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      May 15, 2008  RSS feed
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      JEFF GRANIT staff Honor Guard members from Monroe Township Fire District 3 carry the casket of Fire Chief James J. Beebe from the fire truck for the funeral services at St. James Church in Jamesburg May 8. Beebe, 64, died May 3 following an illness. A Vietnam veteran, Beebe served as a volunteer firefighter in Monroe starting in 1973 and achieved all ranks in the department. He served as a career chief from 2000 until his death. More...
      Talks begin on merging three school districts
      County super to review options for Spotswood, M'town, Helmetta
      BY VINCENT TODARO & BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writers

      School officials in Spotswood, Milltown and Helmetta will explore the possibility of consolidating their school districts in the coming years. The discussion comes as the state has assigned each county's executive school superintendent to develop proposals to merge school districts and services. More...

      E.B. council continues cutting tax increases
      Municipal budget cuts reduce tax rate hike from 14 to 9 cents
      BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

      The East Brunswick Township Council on Monday shaved nearly a third of the proposed municipal tax increase. Using a mix of increased revenues and budget cuts, the council reduced the proposed tax rate hike from 14 cents to 9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. More...


      The circus is in town

      PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Second-grade students at Monroe's Barclay Brook Elementary School perform in the annual Circus Minimus show at the school on Friday. Above: second-grader Christian Giannola walks on the balance beam as teacher Kelly Molitoris lends a hand during the show. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Advance tickets offered for St. Stan's Carnival
      Discounted ride tickets and advance Super 50/50 raffle tickets for the 2008 St. Stan's Carnival to be held June 18-21 on the St. More...
      • Prospective Eagle Scout to hold May 18 car wash
      • Fair to feature clinics, sports, rides, fireworks
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       Letters
      • Student performers deserve courtesy, respect
      Once again, as a proud grandparent, and as a former Board of Education member, I attended another delightful East Brunswick Public Schools orchestra concert in the high school auditorium. The district is most fortunate to have an excellent new supervisor of arts education, Jeffrey Lesser. More...
      • Why stop at just Middlesex County?
      • 'Middlesex' did not offend Founding Fathers, Victorians
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       Editorials
      • article has image There's just no market for used, gas-guzzling pickups
      When some people get tomy age and tap their memory banks, they say they often associate important events in their lives with songs. More...
      • Sam considered money kept from government a big win
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       Obituaries
      • Sylvia Parrilla Geist
      Mrs. Geist, 74, of East Brunswick, formerly of Spotswood, died April 29, 2008, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. A Realtor, she worked, along with her sons Robert and Christopher, and her daughter-in-law, Jennifer, in the family business she founded in 1973, Century 21 Sylvia Geist Agency, East Brunswick. More...
      • Ethel Zion Karten
      • Kevin R. Maurer
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       Sports
      • article has image Jersey Fresh marred by tragedy two years in a row
      Aortic rupture said to have killed David O'Connor's horse
      An international event held at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold from May 8-11 was marred by a tragedy. For the second year in a row, a horse died during the Jersey Fresh CCI ** and CCI *** competitions. More...
      • Sayreville baseball ready for state tourney play next week
      • article has image When all else fails, there's always bluefish
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