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Four seek two seats on South River council
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Four candidates will vie for two three-year terms on the South River Borough Council Nov. 2. Shawn Haussermann Republican councilmen James F. Hutchison and Michael E. Trenga are seeking re-election, facing a challenge from Democrats Shawn Haussermann and Matthew Vaughn, both former councilmen. Hutchison, 51, and Trenga, 46, are seeking…
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Two sworn in as E.B. police officers
EAST BRUNSWICK — Two new officers were recently sworn in as patrol officers with the township’s Department of Public Safety. Anthony DeSantis, 26, is a graduate of Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and criminal justice. He completed his basic training at the Somerset County Police Academy. Matthew Unkel, 24, is a graduate…
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Movin’ to the music
Janice Friedland of East Brunswick moves to the beat during a dance-a-thon at Curves of North Edison on Oct. 10. Participants enjoyed two hours of Zumba and belly-dancing to raise money for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Historians look at So. River’s industry a century ago
Early 1900s were a period of ‘unprecedented growth’ BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — In some ways, the more things have changed, the more they’ve stayed the same. Brian Armstrong, president of the South River Historical and Preservation Society, said there are many similarities between the turn of the 20th century and the…
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GOP newcomers take on veteran Dems for council
Voters to choose two of four candidates on Nov. 2 BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Two veteran members of the Borough Council, one current and one former, are being challenged by two newcomers in the race for the two, threeyear seats on the Borough Council. Republican candidates Corrine Larsen of Pergola Avenue…
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Teen goes from screen to stage for ‘Crucible’
Playhouse 22 brings Salem witch trials back to life from Oct. 29 to Nov. 21 in E.B. BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Quinn Shephard rehearses a scene from “The Crucible,” which will be presented by Playhouse 22 Oct. 29-Nov. 21 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, Cranbury Road. Tickets are $20; $18 for seniors…
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Police charge two teens in bomb threats at SRHS
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Two juveniles have been arrested for making two of the three bomb threats at South River High School over the past four weeks. In the most recent incident, police were dispatched to the school on Montgomery Avenue at 11:34 a.m. on Oct. 20 on a report of…
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Spotswood board hires two with federal aid
SPOTSWOOD — The Board of Education will use some of its newly awarded federal aid to support literacy and mathematics in the schools. The school district received $214,000 from President Barack Obama’s recent federal education stimulus bill, which was aimed at putting teachers back in the classroom after a gloomy budget year that saw many…
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E. Brunswick board says no to cell tower plan
Officials cite proximity to nearby residences BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — About 20 residents who live near the site of a proposed cell tower broke into applause last week after the Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously against the plan. The site plan for a 120-foot-tall cell tower on the site of…
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