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      August 14, 2008  RSS feed
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      SCOTT FRIEDMAN Rachele Gardner, 11, of South River, dusts a window for fingerprints as borough Police Officer Jason Klein supervises on Friday. The borough Police Department and municipal drug alliance held the town's first Junior Police Academy last week, with 30 middle school students participating. More...
      Unfit buildings law OK'd amid concerns
      Designed to streamline process of addressing structures in disrepair
      BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

      After roughly two hours of discussion, the South River Borough Council voted in favor of a new ordinance regulating unfit buildings. Councilman Anthony Razzano, the only Democrat on the governing body, was the lone dissenter in the 5-1 vote to adopt the new restrictions Monday. More...

      $60K per-month lease gets replacement school
      School community, church celebrate newly approved agreement
      BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer

      It's a deal that the East Brunswick school district and a South River Catholic church are calling a win-win situation. The former Corpus Christi School, off Old Bridge Turnpike, will be converted into an East Brunswick elementary school, at least for 2008-09. More...


      'Queen of tween' opens shop in her hometown
      Boutique will be the first for veteran fashion designer
      BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

      Milltown area tweens can go back to school in style, now that Sally Miller has come to town. The six-year borough resident and award-winning fashion designer is opening her first retail shop on North Main Street in Milltown, and her trendy signature styles will be unveiled with a ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Ceremony will mark Chinese book donation
      A book-donation ceremony to celebrate the Tzu Chi Buddhist organization's gift of 25 Chinese-language books to the world language section at the East Brunswick Public Library will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. More...
      • Synagogues to sponsor Labor Day celebration
      • Residents invited to Baykeeper presentation
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       Letters
      • Without revaluation, all do not pay equally for township services
      For several weeks now, many East Brunswick residents have been utilizing the opinion page of this newspaper to bash each other for either supporting the school budget or not supporting it, having children in the system or not having children in the system. Enough is enough already. More...
      • Increased spending has little effect on quality of education
      • Grateful to those who made Fourth of July so memorable
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       Editorials
      • Smoke clears to reveal an enduring community
      The East Brunswick school district will be making the best of a bad situation by leasing the former Corpus Christi School building in South River for at least the coming school year. More...
      • article has image There's no question: He took the easy way out
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       Red State / Blue State
      • Both parties have their own poli-ninnies to bear
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Elaine S. Janeczek
      Mrs. Janeczek, 77, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 3, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Joseph J. Janeczek; two sons, Joseph J. Janeczek Jr. of Franklin Park and Robert Janeczek of Helmetta; two daughters, Melanie Benson of Hillsborough and Dr. Susan Janeczek of East Brunswick; two brothers; and six grandchildren. More...
      • Margarita Pont
      • Elizabeth J. Martin
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       Sports
      • article has image RU football looking to maintain high level of play
      15 starters return for Scarlet Knights; opening game on Labor Day
      PISCATAWAY — The goal in many Rutgers football observers' opinion is to get back to the level of play that the Scarlet Knights had in 2006, when the team finished with an 11-2 record, a Texas Bowl victory and a national ranking. More...
      • Sports Shorts
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