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      September 17, 2009  RSS feed
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      SCOTT FRIEDMAN Sparkles the Clown puts the final touches on a design for Allie Tessler, 6, of Monroe, during the 21st annual Monroe Township Country Fair in Thompson Park Sunday. More photos, pages 34-35. More...
      O'Reilly scores yet another milestone
      Follows Olympic success with pro soccer championship
      BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer

      Hometown hero and professional soccer player Heather O'Reilly is at it again. The soccer star from East Brunswick went from winning state and national championships in high school and college to securing two Olympic gold medals. More...

      Students return late, but to new facilities
      Milltown district finishing $7.2M renovation project
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      For elementary and middle school students in Milltown, summer vacation has lasted a bit longer than usual this year. When the kids do go back to school on Sept. 21, they will see newly made-over school buildings and a new media center at Joyce Kilmer School, though it isn't open just yet. More...


      Moths given a night in the E.B. spotlight
      Environmental group sugars up the trees for annual event
      BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

      Moths may be drawn to flame, but on East Brunswick's recent Moth Night they were drawn to a concoction made of dark beer, brown sugar and bananas. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Youth council plans Sept. 26 Yard Sale
      The East Brunswick Youth Council Yard Sale is set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine, Sept. 26 in the Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center parking lot, 388 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. The event will feature bargains, treasures and collector's items. More...
      • Youngsters invited to bully-prevention class
      • Tickets on sale for Sept. 25 Tricky Tray
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       Letters
      • TNR can work if residents are patient
      Let me set the record straight regarding TNR (trapneuter release) in South River. There have been various letters to the editor regarding TNR in South River in the newspapers recently. I had the TNR ordinance passed in my town 2 1/2 years ago. More...
      • Grateful to S.R. police, Sayreville first aid
      • Vote yes on referendum; bring Memorial School back to E.B.
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Wilson took page from Manalapan's playbook
      It looks like South Carolina Republican Congressman Joe Wilsonwasn't listening when I called for an end to rude behavior a few weeks ago. By now, everyone's heard about the moment when Wilson — forgetting that he was in the well of the U.S. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Surita Gran
      Mrs. Gran, 80, of the Lake Nelson section of Piscataway, died Aug. 30, 2009. Prior to her retirement, she was a special-education teacher in Irvington and Piscataway. Her husband, Howard, died in 2002, and a daughter, Martha Woodruff, died in 2005. Surviving are two daughters, Abby Christensen of Costa Mesa, Calif. More...
      • Robert J. Lavelle
      • Gloria A. Dossin Smigel
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       Sports
      • article has image Tension builds for 9/25 E.B.-Monroe showdown
      Bears defeat Woodbridge; Falcons down RBC in opener
      It would be tempting for East Brunswick High School's football team (1-0) to look ahead to Sept. 25, when the Bears will host Monroe Township High School in their first home game of the season. But there's other business East Brunswick needs to attend to before the interdivisional GMC clash. Tonight at 6:30 p.m. More...
      • OT victory a positive start for Spotswood
      • Sports Shorts
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