Staffing new space contributes to hike
$129.4M school tab would raise taxes 36.1 cents per $100
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer
      EAST BRUNSWICK - The Board of Education last week adopted a school budget that is up nearly 4 percent due to salaries and benefits, staffing new classrooms, and improvements that officials say are desperately needed. The $129.4 million budget calls for a tax rate increase of 36.
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Field of five discusses So. River school issues
Three incumbents, two newcomers seek three seats on BOE
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer
      SOUTH RIVER - - Five candidates are vying for three spots on the Board of Education April 17. During a March 29 public forum at the high school, residents were able to ask questions and hear the candidates' platforms on school-related issues.
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Teens raise awareness of world hunger issues
EBHS students coordinating April 12 Hunger Banquet
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent
      EAST BRUNSWICK - Some of those who attend a unique banquet next week may actually walk away hungry. The Hunger Banquet, sponsored by the Amnesty International student club at East Brunswick High School, is designed to dramatize the unfairness of world hunger and poverty. Some guests will receive a full meal; others will get much less.
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Students devising final ideas for revitalization
Grad. school team wraps up Jamesburg project in May
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
      JAMESBURG - Residents and business owners shared their hopes and concerns for the future of the town at a recent meeting of the Revitalization Coalition. The meeting, held at the Grace M.
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