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      February 9, 2012  RSS feed
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      Jack Andrulewich eagerly waits to eat a cracker as part of an experiment involving saliva and taste buds during a Feb. More...
      Student arrested in bomb threat that led to school evacuation

      A 14-year-old student at the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School, East Brunswick, has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat that resulted in the school’s evacuation on Feb. 7. More...

      State council strikes down controversial bullying law
      Council deems law an unfunded mandate; will be revisited by Legislature
      BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI
      Staff Writer

      I f the state Legislature wants to keep the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights on the books, it’s going to need to pony up some money to help school districts implement it, according to a ruling from a state council. More...


      Principals appointed for two Monroe schools
      Oak Tree principal to take over at Applegarth when it reopens
      BY JAMES McEVOY
      Staff Writer

      The Monroe Township Board of Education has named Dennis Ventrello and Erinn Mahoney as principals of the Applegarth and Barclay Brook elementary schools, respectively. Ventrello currently serves as principal of Oak Tree Elementary School, and will begin serving as the lead administrator at Applegarth on April 1, according to board President Kathy Kolupanowich. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Auxiliary to host Boardwalk Party
      The Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post No. 25 will sponsor an Over the Hump to Summer Boardwalk Party 6-10 p.m. Feb. 18 at the post home, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown, Donation is $15 per person and includes food, soda and water. A $5 wristband will be available for beer and wine. Live entertainment will be provided by The Brue Crew. More...
      • Adult actors, singers invited to audition
      • Bag of Books Sale ongoing at library
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       Letters
      • Mayor out of touch on property-tax relief
      This letter is in response to the article titled “East Brunswick Municipal Taxes Going Down in 2012, Mayor Says” that appeared in the Jan. 26 issue of the Sentinel. David Stahl actually says nothing about how much East Brunswick overall property taxes will go down, which is what really matters to highly overtaxed residents and business owners. More...
      • Open market results in improved education for all
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image CODA
      A bag of ganja may have cost a young man his life
      Here’s a story that made my blood boil, and I’m guessing it’ll do the same to yours. According to the stories from several news sources, police in Wakefield, a suburb of the Bronx, thought they saw an 18- year-old man named Ramarley Graham on the street buying drugs. They tried to arrest him, he took off, and then the tale turns deadly. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Doris Koltz Connor
      Mrs. Connor, 87, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Jan. 26, 2012, at her granddaughter’s home. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a cashier at Bradlees, East Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, James, and by a son, James F. More...
      • Geraldine “Deannie” Keith Fore
      • Richard J. Curtis
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       Sports
      • Bears hosting Rams in pivotal wrestling match
      A pair of old rivals, East Brunswick and South River, will renew acquaintances tonight when the high school wrestling teams meet in East Brunswick in what is a pivotal battle for both. More...
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      • Rams are moving forward behind their underclassmen
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       Business
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      As its second anniversary approaches, Ryan’s Pub and Sports Bar, located at 299 Spotswood Englishtown Road in Monroe, has announced the arrival of chef Dave Niekratko, of Culinary Classics. More...
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       Breaking News
      • Student arrested in bomb threat that led to school evacuation
      A 14-year-old student at the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School, East Brunswick, has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat that resulted in the school’s evacuation on Feb. 7. More...
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