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     PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Left: Parents and students of East Brunswick's Memorial Elementary School take a tour of the former Corpus Christi School in South River during the open house on Aug. 25. Parents got their first look at the facility, which is being used this year due to the July 10 fire at Memorial. School was scheduled to begin there and throughout the district yesterday. Above: Fourth-grade student Samantha Estenes reads a welcoming note from her teacher to her mother, Jessica, and grandmother, Lorraine Shekon.
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Courtesy busing restored for E.B. private schools
Board will appoint panel to look at transportation issue
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
      EAST BRUNSWICK — The Board of Education has decided to reinstate bus routes for students at two area private schools. The bus service, considered courtesy busing and provided to students at St.
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SRHS among five most improved N.J. high schools
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer
      SOUTH RIVER — Superintendent of Schools Ronald C. Grygo said he could not be more proud of South River High School's recent achievements. The school was named one of the top five most improved high schools in the September edition of New Jersey Monthly Magazine.
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Michail Litwinow
      Mr. Litwinow, 87, of South River, died Aug. 23, 2008, in Victoria House, Matawan. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 22 years as a machine operator with Peter J. Schweitzer, Spotswood.
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