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      July 30, 2009  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff Olga Broit participates in a traditional dance during the St. Euphrosynia Belarusian Church's 10th annual Belarusian Festival on Whitehead Avenue in South River July 18. The event featured Russian food, music, dancing and other activities. More...
      County fair promises entertainment galore
      Events run Aug. 3-9 at fairgrounds in East Brunswick
      BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer

      The rides, food, music and all the usual attractions, along with thousands of people, will return to the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick when the annual fair kicks off next week. This year's run, Aug. 3-9, brings even more family fun, according to Alan Habiak, president and general manager of the county fair. The fair begins at 5 p.m. Aug. More...

      Spotswood selects new superintendent
      Walter Uszenski has served numerous educational roles
      BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

      The Spotswood Board of Education has tapped a South Jersey school official to fill the role of retiring Superintendent of Schools Jack Krewer. Walter Uszenski, currently the superintendent and school principal for Mannington Township, Salem County, will officially take over in Spotswood when Krewer retires on Nov. 1. More...


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      CHRIS KELLY staff South River's Tiffany Bootier, 18, performs with the East Brunswick-based Century Cloggers at the 35th annual Monmouth County Fair in Freehold Township July 24. More...


      Two Monroe teens join the 'Movie Mob'
      RecessBoys review movies on TV in survival competition
      BY MARY ANNE ROSS Corresspondent

      Jeremy Grossman and Matt Bara are going to have big-time bragging rights when they head back to school this fall. The two incoming seniors at Monroe Township High School have been regulars on the show "Movie Mob," which appears on cable television's the Reelz Channel. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Tickets on sale for Harry Potter Night
      A Harry Potter Night will be held Aug. 24 at the Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave. The event will begin at 7 p.m. with a visit from magician Gary Filson. Guests are invited to come dressed in costume, if desired. Tickets, which cost $3, are on sale at the library. More...
      • Elijah's Promise offers Mexican-cooking class
      • Tickets on sale for legion Pig Roast
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       Letters
      • Help remedy unfair fees for businessmen, women
      Have you even wondered why some of your favorite small stores ask you not to use your credit card for low-dollar purchases? It has to do with a huge, hidden credit card fee that costs Americans $48 billion a year — more than annual fees, late fees and over-the-limit fees combined. More...
      • Disputes claims that studies show TNR to be successful
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Arrghhhh! Why did you pour milk on the cereal?
      The emails started coming in from out-ofstate friends yesterday: "Rabbis and mayors in a corruption probe? Some of which included the sale of body parts? Sounds like you newspaper guys are going to have fun with this." "Have you gotten your bag of cash yet?" another began. "If you haven't, what's wrong with you? More...
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       Obituaries
      • John E. Hernandez
      Mr. Hernandez, 87, of Old Bridge, died July 13, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1999, he was employed as a machinist at Continental Baking Inc., East Brunswick, where he worked for 20 years. More...
      • Paul J. Malaspina
      • Joanne Chirico Molski
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       Sports
      • article has image Pace brings athleticism, right attitude to game
      Relief pitcher, top hitter looks forward to senior year
      It's a rare summer day when Cody Pace can interrupt his baseball season and head down the Shore. Between juggling playing time for the Spotswood entry in the GMC Summer Baseball League and a team made up of 17- and-under all-stars for the New Jersey Matrix, the Milltown native competes nearly every day. And that leaves little time for R and R. More...
      • Football schedule takes on new format this fall
      • Sports Shorts
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