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      March 6, 2008  RSS feed
      Game day a slam dunk for buddies, pals
      Fast Break gives players a rare chance to enjoy the spotlight
      More than 200 friends, family members, East Brunswick officials and other fans came out to cheer on the players at a unique event Saturday, the inaugural "My Buddy My Pal" basketball game day.T he Fast Break Basketball Association's Buddy Division, started four years ago in East Brunswick, set up the game at Chittick Elementary School, Flagler Street. More...
      Helmetta officials: Aid cuts will be 'devastating'
      Boro to lose more than $136,000 in aid with governor's budget
      BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

      Helmetta will bear the brunt of state aid cuts proposed in Gov. Jon Corzine's latest state budget proposal. In fact, Corzine plans to eliminate all of the municipal aid to Helmetta and all other towns with populations of less than 5,000. Helmetta has approximately 1,905 residents. More...

      Jeazzed up

      PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Robert Braun, 16, (r) performs as part of the East Brunswick High School Jazz Ensemble during the annual Community Day at the Brunswick Square Mall on Route 18 Sunday. Above: Joanne Zou, flanked by Mike Ying and Lewei Shang, perform a tai chi sword demonstration. More...


      Boro faces opposition in police restructuring
      Attorney vows lawsuit if council eliminates police chief's position
      BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

      HELMETTA- A plan to do away with the borough's police chief position has some residents up in arms, and questions remain about the legality of the move. The Borough Council introduced an ordinance Feb. 27 that would eliminate the chief position, replacing it with a public safety director. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Program to shed light on 'Classic Broadway'
      The I.L. Peretz Secular Jewish Community will present "Classic Broadway With a Twist" at 8 p.m. on March 14 at the Rutgers Labor Education Center, Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. More...
      • Artists will create greeting cards at meeting
      • Fire department to host St. Patrick's Day Dinner
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       Letters
      • Keep focus on health care, financial security
      Super Tuesday was New Jersey's conclusion to spirited Republican and Democratic campaigns in which issues mattered. Particularly high in the minds of voters was financial security. With 1.3 million uninsured in the state and many concerned about retirement and Medicare, there is a palpable sense of unease. More...
      • Community center would be overpriced and underutilized
      • Wants to see reports on air quality
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       Editorials
      • article has image Coda
      If it looks like a tax hike, and smells like a hike …
      So, it looks like Gov. Jon Corzine has started shooting the cocker spaniel. As longtime readers might remember from the last time I used the term, shooting the cocker spaniel is an old technique used by administrators facing budget cuts they really don't want to make. More...
      • Red State/Blue State
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       Obituaries
      • Frank J. Cavanaugh
      Mr. Cavanaugh, 86, of Spotswood, died Feb. 4, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. More...
      • Frederick J. Franklin
      • Helen E. Laga Brown
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       Schools
      • Spotswood school tab brings no tax increase
      SPOTSWOOD - In nearly every New Jersey community in recent years, the annual school budgets have become synonymous with tax increases. Not this year in Spotswood. Board of Education President Alan Bartlett said that due to the vastly increased general state aid the school district expects to receive, the 2008-09 budget comes with a flat tax rate. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Turned upside down
      ERIC SUCAR staff East Brunswick's James Ryder (right) applies a hold on Bridgewater Raritan's Andrew Hampton (right) during their 189-pound bout at the NJSIAA Region V Wrestling Tournament at Hunterdon Central High School on March 1. More...
      • article has image Fish On
      • Rutgers Roundup
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