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      November 19, 2009  RSS feed
      Dance troupe takes up residency in E.B. schools
      Fifth-graders receive dance education during music classes
      JEFF GRANIT staff It's one of the four arts disciplines, along with music, visual arts and theater, but most school districts choose not to include dance as an art form in their curriculum. They instead teach aspects of dance such as aerobics and folk dance, along with the other performing arts included in the state Core Curriculum Content Standards. More...
      County food pantries seeing higher demand
      Many seek volunteers, donations to meet need
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      The difficult economy and resulting job losses are forcing more people to turn to local food pantries to feed themselves and their families. As the holiday season approaches, all of the local food banks can use donations and many also need volunteers to help provide services. More...

       Bulletin Board
      • Sociable Singles to meet in Monroe
      The next meeting of Etz Chaim Sociable Singles is set for 1-4 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave. The gathering will feature discussions, socializing and refreshments. Admission is $5 per person. All are welcome to attend. More...
      • E.B. recreation sets summer-job expo
      • Tickets available for Nov. 29 Tricky Tray
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       Letters
      • Newly elected council members offer thanks
      We would like to thank the voters of Milltown for putting their trust and confidence in our abilities by voting for us on Election Day. As you can imagine, we were excited and pleased that evening as the results came in and we were elected to the Milltown Borough Council. More...
      • Appreciates support of family, friends, residents
      • Responsible cat neutering means less and less feral colonies
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image To cook a turkey — first find the darned giblets
      In our family, there are lots of stories we like to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Most of them are funny — to us — and most of them involve disasters, some going back generations. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Stella Prohaska
      Mrs. Prohaska, 98, of East Brunswick, died Oct. 31, 2009, in John Montgomery Care Center, Freehold. She was a former telephone operator with New Jersey Bell, South River. She was predeceased by her husband, Edwin Prohaska; a daughter, Constance Parr; a brother, Joseph Jankowski; and a granddaughter, Cynthia. More...
      • Robert L. McCarty
      • Anthony John Navickas
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       Sports
      • article has image Trying to break free
      Above: Spotswood High School's Kevin Antoine (l) and Garret Walters sandwich Metuchen's James Warren after he caught a pass from Steven Deinzer in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I playoffs Nov. 14. Metuchen, playing at home, defeated the Chargers 28-7. Right: Spotswood's Kevin Antoine catches a pass in front of Metuchen's Stephen Serieux. More...
      • Monroe seeks revenge in semifinal vs. Ocean
      • article has image Local Pop Warner team looking to make history
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