent arrival of $1.3 million in additional state aid. Gov. Chris Christie announced earlier this month…
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Juniors to stage ‘Tumbleweeds’
Main Street Juniors, the young-adult subsidiary of the Main Street Theatre Company, will present “Tumbleweeds,” a musical based on the popular comic strip by Tom K. Ryan, July 30-Aug. 7, noon on Saturdays, 2 p.m. on Sundays, at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. The show, an irreverent look at…
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Widows, widowers panel to meet Aug. 2
A widows and widowers social group meets at 1:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Congregation Beit Shalom, (formerly the Jewish Congregation of Concordia) in the Concordia Shopping Center, Perrineville Road, Monroe. The group offers discussions, dinner parties, shows, presentations and companionship. All are welcome to attend. TheAug. 2 gathering will feature…
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Woman, 30, dies in Monroe crash
MONROE — A 30-year-old Iselin woman died July 25 after sustaining injuries in a three-car accident on Spotswood-Englishtown Road. Christina H. Bettinger was pronounced dead after being transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick following the 4:40 p.m. accident, according to Monroe police. The accident initially involved two other vehicles, police said.…
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New friendships grow at E. Brunswick garden
Local gardeners plan cookbook with those in Brunswick East, Australia BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Donna McEvoy looks over her garden, which is designed to attract insects such as bees and butterflies that are beneficial to the growing ecosystem at the East Brunswick Community Garden, on July 13.|There’s a reason it’s called a “community garden.”…
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Monroe board to restore early busing, sci program
Members debate whether extra aid should have been used entirely for tax relief BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer The Monroe Township Board of Education will use some newly arrived state aid on amix of programs and tax relief. School officials learned earlier this month that the district would be receiving an additional $887,122 for the…
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Fair all about tradition, and fun for the family
Attendance has increased in recent years, with 75,000 attending last year BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Thousands of area residents will find their way to the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick next week for their yearly dose of live music, shows and attractions. From Aug. 1 through Aug. 7, the Middlesex County Fair will host…
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