JEFF GRANIT staff This week marked the 40th St. Patrick's Day for Shanahan's Bakery in Milltown, which is known to sell thousands of Irish soda bread loaves on the holiday. Tuesday morning, owner Colm Shanahan takes hot tea bracks and soda bread out of the oven. More photos, page 18.
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BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
For the second year in a row, the Spotswood Board of Education is proposing a school budget with no tax increase. Board President Richard O'Brien said the school district will receive an additional $250,000 in state aid this year, and it will go a long way towards keeping the tax rate flat. The money is actually coming through the state from the federal stimulus package. More...
ERIC SUCAR staff Shayna Altein helps a child make hamantash during a Purim party sponsored by the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe March 10 at the Forsgate Country Club. The event, Purim on the Lower East Side, included a megillah reading and the celebration included a trolley, push carts, a kosher deli, Yiddish theater and klezmer music. More...
E.B. board prepares school tab for April 2 adoption
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
EAST BRUNSWICK — State aid for the 2009-2010 budget will remain at the same level as the current school year. "We did an analysis and we are seeing state aid is flat," school Business Administrator Bernardo Giuilana said during the March 12 Board of Education meeting. School officials throughout the state learned their aid following Gov. More...
By Gloria Averbuch
Sports offer fitness, fun, camaraderie and education in a whole host of life skills. When determining whether to get more serious, however, there are many factors that will ensure you make the right decision, and a smooth transition. More...
House fire claims life of Helmetta man
