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Six promoted in EBPD as 4 officers retire
Manpower at 86 after being reduced through attrition BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer The East Brunswick Police Department has been undergoing some changes recently, including the retirements of four longtime officers and the promotions of six others. Capt. Thomas Crothers The officers who recently retired are Capts. Edward Mitchell and Scott Mayer and Lts. Robert…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Christian Rousseau pitches for the Monroe Falcons in an American Legion Baseball League game at Sayreville War Memorial High School on July 10.
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Firestone takes over at East Bruns. library
Assistant director ‘best person’ to lead library in tough times BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Afamiliar face has taken the reins at East Brunswick’s public library, replacing the award-winning director who resigned last month in the wake of recent cuts to the library’s budget and services. MaryEllen Firestone, the library’s longtime assistant director, has been…
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Local cost of school just shy of $18M
E.B. superintendent: Time is now to build new Memorial BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer East Brunswick residents will be asked to approve a $17.96 million bond referendum to build a new Memorial Elementary School this September. The new facility, which will replace the building devastated in a July 2008 fire, will actually cost $23.8 million,…
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O.B. mayor presents tab with no tax hike
Attrition, wage freezes continue; layoffs possible Attrition, wage freezes continue; layoffs possible BY BRIAN DONAHUE OLD BRIDGE — Mayor James T. Phillips unveiled a “transition year” budget Monday that keeps the municipal tax rate stable. In drafting the new municipal budget, Phillips said his administration sought to ensure that taxpayers, who may already be struggling,…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks perform big-band music from the 1920s and ’30s at Thompson Park in Monroe July 9. The concert was the first of six being staged on Thursdays at 6 p.m. courtesy of the Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission. On July 16, the Marlene VanPlanck Trio will perform a selection…
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Jayne A. Martindale Listowski
Mrs. Listowski, 54, of Barrington, formerly of Old Bridge, died June 30, 2009, in Cooper Medical Center, Camden. Surviving are a son, Michael Listowski of Barrington; a daughter, Jessica Listowski of Pennsauken; two sisters, Ellen Mayer of East Brunswick and Lori Laratta of the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence; and several nieces. A service was held…
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Walter J. Mrozek
Mr. Mrozek, 89, of South River, died July 9, 2009, at home. He was predeceased by four brothers and two sisters. Surviving are his wife, Lydia Hawilo Mrozek; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.…
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Louis W. Kosakowski
Mr. Kosakowski, 84, of Sayreville, died July 1, 2009, in New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was employed as a machine operator at Algrow Knitting Mills, Milltown, where he worked for 40 years. He was predeceased by six siblings. Surviving are two sisters, Irene Wysocki…
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