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New-look Pine Ridge Park now one of E.B.’s ‘jewels’

Photos add missing pieces to cemetery database

Political Cartoon

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DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

Students get hands-on ecology lesson at DeVoe

E.B. officer honored for record of combating drunken driving

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Bears have a lot to play for in tourney games

Kenney has EB baseball moving in right direction

Monroe school cuts affect employees, transportation

Council, school board make reductions after budget defeat

BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH
Staff Writer

The Monroe Township Council on Monday ordered a cut of more than $1 million from the school district’s defeated budget. More...

LaMantia will wrap up service as J’burg mayor

Kostbar to seek top office while two council incumbents seek re-election

BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH
Staff Writer

A fter over a decade as mayor of Jamesburg, Anthony LaMantia has decided not to seek re-election later this year. More...

So. River residents argue against firehouse location

Concerned about impact on neighborhood around the Main Street site

BY KATHY CHANG
Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER — More than a dozen residents who live near the proposed location of a new firehouse on Main Street pleaded with borough officials Monday to look somewhere else. More...

Christie: School districts will want to consolidate

BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH
Staff Writer

Jamesburg parents hoping to keep the borough’s students at Monroe Township High School took their concerns to the state’s top official last week. More...

Moths’ night out in E.B.

EAST BRUNSWICK — Have a desire to explore the nocturnal and seldom seen life around us? Or just want to see some cool flying insects? More...

Monroe police charge suspect in bar parking lot stabbing

MONROE — Police have arrested an EastWindsor man who is accused in a stabbing that took place May 6 outside a township bar. More...

Above: Ann Burke Henriksen mingles with fellow residents during a mock reception celebrating the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at the Residence at Forsgate in Monroe on Apri More...

Letters

Spending places burden on taxpayers

I amso tired of reading about our property taxes being increased each and every year because of the so-called municipal budget. More...

Donors give hope, help make miracles happen

The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) was founded 25 years ago when residents of Bloomington, Ind., rallied around a little boy who needed a lifesaving liver transplant. More...

Youth hotline gives nonjudgmental support

Most of us would not immediately know what to do if we suspected a child was being abused or neglected. The state of uncertainty and concern can be overwhelming. More...

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Columns

Did voters have change of heart with school budgets?

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GREG BEAN

A funny thing happened when they finished counting the votes in the April 27 school budget elections — most of the budgets passed. More...

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Schools

Potential loss of murals heartbreaking to some

Hundreds sign petition against painting over artwork on MTHS walls

BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH
Staff Writer

MONROE — Some alumni and parents of students at Monroe Township High School are saddened by the idea that the murals painted on the hallway walls and stairwells may soon be painted over. More...

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Sports

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Left: Spotswood’s Micaela McSpadden tries to lock on to an Allentown pitch during the Redbird Invitational game held at Allentown High School on May 7. More...

Monroe boys lacrosse has joined GMC’s elite

BY JIMMY ALLINDER
Correspondent

There is another Falcon who has earned the right to be considered among the best boys lacrosse teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference: Monroe Township High School. More...

Falcons off to best start ever on the tennis court

Monroe is 11-1 and seeking share of GMC title

BY JIMMY ALLINDER
Correspondent

Jim Kushner has a unique perspective when it comes to coaching the Monroe Township High School boys tennis team. He has directed the program since the school opened in 1979. More...

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Gary Magnifico prepares a cake May 6 at Magnifico’s Ice Cream shop, which he opened 30 years ago in a former Carvel on Route 18 in East Brunswick. Story, page 22. More...

Firehouse referendum out; ballot survey in

After party-line vote against public question, council agrees on survey idea

BY JACQUELINE DURETT
Correspondent

Should Milltown build the long-discussed new firehouse? One borough councilman attempted to put that yes-or-no question in the hands of borough residents, but his attempt didn’t get very far during an April 25 meeting. More...

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Joe Mania of JLM Toy Trains puts the final touches on a large display during the “Raritan River Railroad Returns to South Amboy” event April 30 at the South Amboy Senior Citizens Center. More...

Monroe woman indicted on murder, hindering charges

MONROE — A township woman was indicted last week on charges of killing her husband and then giving police false information during an investigation into the fatal poisoning. More...

Possible luring attempt reported in E. Brunswick

EAST BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating a possible luring attempt that was reported April 21. It was reported that a white male driving a minivan pulled up to an 11-year-old girl and offered her a toy. More...

Area residents walk to take suicide out of the shadows

Overnight event set for June 4-5 in NYC

BY SAM SLAUGHTER
Staff Writer

Next month, around 2,000 people will take a few thousand steps toward helping bring suicide prevention and awareness to the forefront of metropolitan-area residents’ consciousness. More...

Pair from E.B. charged in assault of teen near EBHS

EAST BRUNSWICK — Police have arrested two residents of the township on charges they assaulted a 16-year-old male using a metal object. According to police, suspects Steven Grabowski, 23 and Gabriel Reiss, 20, approached the victimat 2:30 p.m. More...

Natural solution

Life Scout Paul Martin Gentile (at right) poses with fellow members of Boy Scout Troop 54 from Jamesburg and Monroe in front of a bat house they completed April 21. More...

WELCOME TO... Treasures of the Jersey Shore

Avon-by-the-Sea: Modern amenities couched in Victorian charm

BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH
Staff Writer

A s the warm weather approaches, gather with family and friends and explore the historic and delightful town of Avon-by-the-Sea. More...

EAST BRUNSWICK — For 30 years, Gary Magnifico has been serving generations of customers his premium soft ice cream treats from his shop on Route 18 north. More...

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