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Suspended deputy fire chief elected as fire commissioner
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — According to Scott Kivet, it all comes down to one thing: making sure residents have adequate fire protection coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Kivet, 30, was recently elected to a seat on the Monroe Township Fire District 1 Board of Commissioners. His election…
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Milltown board looks at all areas to reduce costs
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Like other school districts, the borough’s Board of Education faces major challenges if Gov. Chris Christie follows through with the state aid cuts he has discussed. Superintendent of Schools Linda Madison said the outlook is grim as the board puts together its 2010-11 budget. The board held a…
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Monroe super: District could lose up to $1.5M
Hamilton ‘hoping’ loss of state aid will not result in the need for staff layoffs BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer It could be worse. That is Superintendent of Schools Kenneth R. Hamilton’s take on the district’s budget situation. Hamilton estimates Monroe could lose roughly $1.5 million in state aid for the 2010-11 budget. “We’ve…
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Retail picture getting brighter in East Bruns.?
Vacancy rate on decline; more businesses expected to arrive later this year BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Despite unstable economic conditions, retail businesses are steadily growing in East Brunswick, especially along the Route 18 corridor. According to township Economic Coordinator Ed Cohen, the state highway has been a catalyst for the economic progress of the…
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Happy 150th!
Eugene Ng serenades the crowd with a toccata during the kickoff celebration of East Brunswick’s 150th anniversary Sunday at the township’s public library. More photos on page 18 and at www.gmnews.com. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above, Wendy Zha of East Brunswick and daughters Jenny, 10, and Lilly Sheng, 8, look over posters made by local students regarding…
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Fire officials playing Russian roulette with residents’ safety
As a Monroe Township Fire District No. 1 resident with more than 26 years of law enforcement experience, as well as a former union leader of one of New York State’s largest law-enforcement departments, I am somewhat baffled and totally taken back by this township’s recent decision to eliminate the positions of our paid firefighters.…
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Where did assemblymen get tax-increase figure?
Recently Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (D- 18) and Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes III (D-18) cowrote a letter to the editor that dealt with Gov. Chris Christie’s executive order mandating that New Jersey school boards use their excess funds for education budgets (“Christie’s Action Raids School Funds, Raises Taxes,” Sentinel, Feb. 25). They claim the…
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Robert Tyhanic
Mr. Tyhanic, 69, of the Toms River section of Dover, formerly of East Brunswick, died Feb. 18, 2010, in CommunityMedicalCenter, Toms River. Prior to his retirement in 1999, he was employed with Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick. He also was the owner of Ty’s Landscaping, East Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Kathie Schwalje Tyhanic; two…
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Alessandra LaVigne-Holbach
Mrs. LaVigne-Holbach, 86, of Monroe, died Feb. 16, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her first husband, Raymond LaVigne, died in 1991; her second husband, Nicholas Holbach, died in 1997; and a son, Richard LaVigne, died in 2006. Surviving are a daughter, Diane A. Zih, and her husband, Ernest Jr., of Spotswood;…
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