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      June 10, 2010  RSS feed
      East Brunswick High School’s Sam Mattis competes in the boys
      East Brunswick High School’s Sam Mattis competes in the boys discus throw during the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at South Plainfield High School on June 3. More...
      South River schools chief will retire in September
      Board of Ed. begins search for next superintendent
      BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

      After 38 years in South River’s school district, the last seven as superintendent, Ronald Grygo will retire in September. His decision came as a surprise to some. “I don’t think any one of us was expecting it,” said Board of Education Vice President Cynthia Urbanik. Board member Kelly Cruz said she was initially surprised. More...

      Historians eager to repair, reopen J’burg landmark
      Lakeview has remained closed for a year and a half since main beam was deemed unsafe
      BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

      The Lakeview Mansion, once home to Jamesburg’s most illustrious family, is showing its age. Paint is peeling off the white clapboards of the 23-room home. The forest-green shutters are faded. Sections of the building sag because of a sinking foundation. An 8-foothigh chain-link fence surrounds the 1.75- acre property across from Lake Manalapan. More...


      Cliff Gerber, 25, of East Brunswick, races his way to first place

      Cliff Gerber, 25, of East Brunswick, races his way to first place during the second annual Lakeview 5K, held Saturday in Roosevelt Park, Edison. More...


      E.B. near settlement on Golden Triangle
      Toll Bros. would build retail, residential; submit annual payment in lieu of taxes
      BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

      Long-term issues with the 32-acre Route 18 property known as the Golden Triangle may soon be resolved now that the developer has proposed a settlement with East Brunswick. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Reunion planned for Milltown School alum
      Milltown Public School classes of 1959- 1961 are invited to a 50-year reunion set for 4-10 p.m. June 12 at American Legion Post No. 25 Hall, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown. For more information, call Carol Ochs Johnson at 732-295-1091 or Pat Wragg at 732-828-2142. More...
      • Tickets on sale for Night of Heroes
      • Space available at June 26 Flea Market
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       Letters
      • Students elevated by survivors’ courage, love
      Recently, I was reminded of a statement about the power of human compassion made by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “We will wear them down with our capacity for love.” More...
      • Elimination of family-planning funding will hurt community
      • Couple asks assistance in recovering stolen statue
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • Readers weigh in on column on teachers’ union issues
      When I wrote a column critical of the state’s teachers’ unions a few weeks ago, I girded my loins for what I expected would be the usual backlash to columns like that — notes from readers angry that I was bashing noble teachers and programs “for the kids.” More...
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       Obituaries
      • Carl Frederick Schwarz
      Mr. Schwarz, 79, of St. George, Utah, formerly of South River, died May 14, 2010, at home. More...
      • Dorothy Williams Holliday
      • Victoria Kosciolek Slavinski
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       Schools
      • Two local schools advance to N.J. finals of ‘Challenge’
      The academic teams from two area high schools have dominated every school they’ve faced, and now viewers of “The Challenge” can see which one is New Jersey’s best. More...
      • Local music academy staff member sets evening of opera
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       Sports
      • Monroe Blast stacking Legion baseball team with pitching
      When Mike Quaglietta became coach of the newly formed Monroe Township team in the Senior American Legion Baseball League four years ago, he knew what would work. More...
      • article has image Monroe High School’s Charles Napolitano competes in the 110-meter hurdles
      • Summer baseball league proves valuable to high school coaches
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