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      September 24, 2009  RSS feed
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      SCOTT FRIEDMAN E.J. Darby, 15, of Jamesburg, emerges as the winner of the ice-cream-eating contest, downing five scoops of vanilla in just under 21/2 minutes without using his hands during the Jamesburg Fall Festival on Railroad Avenue on Sunday. More...
      Local school districts prepare for H1N1 virus
      Officials hopeful that precautionary measures will limit exposure
      BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

      As health officials across the country predict a comeback of the H1N1 virus this fall, school districts across Middlesex County will be taking steps to prevent the likelihood of infection. More...

      Memorial School vote goes before residents
      New school would be built on site of fire-ravaged facility
      BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

      East Brunswick residents will vote next week on a $17.96 million bond referendum for the construction of a new Memorial Elementary School. The school, to replace the former building on Innes Road that was largely destroyed in a July 2008 fire, will actually cost $23.8 million, but that is being offset by a $4.24 million state grant and $1. More...


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      SCOTT FRIEDMAN M.J. Clacko, of Monroe, checks out the interior of this 1957 Chevy BelAir sedan during Jamesburg Fall Festival on Railroad Avenue on Sept. 20. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Residents must mail ballots by Sept. 29
      East Brunswick residents who voted using a mail-in ballot (absentee ballots are now called mail-in ballots or vote-by-mail ballots) in the April school election will automatically receive a mail-in ballot for the Sept. 29 Memorial School bond referendum and all special school elections until the 2010 election. More...
      • Milltown Dems to hold Sept. 26 picnic
      • Civil War Weekend slated for Sept. 26, 27
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       Letters
      • Miller deserves re-election
      Iam really looking forward to the weekend of Civil War reenactment activities that is planned for Sept. 26 and 27 at the Dey Farm historic site here in Monroe. Because of this dedication to the township's history, the Dey Farm restoration project has progressed, and this is due to the hard work of Councilman Hank Miller. More...
      • Theater production, new venue get raves
      • Mayor, council worked to find compromise
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Homeowners win battle, but the war is not over
      So, the Long Branch homeowners in the MTOTSA neighborhood have finally won a major battle, after years of litigation, protest and uncertainty. They'll be able to keep their homes in the beachfront neighborhood, and they'll no longer have to worry that they'll lose their residences to eminent domain. More...
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       Obituaries
      • William "Bill" P. Dwyer
      Mr. Dwyer, 57, of Freehold Township, died Sept. 6, 2009, at home. He was born in East Orange and was raised and had lived in Union and Linden before moving to Freehold Township in 1995. Mr. Dwyer was a network technician for Verizon in Union and Freehold for the past 38 years. He was a member and former grand master of the Atlas Pythagoras Lodge No. 10 F & AM, Westfield. More...
      • John H. Merritt
      • Emma Singer Wojciechowicz
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       Sports
      • article has image Running for it
      PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Spotswood's defensive back Steve Manahan intercepts a touchdown pass intended for Jason Donahue during a home game against John F. Kennedy High School on Sept. 19. Above: Spotswood High School's Garret Walters sprints to the outside during the game. More...
      • article has image E.B. soccer sitting atop GMC Red Division
      • Sports Shorts
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