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      November 29, 2007  RSS feed
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      JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick High School cheerleader Shannon Hussey performs the pregame routine for the Thanksgiving Day homecoming game. The Bears defeated Old Bridge, 35-14. See Sports. More...
      Board to ask for $41.9M more for school Dec. 11
      Construction costs have risen since $83M bond was approved
      BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

      Monroe Township voters will soon have the opportunity to provide the missing cornerstone for the building of the new high school in Thompson Park. A Dec. 11 referendum will ask residents for an additional $41.9 million to see the project through to completion. More...

      67% electric rate hike looming in So. River
      GOP, Dems at odds over increase expected to take effect Jan. 1
      BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

      Residents in South River may face as much as a 67 percent increase in their electric rate next year. The Borough Council on Monday voted 3-1 to introduce an ordinance increasing the rate. The three Republican members voted in favor, while the lone dissenter was council President David Sliker, a Democrat. More...


      Teens' driving habits placed under scrutiny
      Special commission hears suggestions from parents, students
      BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

      What can be done to decrease the startling recent spike in motor vehicle accidents involving teenagers was the topic of a public hearing conducted by the Governor's Teen Driver Study Commission on Nov. 19 at Colts Neck High School. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Spotswood tree lighting scheduled for Dec. 1
      The Spotswood Recreation Department will sponsor the 18th annual borough Holiday Tree-Lighting Ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. 1 at the municipal center, Summerhill Road. Chorus groups from Appleby School, Memorial School, Spotswood High School and the Spotswood Girl Scouts will entertain with songs of the season. More...
      • Christmas tree lighting set for Dec. 5 in J'burg
      • Tree-lighting festivities set for Dec. 7 in S.R.
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       Letters
      • Donate a bed net, help wipe out malaria
      When I took a trip to Tanzania in 2005, I took malaria pills to make sure that I wouldn't get malaria. But the natives that I met in Africa don't have the money for malaria pills. And just like you and me, they are afraid of malaria, too. More...
      • New high school will benefit students and community
      • Parents must be voice; vote yes on referendum
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       Editorials
      • Ultimate responsibility rests with new drivers
      It has happened again, and again. Inexperienced drivers - teenagers who have just received a magic license that grants them their freedom and independence - ignoring the rules and regulations they have very recently pledged to obey. More...
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      • article has image Coda
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       Obituaries
      • Jeannette Toth
      Mrs. Toth, 77, of Manalapan, died Oct. 31, 2007, at home. Prior to her retirement in 1991, she was employed as a sales clerk at Mendokers' Bakery, Jamesburg, for more than 20 years. She was predeceased by a daughter, Nancy J. Fitzpatrick, in 2000. Surviving are her husband, Joseph J. Toth; two daughters and sonsin law, Donna J. and David Bunton of Arlington, Va. More...
      • Elizabeth "Betty" J. Ryan Nielsen
      • John Edward "Bud" Smith
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       Schools
      • article has image Community celebrates an old school made new
      Construction project at Lawrence Brook completed this month
      EAST BRUNSWICK - Students, alumni, parents and teachers gathered recently to celebrate the bigger and better Lawrence Brook School. Originally built in 1959, the school underwent major renovations and expansion over the past two years, part of a $106.1 million project involving three township schools. More...
      • article has image Dedication of high school track
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       Sports
      • article has image Turkey Day fun for E.B. & O.B.
      PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top: East Brunswick quarterback Doug Fischer is tackled by Old Bridge defenders Richard Agosto (33) and Anthony Rybek during the Thanksgiving Day game in East Brunswick. Above: EB's Randy Varbelow is pushed out of bounds by Old Bridge's Kyle Hoernlein. Right: Fischer throws a pass during his team's 35-14 win. Fischer passed for two touchdowns, snapping Old Bridge's 12-game win streak between the two schools. He finished with 138 yards passing and 71 yards rushing. Mike Kellerman chipped in with two touchdown runs. For Old Bridge, Chris Suozzo had 111 yards rushing, giving him over 1,100 for the season. More...
      • article has image Hang on for the ride
      • Tough schedule will test O.B. early and often
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