April 15, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

E.B. municipal budget loses $1.1M in state aid

Mayor: Loss may bring minor increase in taxes
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

East Brunswick officials are readying a tentative 2010 municipal budget that factors in substantial state aid cuts. More...

Milltown adopts water rate hike of 38 percent

BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

MILLTOWN — A 38 percent rate increase will be reflected in the next quarterly water and sewer bill for residents and businesses. The bill will be in their mailboxes at the end of this month. More...

State aid loss forces job, program cuts in J’burg

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

JAMESBURG — Some teachers here will lose their jobs and all after-school sports programs will be eliminated as the Board of Education struggles to cope with cuts in state aid. More...

The day Monroe burned

Pine Barrens fire scorched hundreds of acres one memorable day in April 1985
BY JOE SAPIA Correspondent

PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.SECTIONB10.ORG MONROE — From Redmond’s Hill, where the gazebo sits at Thompson Park, one can look beyond Lake Manalapan into the local Pine Barrens. More...

Letters

Dissolution would have negative impact

Township officials are considering doing away with the East Brunswick Sewerage Authority (EBSA) and blending this body in with the municipally controlled East Brunswick Water Utility. More...

Organizing letter-writing campaign to stop school cuts

They say, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Well, my husband and I carefully selected our home and pay higherthan average taxes because of the quality of the members of the “village” that is helping to raise our children. More...

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Opinion

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Let the public be heard

IN THE NEWS
MARK ROSMAN

After weeks of debate, discussion and public hearings, New Jersey residents will have their say on budgets that have been proposed by local boards of education in the April 20 school election. More...

April 2010 — spring ahead!

GREEN SCENE
GOTTI KELLEY

“Half the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.” More...

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Schools

E.B. Board of Education candidates discuss views

Voters to choose from seven candidates seeking three terms April 20
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

Seven candidates are vying for two available three-year terms and a one-year unexpired term on the East Brunswick Board of Education. More...

Performing arts students set stage for unique thriller

EAST BRUNSWICK — The dangers of video game addiction will take center stage in a fantasy thriller coming to the township this week. More...

An artist’s vision

Christina Small of South River shows her painting to Xavier Aguila (center), also of South River and Chris Marsach of Jamesburg at the reception for the annual student visual art exhibition at Middles More...

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Business

E.B.-based trading firm honored

EAST BRUNSWICK — A local commodity trading firm has been recognized for its export achievement. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) presented Sivakumar Balasubramanian, president of Anbakam Metals, with the U.S. More...

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“Parade of Nations”

Students at Lawrence Brook Elementary School in East Brunswick gather in the hallway prior to their “Parade of Nations” into the gymnasium. More...

Outsourcing idea draws opposition in Milltown

Officials look at idea of using dispatch services of another police department
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

Emotions ran high and tempers flared Monday night as Milltown residents and police officers protested the potential outsourcing of police dispatch services “Safety should come first,” resident Debbie Miller told the Borough Council. More...

Farm Fest

Esther Waldvogel of Spotswood tries to identify plant species with her daughter Hannah, 12, and friend Amy Schneider (l) during the first-ever Farm Fest at the Monroe Township Public Library on Saturd More...

NJ Transit will keep running two commuter bus routes

NJ Transit is expected to restore two of the three commuter bus lines that were to be eliminated as part of the agency’s budget cut package. More...

Patio Court in Monroe

Above: Smoke billows from the windows of a house on Patio Court in Monroe around 10 p.m. April 6. More...

Bulletin Board

Participants sought for United Way golf

The United Way of Central Jersey will hold its annual Golf Outing May 10 at TPC Jasna Polana, Princeton. Proceeds will go to the Christian C. Kjeldsen Fund for Children. More...

Mother’s, Father’s Day events set at library

The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will offer “Celebrate Mother’s Day” and “Celebrate Father’s Day” programs for children ages 3-8 and their parents. Both events will feature stories, crafts and snacks. More...

Plays-in-the-Park sets musical auditions

Open auditions for the 2010 summer musical season of Plays-in-the-Park, Middlesex County’s community theater, are planned for 7 p.m. April 15 and 16 and noon April 17 at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater, Roosevelt Park, Edison. More...

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Columns

Cuts in educational aid is a real hot-button issue

CODA
GREG BEAN

I’ve written before about how much I enjoy the conversational aspect of this column, and my readers aren’t shy about giving me their take on something I’ve written. More...

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Obituaries

William Finkelstein

Mr. Finkelstein, 99, of East Brunswick, died March 31, 2010, in Care One, East Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Mollie Turetzken Finkelstein; a brother, Harry Finkelstein; and a sister, Bessie Shampanier. More...

Andrew Satorski

Mr. Satorski, 75, of South River, died March 26, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was employed at Sayre and Fischer Brickyard, Sayreville, until 1966. After that, he worked as a chemical operator with E.I. More...

Anna R. Gwizdak

Ms. Gwizdak, 93, of Sayreville, died March 26, 2010, in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. Prior to her retirement, she worked for many years as a seamstress in the garment industry in South River and New Brunswick. More...

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Sports

Bears lose a close one

Clockwise from top left: East Brunswick High School’s Kristen Bennett puts the tag on South Brunswick High School’s Jen Resnick at third base during the Bears’ game against SBHS on A More...

CJ playoffs goal for Monroe lacrosse

BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

If you scanned the Monroe Township High School boys lacrosse roster, you’d think coach Joe Yannone had prowled the halls in search of the best athletes and convinced them to join the team. More...

E.B. golfers relying on balanced effort

BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

Too bad golf isn’t a water sport. Heck, high school golfers would already be primed to go with March rains pretty much submerging courses under lakes. But with warmer, dryer weather finally here, the games can now begin. More...

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