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      November 12, 2009  RSS feed
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      Ferraro 'flattered' to win voters' confidence
      Brings GOP its first East Brunswick election victory since 2003
      BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

      The Republicans have gained a voice on the East Brunswick Township Council. On Nov. 3, residents elected Camille Ferraro, who challenged incumbent Democratic Councilman Matthew Korten for a one-year term on the five-member council. Korten was appointed to the seat in January after David Stahl resigned to become mayor. More...

      Monroe elects its first Republican in 24 years
      Voters return Leibowitz to council with Miller, Tamburro
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      In 1985, the first President George Bush was in office, Tom Kean was governor of New Jersey, and personal computers were not connected to the Internet. That was also the last time a Republican was elected to the Monroe Township Council. Voters on Nov. More...


      Monroe students salute those who have served
      Applegarth welcomes wounded veteran, 28, at ceremony
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      Students at the Applegarth Middle School in Monroe are well aware of the significance of Veterans Day. As part of the school's Salute to Veterans program, students have participated in such activities as a visit to the Menlo Park Veterans Home and a veterans panel discussion. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Club will collect Christmas shoe boxes
      The Junior Woman's Club of Greater Brunswick will collect the completed shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child 7:30- 9:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at United Methodist Church, 47 N. Main St., Milltown. Individuals who would like to print a label should log on to www.samaritanspurse. org/occ. To find out the destination of a shoe box gift, log on to www.samaritanspurse. More...
      • Portrait event to raise funds for Wolverines
      • 'Thankful' event under way at library
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       Letters
      • Town volunteers should not be used as pawns
      This letter comes with emotions ranging from disappointment to disgust. The Milltown Borough Council election campaigns continue on, and it becomes very sad when the volunteers in our town are pulled into them for political gain. More...
      • Successful council candidate grateful to residents
      • Councilman-elect will work hard
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image After campaign season, we have cauliflower ears
      Dear President Obama: I'm sorry I hung up when you called the other night. That was rude, I know, especially from a supporter, but it was your recorded voice, and it was the dinner hour, and I had just put a couple of thick pork chops in the pan and they would have burned if I listened to you tell me what a nice guy Jon S. Corzine is. More...
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       Obituaries
      • David R. Fyffe Sr.
      Mr. Fyffe, 84, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died Oct. 24, 2009, in The Elms at Cranbury. A daughter, Heather, died in 1961. More...
      • Paul S. Lederach
      • Edward Siedlecki
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       Sports
      • Bears eye return to top form as playoffs begin
      Borden: Defense must come through against West Windsor
      On paper, the East Brunswick and West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School football teams appear virtually equal as they prepare for tomorrow night's Central Jersey Group IV game at the Bears' home field. While the Pirates have completed the regular season and own a 5-4 record, they were 5-3 at the playoff qualifying cutoff, identical to East Brunswick's mark. More...
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      • Sullivan chooses Rutgers University
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