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New club pairs teens with special-needs kids
Kickoff event to be held at E.B. Teen Lounge Nov. 7 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Rabbi Aryeh Goodman noticed that something was missing from the opportunities available to special needs children in town. While the school system has aided in scholastic advancement and the township’s Buddy Ball program has provided an…
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Green fest
Above left, Kevin McDermott, head custodian at Monroe’s Oak Tree School, explains the energy efficiency of the atrium skylights during the Oct. 9 Green Energy Fair. Above right, Hugh Connolly, the principal architect for Monroe’s Oak Tree School, gets ready to give a presentation. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Wins Ford Fiesta
Shannon McNally, music teacher at East Brunswick’s Bowne-Munro Elementary School, is all smiles as she takes the keys to a new 2011 Ford Fiesta, presented to her at the PSE&G WorryFree Fabulous Fiesta Ceremony during the Oct. 2 Fall Home Show in Trenton. McNally’s name was drawn from among 29,000 customers who either purchased a…
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Fundraiser celebrates sights, sounds, tastes of Brooklyn
EAST BRUNSWICK — Anyone who rooted for the Duke while others cheered for Mickey and Willie, hung out at Big Daddy’s on Coney Island Avenue or at the Boardwalk for Tuesday night fireworks, or had a hot pastrami on rye at Zei-Mar’s, Grabstein’s or Hy Tulip’s, pay attention. The “Bridge to Brooklyn” nostalgia program set…
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Council puts brakes on Golden Triangle changes
Requests that Toll Brothers submit conceptual site plan BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council has again tabled the proposed changes to the Golden Triangle redevelopment plan, but residents took an opportunity last week to voice lingering concerns about the project. The council introduced the zone changes in September, and the…
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Middlesex County unveils Crime Stoppers program
Residents will receive rewards for information leading to arrests BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer L aw enforcement officials from throughout Middlesex County can expect a bump in crime tips from local residents, thanks to the founding of Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County. A member program of the national Crime Stoppers agency, the Crime Stoppers of…
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So. River officials look at Main St. site for firehouse
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Borough officials are looking at the former Elks property on Main Street as the possible site of a firehouse to replace the George Street firehouse. The Borough Council voted unanimously for a resolution authorizing Business AdministratorAndrew Salerno and Borough Attorney Gary Schwartz to formally negotiate with the…
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Main St. plan aimed at alleviating backups
New lanes, upgrades in store for downtown Spotswood BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Officials from Spotswood and Middlesex County have been working for the past year on a plan to improve traffic flow in the center of town, and the work could soon get under way. On Oct. 4, the Borough Council passed a resolution…
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Student Art Work
Student artwork adorns a classroom wall at the Oak Tree School in Monroe for the Oct. 9 Green Energy Fair. More than 2,000 people attended the event, which included many exhibits and attractions with an environmental theme. Tours allowed visitors to see the “green” elements built into the design of the school, including solar panels…
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