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Jamesburg officials look at master plan

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

JAMESBURG — Borough officials are reexamining its master plan with hopes of improving it to spur the type of development they believe is needed. More...

Automated garbage trucks discussed in S.R.

BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER — Borough officials may consider using automated garbage trucks for sanitation pickup in town. During the Nov. More...

Real estate firm opens second office in Monroe

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MONROE — With the real estate market of the past few years, it may seem like an unusual time to start up a realty, and perhaps even more unusual to expand it. Charles DiPierro, a lifelong Monroe resident, has done just that. More...

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E.B. residents hospitalized after crash

EAST BRUNSWICK — Two drivers were injured in a car accident Nov. 18 that resulted in the closure of part of Route 18. More...

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Road, water line work on tap in East Brunswick

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Thanks to some generosity from the state, as well as the sluggish economy, the township will be able to improve even more roads in the year ahead. More...

Letters

17th district assemblyman thanks voters

Iwould like to thank the voters of the 17th legislative district — Milltown, North Brunswick, New Brunswick, Highland Park, Piscataway and Franklin, for your support and confidence you have placed in me. More...

Grateful to all who made event successful

On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Rotary Club of South River- East Brunswick, in conjunction with Pedals for Progress, held a bicycle and sewingmachine collection at East Brunswick High School. More...

Losing candidate should give up call for recount in Monroe

How low will they go? I'm speaking, of course, about the Monroe Township Democrats. Democratic candidate Stephen M. Dalina lost the Ward 3 Township Council race to Republican Michael Leibowitz. More...

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Columns

That's a big hole to fill, so he'd better get shoveling

Coda • GREG BEAN

It sure didn't take our governorelect long to start looking like someone had whacked him upside the head with a two-by-four, did it? More...

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Sports

Monroe earns first trip to section finals

Falcons settle score with Ocean; travel to Bishop Ahr tonight
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

Unfinished business? How about uncharted waters for the Monroe Township High School football team? More...

East Brunswick rises to Bombers' challenge

Bears get ready for 'Battle of Route 18' tomorrow
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

There is nothing East Brunswick High School football fans want more than for this year's Bears to duplicate what the 2004 team did: Win a state championship. With one important exception — don't lose to Old Bridge on Thanksgiving Day. More...

St. Bart's PeeWees fall short of Region title in final seconds

The St. Bart's Buffalos PeeWee football team fell seconds short of fulfilling its dreams and becoming the first team in the organization's history to win an Eastern Region Championship. More...

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Monroe, EBHS go for titles

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Dalina seeks recount due to 31-vote margin

Hearing set for Dec. 3 in state Superior Court
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

With vote tallies indicating that he lost by a margin of less than 1 percent, Monroe Township Council candidate Stephen Dalina has filed for a recount of votes in the Ward 3 election. More...

Newly revived Playhouse sets up acting academy

Four categories of classes will kick off in January
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

Aspiring actors, even those with no experience, can learn the craft at the new Playhouse 22 Acting Academy. More...

E.B. woman calls it a day after 80 years of work

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Marion Bruno doesn't believe in early retirement. In fact, she really doesn't think much of retirement at all. But when she suffered a fall last July, she had to stop working for the first time in eight decades. More...

Scout builds storage shed for community gardeners

EAST BRUNSWICK — Those who take advantage of the township's Community Garden will now have an added amenity in the form of a storage shed, thanks to a local teenager. More...

Jury finds physician guilty of practicing without license

Local man faces 21½-year prison term

EAST BRUNSWICK — A local physician has been convicted on charges he practiced medicine without a license and stole $122,000 from Medicare and about $28,000 from other medical insurance carriers. More...

Fundraisers

Nov. 25-Dec. 11 • Jersey Cares Coat Drive, conducted by Goddard School of South Old Bridge, 1480 Englishtown Road (Route 527), Old Bridge. Donations of gently used, clean coats may be dropped off at the school 7 a.m.-6 p.m. More...

Ed. Foundation provides funds for school programs

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD — The Spotswood Educational Foundation has presented the school district with a number of grants in what has become an annual tradition. More...

Spotswood mulls options for collapsed septic system

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD — A septic system used for the Borough Yard has collapsed, leaving officials to ponder whether to replace it or extend an existing line. More...

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Jillian Regis of Monroe participates in the recent "Beauty and the Beach Run," held along the Long Branch oceanfront in Monmouth County. The event benefited the Aslan Youth Ministries in Red Bank. More...

Bulletin Board

Author to discuss making of new novel

Michael Aaron Rockland will speak on the process of writing his latest novel, "Stones," 7- 8 p.m. Dec. 2 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. More...

Donations sought for PTA Adopt-A-Family

The South River Elementary/Primary School PTA is sponsoring its annual Adopt- A-Family program, designed to make the holiday season more enjoyable for disadvantaged children in South River. More...

Columbiettes to host Dec. 6 Christmas Tea

St. Bartholomew Columbiettes will sponsor its 11th annual Christmas Tea fundraiser at 2 p.m. Dec. 6 at St. Bartholomew's Parish Hall, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The event will feature tea, short stories and jazz music. More...

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Obituaries

Miriam R. Thomas Ellison

Mrs. Ellison, 82, of East Brunswick, formerly of South River, died Nov. 3, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Surviving are her husband, Roy; a son, Robert R. More...

Carmella "Millie" Marrazza

Mrs. Marrazza, 81, of Sayreville, died Nov. 8, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. More...

John Thomas Ench

John, 14, of Old Bridge, died Nov. 6, 2009, in Old Bridge. He was a freshman at St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel. He was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Therese and Thomas B. Howley. More...

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