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East Brunswick Fall Sports Roundup, Week 9, Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, 2026, with a green "7-0 Week" banner, over a football field at dusk with fall trees and an East Brunswick High School stand sign.
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East Brunswick Fall Sports Roundup: A Perfect 7-0 Week, and Field Hockey Earns the No. 1 Seed

East Brunswick went 7-0 in head-to-head games: field hockey earned the No. 1 seed in North Jersey Group 4 as Logan Hooper scored six goals, both soccer teams won twice and will host first-round state tournament games, football beat Hightstown, Raphael Bostan broke 16 minutes at the cross country sectionals, and the Marching Band qualified for the NJMBDA Garden State Cup. Every East Brunswick varsity sport, October 26 through November 1, 2026, with the schedule for November 2 to 8.

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Opinion

Democracy Isn’t Always Pretty. Sometimes That’s the Point.

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The Council Gets Paid. The School Board Doesn’t. So Why Are We Arguing About Dinner?

Board of Education

“It Was Demanded That We Remain Silent”: East Brunswick BOE President Speaks Out

Police Blotter

28-Year-Old East Brunswick Woman Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle on Route 18

Town Council

East Brunswick Council Meeting Turns Political Over Debt, PILOTs and School Funding

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East Brunswick Council to Consider $1.2 Million Roof Contract and Rejection of Three Sets of Bids

The Township Council meets Monday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. It will be asked to hire a contractor to replace the Municipal Building roof, reject all bids for three contracts and approve higher fees for the animal shelter East Brunswick uses.
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East Brunswick Fall Sports Roundup: Field Hockey Wins Sixth Straight GMC Title, Band Posts Season-Best Score

Field hockey beat South Plainfield 2-0 to win its sixth straight GMC Tournament title without allowing a goal, the Marching Band scored a season-best 86.1 to finish third in Class 3 at the NJMBDA Class Championships, gymnastics set a season high, and both cross country teams placed third at the GMC Championship. Every East Brunswick varsity sport plus the Marching Band and Color Guard, October 19 through October 25, 2026, with the schedule for October 26 to November 1.
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A Love Letter to East Brunswick: Is This Your Why?

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This Weekend in East Brunswick, Oct. 23 to 25: Trunk-or-Treats, a Field Hockey Final and the Band at Class Championships

Trunk-or-treats on Friday and Sunday, a GMC field hockey final and the marching band at the NJMBDA Class Championships on Saturday, library programs, public skating all weekend, and a few things just outside town. Friday, Oct. 23, through Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026.
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Local Politics

What Moody’s Reports Tell Us About East Brunswick’s Finances

The quotes are real. But the 2023 report the campaign calls the "latest" has been replaced, and its leading concern, East Brunswick's above-average debt and long-term obligations, does not appear in the post.
HS Sports

East Brunswick Fall Sports Roundup: Tennis Wins a Sectional Title, Sousa Scores Back-to-Back Hat Tricks

East Brunswick went 11-4 across fifteen varsity results, its most wins in a week this fall. Girls tennis won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 title and reached the Group 4 final, boys soccer stretched its unbeaten run to eleven games behind back-to-back Giovanny Sousa hat tricks, girls volleyball won three straight, and gymnastics set a season high. Every East Brunswick varsity sport plus the Marching Band and Color Guard, October 11 through October 17, 2026, with the schedule for October 18 to 24.
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East Brunswick Mayor Defends PILOTs
Town Council

Should East Brunswick’s Schools Share in Revenue From New Housing? Mayor Says ‘You’re Not There Yet’

Mayor Brad Cohen says the Township will send the schools more PILOT money when new housing strains them. Three other New Jersey towns send money to their districts with enrollment flat, each for its own stated reason.
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East Brunswick Council to Vote on $1.1 Million Paving Bond and a $532,815 Increase to This Year’s Road Contract

The Township Council meets Monday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. A public hearing on a road-repaving bond comes first. A two-hour parking limit that the Council tabled in September is back, now for Oliver Court only.
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East Brunswick Comes First: More Voters Seem to Be Looking Beyond Party Lines

School worries move to the Council chamber as candidates
Town Council

School worries move to the Council chamber as candidates, a Democratic leader and the mayor clash over the numbers

For the second meeting in a row, East Brunswick residents brought school funding, taxes and development to the Township Council. On Sept. 28 the debate turned political.

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East Brunswick Laptop Problems Raise Questions About Loaners and Rising Coverage Fees
Board of Education

East Brunswick Laptop Problems Raise Questions About Loaners and Rising Coverage Fees

Superintendent Dr. Evelyn Mamman told the East Brunswick Board of Education that some parents could not get a loaner when a child's laptop broke. The district's device coverage fee has risen from $35 to $75 in two years, and officials say more loaners are on order.
About 230 Students Live in PILOT Development Areas, District Says; Schools Have Received No PILOT Revenue
Board of Education

About 230 Students Live in PILOT Development Areas, District Says; Schools Have Received No PILOT Revenue

School officials told the East Brunswick Board of Education on Oct. 8 that about 230 students live in five PILOT development areas and the district has received no PILOT revenue. The Township has proposed stadium bathrooms and a concession stand; no cost has been set and the Board has not accepted it.
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Board of Education

East Brunswick BOE Tonight: High School Update, Short-Term Bus Contracts and the Annual Bullying Hearing

The East Brunswick Board of Education meets Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. The agenda includes a high school update, three short-term bus contracts, the annual bullying and school safety hearing, extra-period pay for teachers and a revised list of student clubs.
High School and Churchill Exceed State Space Standard, East Brunswick Business Administrator Says
Board of Education

High School and Churchill Exceed State Space Standard, East Brunswick Business Administrator Says

Joseph Crotchfelt told the Board of Education the figures reflect a state space-planning calculation and that both buildings meet fire code. The board says no plan for the high school has been chosen.

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East Brunswick Fall Sports Roundup: Bears Rout Unbeaten Manalapan 6-0, Tennis Reaches Sectional Final

East Brunswick went 10-6-1 across seventeen varsity results. Boys soccer handed 11-0-1 Manalapan its first loss, 6-0, behind a Giovanny Sousa hat trick. Girls tennis reached 15-0 and the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 final, field hockey went to 12-0, girls volleyball won for the first time this season, and the boys junior varsity cross country team won the XC Fall Classic by two points. Every East Brunswick varsity sport, October 4 through October 10, 2026, plus the schedule for October 11 to 17.
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East Brunswick Fall Sports Roundup: Field Hockey Goes 9-0, Tennis Wins Its State Tournament Opener

East Brunswick went 8-4-1 across thirteen varsity results. Field hockey reached 9-0 and clinched at least a share of its division title, girls tennis went 12-0 and won its NJSIAA opener, girls soccer won twice behind a Hannah Cheraibi hat trick, boys soccer is unbeaten in six, and gymnastics posted its best score of the season. Every East Brunswick varsity sport, September 27 through October 3, 2026, plus the schedule for October 4 to 10.
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East Brunswick Fall Sports Roundup: Hooper Scores Four, Tennis Wins Every Flight

East Brunswick went 6-4-1 across eleven varsity results. Field hockey reached 7-0 behind Logan Hooper's four goals at Monroe, girls tennis won all ten flights to go 10-0, boys soccer kept its first clean sheet and is unbeaten in four, gymnastics came within 1.2 points of unbeaten South Plainfield, and football beat Voorhees 34-7. Every East Brunswick varsity sport, September 20 through 26, 2026.
East Brunswick Fall Sports Roundup: Girls Soccer Breaks Through, Field Hockey Stays Unscored On
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East Brunswick Fall Sports Roundup: Girls Soccer Breaks Through, Field Hockey Stays Unscored On

East Brunswick played fifteen varsity contests and a cross country championship and went 9-6. Girls soccer won its first two games of the season, one of them 6-3 with a Lauren Baker hat trick; field hockey reached 5-0 having faced six shots on goal all year; girls tennis went to 8-0; and both cross country teams finished in the top three of their division at the GMC championship. Every East Brunswick varsity sport, September 13 through 19, 2026.

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In Girl Scout Troop 82590, Every Girl Takes Part in Her Own Way
Community

In Girl Scout Troop 82590, Every Girl Takes Part in Her Own Way

The inclusive troop, formed in 2021 by a parent and inclusion advocate, has packed snacks for food pantries, turned out for the opening of East Brunswick's inclusive Lenape Park and laid wreaths for veterans. It is enrolling girls in kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Community

A Love Letter to East Brunswick High School

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Community

EBTV Might Be East Brunswick’s Most Underrated Gem

East Brunswick’s municipal television station has been filming the town since the 1970s. Its public archive now holds more than 6,000 videos — including 1,855 episodes of This Week in East Brunswick, an exercise show called Look Great, Feel Great!, and silent aerial footage of Route 18 from around 1982. And it is still covering council meetings, high school sports and community events today.
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Business

East Brunswick Approved a Lidl on Route 18 Four Years Ago. The Site Is Still an Empty Lot.

The store the township will get is a quarter smaller than the one it approved, the drive-through added alongside it has no tenant, and nobody has said when it opens.

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Opinion

It Won’t Be Easy to Make East Brunswick Just Okay Again

Opinion

This Time the Mall Talk Feels Real

SchoolsOpinion

It’s Time to Retire the Blue Ribbon Narrative

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The People Taken in 1818
History

The Lost Souls of East Brunswick: The People Taken in 1818

In 1818, a trafficking ring centered on a Middlesex County judge sent at least 137 people from New Jersey into slavery in the South, by the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project's count. Court records still hold some of their names.
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The Fights, the Money and What Happens When the Mountain Stops Growing

East Brunswick has been paid for hosting the landfill every year since 1985 — about $4.5 million in 2026. It has also been on the receiving end of thirty years of odour complaints, a withdrawn plan to dig up old waste, two federal settlements and a school evacuation nearly four miles away. The final part of a four-part Eyes on EB series.
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The Landfill That Actually Did Close

The original Edgeboro landfill had a legal end date written into a state permit in January 1984: December 31, 1992. It did not operate beyond it. It was capped, and it is still there — underneath a second landfill, separately permitted, built on top of it. Part 3 of a four-part Eyes on EB series.

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