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GOP gains 4-2 majority on South River council
BY Kathy Chang GOP gains 4-2 majority on South River council BY Kathy Chang SOUTH RIVER — The Republican Party will regain power on the Borough Council in January. After voting polls closed at 8 p.m. and the numbers started trickling in, it became evident that incumbent John Trzeciak, 35, and former councilman John Krenzel,…
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Spotswood girls defy odds in 12-5-1 season
Only three seniors graduate from this year’s roster BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Spotswood High School’s girls soccer team certainly could have considered this a rebuilding season. After all, the Chargers graduated eight seniors from last year’s GMC Blue Division champions, which finished 16-3-1. Five from that talented group were named to the All-Division team, and…
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Josephine Dolores Ragucci
Mrs. Ragucci, 87, of South River, died Oct. 16, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1992, she was an accredited medicalrecords technician at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where she worked for 30 years. She was a coordinator of the South River Food Bank. Surviving are three…
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Volunteer posts open in special-needs sports
Volunteers are sought for three sports programs designed for special-needs athletes in Monroe. A variety of positions are open. Experience is not required. Basketball Pals is held 10:30 a.m.-noon Sundays through November at the Monroe Recreation Department gym, Monmouth Road. Track Stars is set for 6:45-8 p.m. Mondays, January-June, at Brookside School, 370 Buckelew Ave.…
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Leibowitz, first Republican elected in Monroe since ’80s
Leibowitz, first Republican elected in Monroe since ’80s MONROE — For the first time in decades, a Republican has been elected to the Township Council. Michael Leibowitz, 66, who served on the council from 1980-84, narrowly defeated Democrat Stephen Dalina Tuesday by a vote of 1,920 to 1,901, according to figures provided by the Middlesex…
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DOT, Township Council ignoring residents’ safety
As a resident of the Renaissance at Monroe adult community on Route 33, Monroe, I am writing about the lack of concern the state Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Monroe Township Council have regarding the safety of the residents who live here. For more than a year, we have petitioned the DOT to create…
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Essman to appear Nov. 10 at E.B. temple
Comedienne and author Susie Essman will share highlights from her new memoir “What Would Susie Say?” at an event set for 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick. Essman plays sassy Susie Greene on HBO’s comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” The evening is presented in cooperation with the…
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Old Bridge GOP gains another seat on council
Will seek a recount in close Ward 1 race By Lauren Ciraulo Old Bridge GOP gains another seat on council Will seek a recount in close Ward 1 race OLD BRIDGE — Voters elected three Democrats and three Republicans to six seats on the Township Council Nov. 3. Five of those elected to Old Bridge’s…
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Moore lifts South River to OT win over Chargers
Monroe, East Brunswick clinch playoff berths in Group III, IV BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent South River High School football coach Rich Marchesi will say it took a team effort to defeat Spotswood 26-20 in overtime Saturday. But the number one reason why the Rams were able to overcome untimely mistakes and questionable officiating was workhorse…
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